The Health collection presents publicly available and original data on health matters within the Las Vegas area, the state of Nevada, the Mountain West region, the United States, and globally.
Publication Date: April 2020
Author: Yanneli Llamas, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr.
Abstract: This Fact Sheet shows data on hospital bed capacity within Nevada’s 17 counties, as originally published by High Country News on March 19, 2020. The original data source includes maps and charts compiled by Megan Lawson of Headwater Economics. The data include…
COVID-19: Hospital and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Bed Capacity in the Mountain West
Publication Date: April 2020
Author: Ember Smith, Kaylie Pattni, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr.
Abstract: Utilizing the Harvard Global Health Institute’s (HGHI) COVID-19 projections, this fact sheet examines the potential hospital and ICU bed shortages in the Mountain West region: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah.
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Publication Date: 2020
Author: Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown
Abstract: In 2014, Nevada was one of 7 states selected to participate in a national policy coalition to reduce prescription drug abuse. As a result, the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) created a data dashboard to track…
Publication Date: 2020
Author: Peter Grema, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr.
Abstract: This Fact Sheet presents data from the Washington Post’s Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) database on opioid shipments in the United States and provides information pertaining to Nevada and each of its 17 regions (16 counties and one independent city). This Fact Sheet…
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Access in the 30 Largest U.S. Metros
Publication Date: Oct. 2018
Authors: Kaylie Pattni, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr.
Abstract: This Fact Sheet highlights the locations and availability of ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) medical capacity in the 30 largest U.S. metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs). Using the ELSO (Extracorporeal Life Support Organization) registry,1 the Table that follows shows all…
UNLV School of Medicine Return on Investment to the State General Fund
Publication Date: Feb. 2015
Authors: The Lincy Institute & Tripp Umbach
Abstract: Economic activity in the State of Nevada’s economy from the spending of the UNLV School of Medicine will remain inside the state as well as fresh dollars that will flow inside the state because the medical school will generate general fund revenue through a wide variety of taxes. Tripp Umbach estimates that…