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Driving medicine More than a trend, mobile clinics are changing access to health care By Michael Lyle | Special to Vegas Inc

“This is the future of medicine,” says Dr. Trina Wiggins, a pediatrician who’s about to see patients inside Southwest Medical’s clinic on wheels. “You’ve got to bring the medicine to the people.” ¶ She’s speaking to the fact that it’s not always easy or possible for people to access care, whether they lack transportation or hours in a day to mo bile clinics, Continued on page 11

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A pulmonary physician with Lung Cancer of Nevada discusses the challenges of practicing medicine in the digital age, the importance of communication with patients and whether the health care system is broken. THE NOTES People on the Move, P4

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Dr. Constantine George’s practice integrates hospitality into health care to reach tourists on the Strip — and he’s not forgetting about children. TALKING POINTS How genetic testing can provide peace of mind, P7

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Jeffrey Williams is vice president and senior private banking officer for the Private williams anderson Bank by Nevada State Bank. Steven Anderson is the vice president and corporate banking relationship manager for Nevada State Bank. Orlando De Castroverde, partner at De Castroverde Law Group, was appointed to the Friends of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Foundation board of directors. The Las Vegas Hospitality Association’s 2017 board of directors include: chairman of de castroverde the board Jamie Gagon, Wynn Las Vegas and Encore national sales manager; president Michelle Sharples, Base Entertainment director of sales; president-elect Shannon Trujillo, PSAV regional vice president of hotel sales; vice president of memberships Kathy Dyke, By Dzign event designer; vice president of meetings Kristina Ghiloni, Hello Las Vegas! account executive; secretary Jennifer Landaz-Chapman, Hosts Las Vegas associate director of business development; treasurer Erin Ward, Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas director of sales and events; and parliamentarian Mary Thomas, MKT Consultants owner. Directors include Mallory Maciuszek, Cort Event Furnishings; Donald Contursi, Lip Smacking Foodie Tours; Aaron Hinterleitner, Cirque du Soleil; Scott Beane, Exotics Racing; Cheryl Smith, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and Heather Murray, Caesars Entertainment. 2017 assistants to the board include Alexis McNamara, Wynn Las Vegas and Encore; Jessica Juadines, Blue Man Group Las Vegas; Mindi Cherry, ConvExx; Alyson Lyden, Freeman; Kristina Villardi, High Roller Group Sales; Tom Kostoff, Mandarin Oriental; Steven Doctors, Penn & Teller; Nathen Waldschmidt, ODS Chauffeured Transportation. Dr. Brock Wentz, Dr. Erik Kubiak. Dr. Sukanta Maitra and Dr. Michael Daubs are practicing medicine at University Orthopaedics and Spine, 4750 W. Oakey Blvd.

Breana Goodall-Fleming is Sumnu Marketing’s solutions specialist. Her duties include developing a marketing tool for small businesses.

Sharon Meads-Philpot is the owner/operator of the Allstate Insurance Co. office at 8053 N. Durango Drive, Suite 130.

Dr. Edgar Faylona, Dr. Gilbert Nyamuswa, Dr. Russell Gollard, Dr. John Ellerton faylona nyamuswa and nurse practitioner Charina Toste are practicing medicine at Nevada Cancer Specialists, 4750 gollard toste W. Oakey Blvd. and 6190 S. Fort Apache Road.

Cheryl Blomstrom is the interim president of the Nevada Taxpayers Association.

The National Association of Women MBAs formed a Las Vegas chapter. Dianna Klein is the chapter founder.

The Gaming maitra daubs Standards Association’s 2017 board of directors and officers are chairman Adrian Marcu of IGT; vice chairman Roman Czubak of Novomatic Gaming Industries; treasurer Keith Wood of Aristocrat Technologies; and secretary Bryon Bridger of the Atlantic Lottery Corp. Also elected to the board were Randy Hedrick, Scientific Games; Syed Hussain, Oregon State Lottery; Mike Langedock, Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Corp.; and Francesco Rodano, Playtech.

CycleBar Henderson opened at 2280 Paseo Verde Parkway, Suite 160.

A-P Medical Group is open at 2110 E. Flamingo Road, Suite 213, Las Vegas.

The National Association of johnson Secondary School Principals selected Derek Fialkiewicz of Brian and Teri Cram Middle School as the Nevada Assistant Principal of the Year.

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Gian Brown is a partner at Holland & Hart. He is based in Las Vegas and works in the firm’s corporate practice group.

Serenity Spa by Westgate is open at Westgate Las Vegas.

Larry Goldstein is a sales director with Five Star Economy, a digital marketing agency.

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Sandra Douglass Morgan, director of external affairs for Las Vegas and Southern Nevada for AT&T, joined the board of directors of Nevada Jobs for Nevada’s Graduates (JAG Nevada), a statewide high school-dropout prevention and work-preparation program.

Cricket Wireless opened a store at 2736 N. Green Valley Parkway, Suite C10, Henderson.

