St. Rose Dominican Hospitals are the only not-for-profit, non-tax supported and religiously sponsored hospitals in Southern Nevada. The hospital’s founders, the Adrian Dominican Sisters, have a legacy of service to the poor, sick and oppressed dating back to 12th-century France. For more than five decades, St. Rose has offered a tradition of high-tech, high-touch care.
The hospitals were named co-winners of the National Research Corporation’s 2003 Consumer Choice #1, “Las Vegas’ most preferred hospital in overall quality and image.” From its two campuses in Henderson – St. Rose de Lima and Siena – St. Rose’s 1,900-plus employees and 930 active and associate physicians handle more than 12,300 inpatients per year. To keep pace with growth in the fast-growing southwest Las Vegas Valley, the hospital is building a third campus on West Warm Springs Road between Durango and Buffalo drives near the I-215 Beltway. Groundbreaking for the new project was held in February 2004.
Named San Martin in honor of St. Martin de Porres, a friend and counselor to St. Rose de Lima in the 1600s, the 30-acre campus will be a full-service, acute care facility with 110 private rooms. The new Las Vegas campus will initially include the hospital, along with a four-story medical office building that will house physicians in a wide array of medical disciplines, as well as an outpatient pharmacy. Much like its Siena counterpart, the four-story San Martin building will be built to accommodate future expansion.
According to Victoria “Vicky” VanMeetren, RN, president of St. Rose Dominican Hospitals San Martin Campus, there is a true need for another hospital in the south end of the Las Vegas Valley. The San Martin campus will fill that need.
“We expend a great deal of effort in determining community needs. The statistics indicate that the fast growth in the south is more than sufficient to justify another hospital,” said VanMeetren. “St. Rose Dominican Hospitals have been providing a unique brand of healthcare for the body, mind and spirit to Henderson residents for nearly six decades. We are excited to expand our service and share our services with additional communities.”
Like its sister campuses, San Martin will offer a wide scope of health services, including: an emergency department; full range of surgical services; full range of rehabilitative services; obstetrical, gynecological and pediatric services; full diagnostic imaging services, including MRI and CT; a full complement of cardiac services; private patient rooms with guest accommodations; and a chapel and chaplains.
And in keeping with the spirit of its mission, the new campus will also offer many community outreach programs, something VanMeetren sees as critical. “Being the only not-for-profit and religiously sponsored hospitals in Southern Nevada makes a difference, not only in our hospital care, but also in our community involvement,” said VanMeetren. “Because of that designation, we strive to give back to the community. St. Rose provides a large variety of outreach, personal development and healthcare programs.”
Not including the medical office building, the San Martin project will cost an estimated $140 million to build, with funding coming from hospital operations, long-term financing, community donations and a capital campaign. The hospital’s exterior, which is described as a Mission-style Southwest look, was designed by architects at HKS, Inc. of Dallas, with Kitchell Contractors of Phoenix coordinating construction.
VanMeetren served as St. Rose’s point person for construction and expansion of the 214-bed Siena campus, which opened in 2000. The original Southern Nevada location at St. Rose de Lima was established in 1947 and now has 138 beds. She expects a June 2006 completion date for San Martin.