Las Vegas hospital opens new neonatal unit

Las Vegas-based Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center has begun handling patients at a new top-level neonatal intensive care unit and an expanded special care nursery. Hospital spokeswoman Naomi Jones says certification for the 18-bed NICU came from the Nevada Department of Health & Human Services on Aug. 26. The hospital joins several others in its region with Level III intensive care units for premature and special-needs newborns.