Cory Johnson, vice president of food and beverage for Caesars Entertainment; and Josh Towbin, co-owner of Towbin Automotive, joined the Las Vegas Business Academy board of directors.

Aristocrat appointed Matt Wilson to managing director of the Americas, based in Las Vegas. Wilson has been with Aristocrat since 2004 and has held several significant positions. Most recently, he was senior vice president of global gaming operations.

Sean McGuinness, a partner at Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie, is regional vice president of the Irish Network USA, an umbrella business and economic development organization with chapters across the United States. McGuinness is a founding member of the Nevada chapter, and will now also be involved with chapters in Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego and Portland.

The Nevada Business Brokers Association named its officers and directors for 2017. The new president is Ken Hopkins with Pegasus Properties. The vice mayfield president is Richard Lybbert of Coldwell Banker Premier Realty. Both also serve as directors. The board of directors also includes Jack Novak, Las Vegas Commercial and Business Sales; Tony Amato, Avison Young; Bob Burley, Financial Marketing; and Fred Marik, Las Vegas Commercial and Business Sales.

The Nevada State Veterans Home in Boulder City is among the Southern Nevada facilities that earned the Pinnacle Quality Insight Customer Experience Award. Also, the 180-bed home that serves veterans, spouses and Gold Star parents received a five-star rating — the highest possible — from Medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare. Other agenices receiving Pinnacle awards were Always Better Care of Las Vegas, Always Better Care of Laughlin, Family Care Home Health Agency, Healthline of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas Home Health Care, Recovery Home Health Agency and Sahara Home Health. Chief Insurance Solutions launched a new website at chiefins.com. Fortune Magazine’s 2017 World’s Most Admired Companies List recognized the following in the hotel, casino and resort category: Marriott International, Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Wynn Resorts, MGM Resorts International, Hyatt Hotels and Las Vegas Sands. Buckley Wealth Management is partnering with Dynasty Financial Partners to launch as an independent advisory firm. Vision Home Mortgage recently closed on $466,020 in financing for the purchase with improvements of the company’s headquarters at 223 N. Pecos Road, Unit 120, Henderson. Nevada State Development Corp. helped facilitate the financing package, which included a $193,000 SBA loan. Plaza Bank assisted with the financing package as well.

Jennifer Levine, director of industrial real estate with Cushman & Wakefield Commerce in Las Vegas, was named the 2017 NAIOP National Volunteer of the Year.

Digital Lizard added a new HP Indigo 12000 to its lineup. In addition to true seven-color matching, the 29-inch press enables larger formats and direct printing onto photo canvas, plastics, paperboard, synthetics, and metalized substrates.

Karin-Joyce “KJ” Tjon is chief operating officer and president of Scientific Games Corp.

Mann Mortgage Las Vegas opened a branch at 8880 W. Sunset Road, Suite 275.

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Q&A with Dr. Nisarg Changawala

No patient is the same, even if symptoms are Dr. Nisarg Changawala is a pulmonary physician with Lung Cancer of Nevada, a division of Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, which participates in more than 170 clinical trials each year and has played a role in developing more than 60 cancer therapies approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Changawala addresses diseases of the lung, both acute and chronic. Describe your medical specialty and why it’s vital in Las Vegas.

On a given day, I can see a patient with bronchitis, pneumonia, lung cancer and anything in between. What makes this specialty important is that we are seeing more smokers than ever; numbers are especially going up with the female population. Smoking is closely associated with lung cancer, the top cancer killer. And in our community, there are a lot of casinos, which subjects a lot of folks not only to venues that accept smoking but also to secondhand smoke. When did you know you wanted to be a doctor?

