We've also engaged hotels and other facilities, but we just haven't had to execute those plans fortunately,' VanHouweling said. 'We have the convention center that can flex up to 900 beds. Mason VanHouweling, CEO of the large public hospital University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, said Las Vegas has surge plans in place to add more beds, if necessary. The region's hospitals are not near capacity yet, but some individual facilities have been getting close, according to the Nevada Hospital Association. The Coronavirus Crisis Data Analysis: COVID-19 Is Filling Up Hospitals In Small CitiesĪn NPR analysis shows that the rapid growth in new cases relative to the number of hospital beds available in the Las Vegas area could signal a problem.
