Intermountain Health is breaking ground Monday evening on Nevada's first standalone children's hospital at UNLV's Harry Reid Research and Technology Park. The $1 billion-plus project, expected to open in 2030, will span 828,600 square feet on a 33-acre campus with 180 beds and room to expand to 228.
The hospital is named for tech investors and philanthropists Felicia and Ben Horowitz, who donated $150 million toward construction. Additional major gifts include $50 million from Las Vegas homebuilder Larry Canarelli and his wife Heidi, and $25 million from the Raiders organization — the largest donation in team history.
The facility will provide neonatal care, pediatric and cardiac intensive care, emergency and trauma services, orthopedics, cancer and bone marrow transplant services, behavioral health, and advanced medical and surgical care. Architects Shepley Bulfinch and Gensler, both experienced in children's hospital design, are leading the project.
Intermountain Health's desert region president Mitch Cloward said an estimated 20,000 Nevada children leave the state each year for complex care, many traveling to Utah. "We wanted to provide a solution for Nevada to help bring these children back home," Cloward said in a previous interview. "We believed that Nevada could have a world-class children's hospital."
A 2024 study by The Lincy Institute at UNLV found Nevada has 267 pediatricians serving 640,000 children under 18 — just 59.5 per 100,000 children. The state ranked 42nd in the 2026 American Health Rankings Health of Women and Children Report. An independent study by Applied Analysis projects the hospital will generate $841 million in annual economic output once open and create 1,334 jobs, with a $724 million economic boost during the five-year construction period.
Sources: Las Vegas Review-Journal
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