There was not a definite day or “aha!” moment … but generally, I knew right after high school. I wanted to be in a field where every day could Dr. Nisarg Changawala recently started performing endobronchial ultrasounds, be different. And in the pulmonary which are minimally invasive and typically take less than an hour. (courtesy of world, each patient presents a differ- Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada) ent challenge. No patient is the same, even if they come in with the same I’m originally from India and came What is the latest innovation in symptoms. For example, two patients to the United States in 2007. I went to treating patients who suffer from may come in with shortness of breath. school in West Chester, Pa., where I lung disease and similar illnesses? After we dig into their additional got my master of public health. In terms of new innovations, last symptoms and respective family hisAfter training in internal mediyear I started doing a procedure called tories, they can have completely difcine and pulmonary/critical care endobronchial ultrasound, or EBUS. ferent diagnoses. medicine in New York, I came to Las It is a minimally invasive bronchoVegas for an interview with Lung scopic technique in which I use ultraCenter of Nevada, which is now a sound to locate enlarged lymph nodes What is the most important part division of Comprehensive Cancer and masses/nodules in the chest. of your job? Centers of Nevada. I really liked These lesions can be caused by a numThe most important aspect of pulthe people in Las Vegas, accepted a ber of diseases, including cancer. It is monary care — and so many other job and moved here in 2015. Coman easy, routine outpatient procedure specialties and components of health pared with New York, I just love the and typically lasts less than one hour. care — is communicating with paweather here — though June to AuPatients experience little discomfort. tients. You have to be able to clearly gust can be tough. To date, I have done more than 100 of explain to them what’s going on. Addithese procedures. tionally, they need to be treated as individuals, as there are a lot of unique What challenges come with the emotions attached to one’s health, esWhat’s the best professional adhealth care industry, on both sides pecially in my field. vice you’ve received? of the stethoscope? In the pulmonary world, patients Getting tests and medications apMy mentor, Dr. Michael Niederonly come see me when they are reproved through insurance can be man, gave this advice to me during my ally not feeling well — they have a a challenge, which is certainly not fellowship in New York. He said two shortness of breath and chest pains. unique to our city. things: First, “Always finish the job Naturally, a lot of concern and emoAdditionally, we live in the world of and then move on. Do not leave it for tion can come with not being able to the internet. Some patients come in later.” The second piece of advice he breathe properly. Amid the emotions, adamant about a certain treatment or gave me was, “If you want things done you have to be able to communicate diet that they should be on. right the first time, just do it yourself.” clearly with them so they understand You must coach a patient through the issue at hand and can get better. what they should believe and what Do you think the role of a doctor they should not believe based on has changed over the years? their research and what they are acWhere are you from, and what Yes, the need for a quality physician tually facing. is that much more important. People brought you here?

have more access to health care information; they are more educated and when they walk into a clinic, they have some notion of the symptoms for specific illnesses. With that said, it is so important to have a physician that can help you navigate through the clutter and tell you exactly what is going on. Not only does a physician need to make an accurate prognosis, but lay out a plan and follow up properly on that plan. Today’s doctor is that much more of a trusted source of information and, ultimately, action. How might an overhaul of health care at the federal level affect what you do?

My primary job is to take care of my patients, no matter what happens at the federal level. What happens politically may affect the insurability of specific patients and how much access they have to get the medication or testing they need. Political measures can also affect the affordability of medications and tests as well. Do you have any ideas about how to fix a system many say is broken?

Some may strongly agree and some may disagree that the system is broken based on their individual experiences. Locally, I do know that there are many great specialists and physicians who provide world-class care and, in many cases, there is no need to leave our community for great care. The best way to contribute to your profession or a broader system is to make the best contributions possible on an individual level. That’s what I, and many of my colleagues, try to do each day. What is your dream job outside of your field?

I love food and traveling. I envy Andrew Zimmern on the Travel Channel — he gets to travel to different countries and experience different cultures, all while eating amazing food. If someone would pay me to travel the world and eat a bunch of great food, that would be awesome. Who wouldn’t love that?

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‘The patient is the center of the health care world’ the entire operation more successful.

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Dr. Constantine George launched Southern Nevada Internal Medicine and Pediatrics 12 years ago and last year founded Hygeia Health and Wellness, which spun off Kosta MD Concierge. Joining forces with Resortcierge MD, George’s practice integrates hospitality into health care. What is the best business advice you’ve received? Two things: Be patient. Nothing happens overnight. Ideas come and quickly go bust. A sound business model needs a lot of attention, nurturing, insight, teamwork and time. Above and beyond this, the most important aspect is remembering that the patient is the center of the health care world, not doctors, nurses, clinics or hospitals. Without them, there is not a health care system.

If you could live anywhere else in the world, where would it be? Greece. My mother and father are from there and it’s an awesome place, with so much history and culture. Whom do you admire? My parents. Coming to the United States at a young age without speaking English and no formal education, they successfully raised five children and gave me and my siblings the opportunities of a lifetime to grow and prosper. They taught us that family is what life is all about and to never forget your roots. What is your biggest pet peeve? People who have no ambition to do better for themselves and others around them. Dr. Constantine George is a member of the UNLV School of Medicine community advisory board and founder of Hygeia Health and Wellness. (STEVE MARCUS/staff)

If you could change one thing about Southern Nevada, what would it be? We need more physicians from all disciplines and specialties. Statistically, we are near the bottom of the barrel when it comes to doctors per capita.

cal environment, one where I wanted to bring myself and my own family. We have several product lines from house calls, medical seminars, executive physicals and a concierge primary care office.

What sets Hygeia apart from other medical wellness clinics in the valley? We are Las Vegas’ first combined internal medicine and pediatrics concierge practice. For too long, adults had access to concierge medical services but children did not. Imagine the peace of mind having access 24/7 to a physician for your entire family. I wanted to create the ideal medi-

What’s been the most rewarding aspect of growing up in Las Vegas? Being spoiled and having everything available 24/7/365. My father has been with Caesars Palace for 50 years and I remember the Circus Maximus Showroom and all of the stars and shows I saw growing up. Nowhere else in the world would a young kid have such opportunities and memories.

What is your funniest or most embarrassing work story? I’ll just say doing house calls on Hygeia Health and Wellness Address: 8859 W. Flamingo Road, the Strip. There is a reason for the Las Vegas “What happens here, stays here” ad Phone: 702-419-3482 campaign. Email: drconstantinegeorge@ hygeiahealthandwellness.com Website: hygeiahealthandwellness.com Hours of operation: 24/7/365 Owned/operated by: Dr. Constantine George In business since: June 2016

How would you describe your current management style? Treat others as you would want to be treated. Have respect for your coworkers, no matter their position with the company. Being easily accessible and having an open-door policy makes

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would that be? Learn to relax and take more time for myself. What is something that people might not know about you? I have a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and I was part of a Greek folk dance group growing up. Yes, I had to wear a skirt.

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Genetic testing can provide peace of mind

guest column: risk of breast and pancreatic cancer, which very time I tell this story, I have amanda klein along with my family history puts me in a to pause to catch my breath. high-risk category. When I was in second grade, My immediate reaction was “Just take ’em” my mother was diagnosed with — undergo a prophylactic double mastectomy. breast cancer. She was 37. I did not fully My genetic counselor, though, explained that my mutation grasp the severity of our situation until a few weeks later is a variant of unknown significance, or VUS. Most VUS gene when I heard my mom crying behind a closed bathroom mutations are reclassified as benign over time, meaning that door. My mom was the strongest person I had ever met, so I may not be in such a high-risk category. Today, I am monifor her to break down was a serious wake-up call. tored by a breast surgeon and have both mammograms and After a mastectomy and chemotherapy, my mom celebrated breast MRIs every year. remission for nearly 15 years. In that time, she helped other For the first time in my life, I feel like I have some conpatients. She would listen to what they were going through trol over my health and my body. It’s empowering to have a and offer understanding and support. She raised money for care plan and a team of experts with me. And I didn’t need cancer research. She walked, she ran and she wore pink ribto leave town for great care. I tell this story because I know bons. But in 2005, the cancer came back. In 2009, after more what it feels like to fear what the test results might reveal. radiation and chemotherapy, my mom lost her battle with But information is our greatest ally, and genetic testing emthis terrible disease. But I continue her fight by advocating for powered me to make the right decisions for my health. cancer research, particularly in the area of genetics. As a board member for the American Cancer Society of Because my mom was so young when she was diagnosed, Southern Nevada, I support research and help patients naviI always assumed her condition was a combination of both gate the health care system. As Mrs. Las Vegas United States, environmental and genetic factors and that I might be at risk I have a platform to tell my story. I hope that by sharing the too. I had a cancer panel genetics test, which tested 32 genes tragic loss of my mother and the steps I took to prevent a simifor a mutation that might put me at an increased risk. lar fate, I am empowering women to look at their family mediMy greatest fear was ruled out through testing — I did not cal history and consider genetic counseling. To find a genetic carry a BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation, also known as the counselor in your area, go to findageneticcounselor.com. “breast cancer genes” made famous by celebrities such as Amanda Klein is marketing director of Anthem Blue Cross Angelina Jolie and Christina Applegate. However, I do have Blue Shield Nevada. an ATM gene mutation. ATM is associated with an increased

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Local survey: Optimism driven by strong housing market, shrinking jobless rate By adam candee Staff Writer

A surging housing market defying its typical seasonal slump and an unemployment rate steadying after the recession provide optimism for Southern Nevada’s economy in 2017. UNLV’s Center for Business and Economic Research recently released its quarterly business survey, which indicates local business owners and leaders expect continued recovery in the local economy to mirror that of the national picture. The Southern Nevada Business Confidence Index bumped slightly upward in the second quarter, increasing 1.3 percent to 137.2 from the first quarter of the year. The base measurement for the index is 100, the point at which respondents generally feel more positively than negatively about economic conditions. “The local economy should see another favorable year in 2017, as the Southern Nevada economy benefits from the strengthening of the U.S. economy,” the report said. The survey predicted continued growth in local housing prices following a rare winter upswing that saw the median resale price climb to $242,000 — nearly double the $123,000 price of just five years earlier. That out-ofseason growth appears driven by a continued short supply of available houses running about 50 percent below what is considered healthy for the market. Housing starts grew in 2016 as well, with single-family permits jumping 12.1 percent and multifamily/apartment permits leaping 70 percent from a year earlier. That led to 13,546 units added, the most yearly growth since 2008. “The housing market is anticipated to continue its strong pick-up in 2017, but the expected upward movement in interest rates can be a headwind,” the report said. Interest rates could move upward at least two more times this year. Shrinking unemployment also inspired confidence among respondents. The unemployment rate fell to 4.9 percent at the end of 2016, marking its lowest level since November 2007, before ticking up to 5.1 percent in February. Personal income also advanced in 2016, posting 5.9 percent growth — also the strongest since 2007. “The optimistic outlook on hiring also implies that employment should continue to expand,” the report concluded. “Higher expectations on sales, profits and capital expenditures suggest that the Southern Nevada economy will continue to move in a positive direction.”

The lights of cars and resorts illuminate the Strip in February 2016. A panel of experts convened recently at UNLV to discuss the design changes coming to Las Vegas hotels years from now. (staff file)

Like desert sands, Las Vegas resorts continue to shift By thomas moore Staff Writer

Strip resorts of the future will probably look quite different. The casino floor, for one, most likely will be smaller. But Las Vegas and its huge integrated resorts should continue to succeed, if only because they are so good at listening to their customers. Those were among the observations of a handful of casino design experts who gathered recently to discuss the role architecture and design have played in transforming Las Vegas from a gambling-based, desert curiosity into an iconic tourist destination. Almost nobody doubts significant changes are coming to Las Vegas, which is seeing a trend toward younger visitors and, as panelists noted, a continued shift away from a sole focus on gambling. “The implications of the changes in gaming on casino layout are huge,” said Ethan Nelson, president of Steelman Partners. “First of all, we’re right in middle of it, and I don’t think we know the answer just yet with existing properties. But the change we’ll see in any new properties will be profound. It’s going to have huge implications for how we lay out spaces.” Nelson was one of five on the panel at UNLV’s Lied Library. Also on hand were John Acres, founder of Acres 4; Leonard Bergman, CEO of Bergman Walls & Associates; Don Brinkerhoff, founder and CEO of Lifescapes International; and Alex Woogmaster, creative director at Wynn Design and Development.

The panelists said Las Vegas had an amazing track record of creating desires that people didn’t know they had and delivering on tourist expectations. Strip resorts allow visitors to forget their day-to-day lives and imagine themselves as highrollers, if only for a weekend. Jay Sarno started it with Caesars Palace, and the concept was fully realized when Steve Wynn revitalized the Strip by building the Mirage and Bellagio, the panelists said. “Most people work hard their whole lives without being recognized for it,” Acres said. “They want to escape to someplace where they can be recognized. When Sarno built Caesars, he designed it to be the most decadent place ... But Steve brought scale to the thing.” The Strip also delivers on the more mundane needs of its visitors. Drugstores now have some of the largest storefronts and are among the most successful businesses on Las Vegas Boulevard, the panelists noted. “Even the Walgreens is the highest-grossing Walgreens,” Bergman said. “We are good at targeting different markets. We like talking about the grand and glorious, but there’s a lot more to Las Vegas than that.” The addition of nightclubs, dayclubs, sports stadiums and places like the MGM Grand’s Level Up — an adult arcade lounge — is evidence of Las Vegas’ ability to shift gears, the panelists said. “There is something special about Las Vegas, and what we’re seeing is a morphing away from pure gambling to other experiences,” Acres said. “As someone who built a career in gambling, I’m sad about it. But it’s also exciting.”

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New fire station a healthy sign for Henderson By april corbin Staff Writer

Henderson’s first new fire station in 15 years tops the list of highlights of the city’s $541 million tentative 2018 budget, which officials recently released. Other highlights include 56 new positions and revenue projections that suggest Nevada’s second-largest city is continuing to recover from the Great Recession, though it has yet to get back to pre-recession peaks in many areas. Of the new positions proposed in the tentative budget, 30 are police officers. The majority — 25 — will be funded through the 2016 Crime Prevention Act, which the Nevada Legislature and Clark County Commission passed last fall to raise the county sales tax by one-tenth of a percent to hire police officers across all municipalities. The remaining five would be paid for through the general fund.

Nine new positions would staff the new fire station in the growing master-planned community Inspirada, which when fully developed will have approximately 8,000 homes. According to Henderson Finance Director Jim McIntosh, dedicating nine positions was a compromise reached between the city and the fire department, which originally requested a dozen. Upon hearing this during a presentation of the budget, Mayor Andy Hafen and several city council members urged McIntosh to revisit the budget and find funding for those additional three positions, stressing the importance of putting public safety first. The fire station is under construction and scheduled for completion in October. It will be the first station Henderson has built since 2002. Approximately 58 percent of the $252 million in general fund expenditures are related to public safety.

Henderson’s population has grown 15 percent since 2010, yet city spending levels for 2018 are still below 2010 levels. In 2010, expenditures reached $547.9 million for 264,683 residents. The projected expenditures for 2018 are $541.5 million for 304,862 residents. “We’ve been great at doing more with less,” McIntosh said. Henderson has 6.5 full-time employees for every thousand residents — a lower ratio than almost any other city in Southern Nevada. Only North Las Vegas is lower — at 4.2 full-time employees for every thousand residents. Las Vegas and Boulder City are higher at 9 and 9.5 full-time employees per thousand residents, respectively. McIntosh said the city was proud of that, as well as Henderson having the lowest property tax rate of any major city in Nevada. Henderson expects to bring in $67.3 million in property taxes for

fiscal year 2018, which spans from July 1 to June 30, 2018. That’s a 4.9 percent increase over the current fiscal year and matches the amount brought in for 2011. Still, it is noticeably below the 2009 peak of $83.4 million. Meanwhile, consolidated tax is projected to bring in $107.8 million — a 5 percent increase over the current fiscal year. That amount already is above pre-recession levels. McIntosh said Henderson was recovering well, but “not out of the woods.” More specifically, the city still needed to play catchup on certain infrastructure and capital projects. The City Council will present a finalized budget at its May 16 meeting. The public is encouraged to weigh in during public comment at that meeting or beforehand by contacting their councilperson. The entire budget, as well as an overview presentation, are available on Henderson’s website.

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Mobile clinics can reach underserved patients devote to even the most basic health concerns. The majority of its patients have insurance, though roughly 1 percent of all those served in the past year were uninsured (no one is turned away). While it’s hard to pinpoint the rise of mobile clinics in the country, Wiggins said in recent years she has seen an increase in innovative ways to distribute medical care, whether through clinics on wheels or even telemedicine kiosks. She added that Southwest Medical has looked at and implemented various approaches to reach more patients. Today, its 45-foot-long Medicine on the Move unit (launched in April 2016) is parked outside the East Las Vegas Community Center, equipped to see up to 24 patients in a day before it rolls on. Wiggins says it rotates back and forth between Southern and Northern Nevada, parking at elementary schools, churches, community centers and nonprofit offices. It contains two exam rooms mimicking a typical bricks-and-mortar doctor’s office (windowless view included), a radiology lab for mammograms and ultrasounds, and everything needed for immunizations, physicals and general checkups. It’s a model various providers in Nevada have adopted in the hope of reaching the underserved. “A perfect example is a father of three we had who needed to get his children vaccinated but didn’t have a car,” Wiggins says. “He relies on public transportation and would have had to take three buses to get to his doctor’s office. Can you imagine getting three kids on the bus after giving them shots?” Medicine on the Move also goes into rural towns, and administrators envision expanding into tribal areas and other isolated communities. “That’s priceless for those patients,” Wiggins says. nnn Around 9 a.m. on a weekday, Touro University’s 34-foot mobile clinic enters the parking lot at Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada. It is staffed by seven physician assistants, including professor Joshua Owens. His students set up a row of chairs for the people waiting nearby. One by one, they will be checked for pulse, blood pressure and temperature before being asked a slew of questions

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to determine what they need. Some are homeless. Others are refugees still getting their bearings. And the clinic staff is prepared to address everything from upper-respiratory infections to complications from diabetes. Owens said that without Touro’s site visits, these health problems would go untreated. “Many of these people wouldn’t go to the doctor until the crap is about to hit the fan,” Owens says. “Once it gets to that point, it’s usually too late.” Phil Tobin, director of the School of Physician Assistant Studies at Henderson-based Touro, said this mobile clinic started about four years ago with this population in mind. “These are the people who are slipping through the cracks,” he said. “Without health care, their only option is to use an emergency room.” Once students have checked vitals and gathered medical histories, they escort patients inside the clinic’s two exam areas — the unit’s main space and a smaller, private room. In the main section, labeled cabinets are stocked with such essentials as ibuprofen, multivitamins, cough suppressants, splints, and even nebulizers for patients who are having trouble breathing. One of the first patients of the morning is 57-year-old, Freddy Cavitt, who has been staying at Catholic Charities this week. Taking off his leather jacket, Cavitt plops down on the examination table. Along with problems associated with his diabetes, he has been having breathing issues. “I’m going to listen to your lungs,” Owens says. “Take a deep breath.” Owens hears some wheezing, but nothing too concerning. He is more

worried about Cavitt’s low blood sugar and instructs him to take advantage of the free daily meal offered by Catholic Charities. At the end of the exam, the patient walks out with the standard care package of hygiene supplies, protein bars, aspirin and other basics. Touro secured a grant to help pay for supplies, fuel and insurance for the clinic. If the PAs discover issues that require another level of care, they refer patients with nonemergent conditions to Volunteers in Medicine (which helps the uninsured) and send life-threatening cases to the emergency room. In both cases, Touro will arrange for transportation — by calling an ambulance or partnering with the agency the clinic is visiting to get the patient where he or she needs to go. Beyond Catholic Charities, Touro regularly parks at Veterans Village and the Shade Tree, and a second unit run by its osteopathic medicine department works exclusively with special needs patients on the campuses of Opportunity Village. Touro tries to be consistent on the days it returns to each place so clients can expect to see them. Tobin said there are plans to expand the coverage area, and talk of creating a third clinic to target rural populations. He also said Touro is conducting an impact study to better track the number of repeat patients and further understand those patients’ needs. nnn Given the wildness of Las Vegas, it might seem perfectly normal to glimpse a giant electric-pink trailer cruising the streets. But this one belongs to Nevada Health Centers, and it

specializes in mobile mammography. “We have the same accreditation and licensing as a free-standing, bricks-and-mortar location,” program manager Colleen Petrosky says of the Mammovan, which travels throughout the state to provide the scans that protect against unchecked breast cancer. “We just happen to be on 18 wheels.” The van’s first room is a waiting area. Pink pillows that read “I’m a survivor” line the bench across from a flat-screen television, which plays stories from women whose lives have been impacted by the Mammovan. The imaging equipment is in the back. “We take digital images and transmit them to a radiologist, who can see them within 10 or 15 minutes depending on connectivity,” Petrosky says of how quickly results can be shared with patients. If anything abnormal is present, staff can connect women with caseworkers to help with follow-ups. The Mammovan launched in 2000, after former Nevada first lady Dema Guinn watched a relative die from breast cancer after having trouble getting screened. Recognizing the obstacles women might face, especially in rural areas, Nevada Health Centers created the clinic. More than 42,000 women have been screened since, with 3,677 in 2015 alone. (Even before this, in 1998, Nevada Health Centers had rolled out its Ronald McDonald Care mobile clinic to provide children with preventive and restorative dental care.) “In some of the smaller towns like Hawthorne or Tonopah, they might have medical facilities or a small hospital,” Petrosky says, “but there is no imaging available.” If it’s an issue of insurance rather than physical access, the Mammovan doesn’t turn anyone away. “We had a lady from Pahrump screened in October 2015. She had no health insurance at that time but was able to get screened. She was diagnosed because of it,” Petrosky recalls, adding that the woman had stage II breast cancer and survived because of the screening. The goal of medicine, wheeled or otherwise, is to provide such interventions when they really count. By bringing the care to the people and removing some of the barriers, mobile clinics tip the odds. “This saves lives,” Petrosky says.

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Calendar of events sunday, april 30 Love of Israel benefit brunch Time: 11 a.m. Cost: $54 Location: Siena Ballroom, 10525 Siena Monte Ave., Las Vegas Information: Call 702-434-6505, ext. 985, or email swillis@jnf.org The Jewish National Fund honors Helen and Bobby Feldman with an event featuring guest speaker Ethan Zohn.

Information: Email communications@smpslasvegas.com A panel of experts will discuss how the role of marketing and business development has evolved over the years. Las Vegas Wedding Chamber of Commerce happy hour mixer Time: 6-8 p.m. Cost: Free for members; $10 for nonmembers Location: Fogo de Chao, 360 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas Information: Call 702-983-3933 or email info@ lvweddingchamber.com Mix and mingle with fellow Las Vegas wedding pros and enjoy fresh authentic Brazilian fare.

Pop-Up Career Fair: 89101 Time: 11 a.m. Cost: Free Location: Clark County Juvenile Justice Services Gymnasium, 651 N. Pecos, Building F, Las Vegas Information: Visit nvcareercenter.org/?page_ id=134. Register at nvworkforceconnections.org/ events/2017popupcareerevent. Employers such as Diamond Resorts, Four Queens, The Shade Tree and Binion’s will be featured. Training providers, community resources and education opportunities also will be available.

Facebook Live with Small Business Administration Administrator Linda McMahon Time: 8:30-9 a.m. Cost: Free Location: facebook.com/sbagov Information: Visit sba.gov/nsbw/events Learn about how to start and grow a business.

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The Power of Women & Business mixer expo Time: 6-9 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Suncoast, 9090 Alta Drive, Las Vegas Information: Visit pjproductionlive.com/LVBNM. html Visit business exhibits, enjoy live entertainment, taste samples from chefs and learn from speakers in the Business Builder Presentation Series.

Demystifying global finance — Small Business Administration training for Nevada lenders Time: 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cost: Free (registration required) Location: SBA Nevada District Office, 300 S. Fourth St., Suite 400, Las Vegas Information: Contact Tom Martin at 702-3886611 or tom.martin@sba.gov This training will be helpful for new lenders interested in learning more about export lending as well as existing lenders active in export lending.

Leadership Las Vegas recruitment mixer Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: Free (RSVP requested; call 702-641-5822) Location: Troesh Studio Theater at the Smith Center, 575 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas Information: Contact Lisa Gough at 702-5863841 or lisa@leadership.vegas Learn to become a more effective community leader. Godfathers of A/E/C Part II Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $35 for members of the Society for Marketing Professional Services Las Vegas; $50 for nonmembers Location: Maggiano’s Little Italy, 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas

Commercial Alliance Las Vegas annual spring networking mixer Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: $20 for members of CALV, the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors and members of other commercial real estate organizations supporting the event; $35 for nonmembers (registration required) Location: Cili Restaurant at the Bali Hai Golf Club, 5160 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Call CALV at 702-784-5050 or visit calv.org Network with some of the top commercial real estate professionals in Southern Nevada.

Military & Veteran Professionals Employment Group networking mixer Time: 5-7 p.m. Cost: Free (registration required) Location: Veterans Transition Resource Center, 2550 Nature Park Drive, Suite 200, North Las Vegas Information: Email jason@transitioncareers.com or annie@veteranready.com Learn about veteran employment resources and meet veteran-friendly employers.

THURSDAY, MAY 4 SBA Nevada Small Business Awards luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m. Cost: $60 per person; $550 per table of 10 Location: Gold Coast, 4000 W. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas Information: Visit vegaspbs.org or contact Summer Collins at 702-799-1010, ext. 5363, or scollins@vegaspbs.org This ceremony highlights the achievements and accomplishments of small-business owners. Roadmap to Success — “Productive Meetings: Explore Creative Brainstorming” Time: 7:30-9:30 a.m. Cost: Free for Henderson Chamber of Commerce members; $25 for nonmembers; additional $10 for walk-ins (register by May 2) Location: Henderson Business Resource Center Seminar Room, 112 S. Water St., Henderson Information: Contact Bill Bokelmann at 702-5658951 or bbokelmann@hendersonchamber.com Alex Raffi, partner at Imagine Communications, will discuss how to create a good environment for creative brainstorming.

SATURDAY, MAY 6 St. Jude’s An Affair of the Art gala Time: 6-10 p.m. Cost: $200 per person, $1,750 for a table of 10 Location: Red Rock Resort Red Rock Ballroom, 11011 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Information: Visit stjude.org/lvgala This black-tie fundraising event includes cocktails, entertainment and an auction featuring the work of local artists.

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Paris Las Vegas

May 1-2

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Manufactured Housing Institute annual congress and expo

Caesars Palace

May 2-4

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Community Associations Institute annual conference

Caesars Palace

May 3-6

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Indoor Ag-Con

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May 3-4

1,000

Hospitality Design expo and conference

Mandalay Bay

May 3-5

17,500

American Academy of Professional Coders Healthcon

Rio

May 7-10

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Records and Transactions BANKRUPTCIES CHAPTER 7 Youshock Enterprises 5313 Nadia Court Las Vegas, NV 89101 Attorney: Kurt Bonds at file@ alversontaylor.com Discovery Academy 2010 Goldring Ave., Suite 308 Las Vegas, NV 89106 Attorney: Stefanie Clement at clementlawoffices@gmail.com

Chapter 11 Bishop Gorman Development P.O. Box 18316 Las Vegas, NV 89114 Attorney: Brett Axelrod at baxelrod@foxrothschild.com

Bid Opportunities May 1 3 a.m. Annual requirements contract for street lighting and traffic signal poles Clark County, 604296 Ashley Peterson at ashley.blanco@ clarkcountynv.gov 3 p.m. LED luminaires and LED street name sign tube lamps Clark County, 604427 Ashley Peterson at ashley.blanco@ clarkcountynv.gov

May 9 3 p.m. Current production model 2 — wheel drive refrigeration truck Clark County, 604441 Ashley Peterson at ashley.blanco@ clarkcountynv.gov

Brokered transactions Sales $10,000,000 for 96,500 square feet, industrial 5180 Cameron St., Las Vegas 89118 Landlord: CAM 96.5 LLC Landlord agent: Mike DeLew and Greg Pancirov of Colliers International Buyer: Sunproa LLC Buyer agent: Did not disclose $2,375,000 for 5 acres, land Grand Canyon Drive and Sunset Road, Las Vegas 89148 Landlord: Palmer Nine Investments Landlord agent: Did not disclose Buyer: Legacy House of Summerlin Buyer agent: Frank Marretti of Colliers International $1,950,000 for 8,675 square feet, retail

2291 S. Fort Apache Road, Las Vegas 89117 Landlord: Did not disclose Landlord agent: Dustin Alvino of Marcus & Millichap Buyer: Did not disclose Buyer agent: N/A

Leases $310,840 for 26,165 square feet, industrial 2925 Lincoln Road, Las Vegas 89115 Landlord: 2925 Lincoln LLC Landlord agent: Larkin Industrial Group Tenant: College of Southern Nevada Tenant agent: Did not disclose $165,642 for 7,203 square feet, warehouse 1045 American Pacific Drive, Henderson 89074 Landlord: Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Landlord agent: Jake Higgins and Garrett Toft of CBRE Tenant: Pumps International Tenant agent: Eric Larkin of NAI Vegas

BUSINESS LICENSES B.I. Inc. License type: Business support Address: 2960 Meade Ave., Las Vegas Owner: John Bulfin Ballard Building Group License type: Contractor Address: 1401 S. Warren St., Las Vegas Owner: Did not disclose BaronHR License type: Business support Address: 235 N. Eastern Ave., Suite 108, Las Vegas Owner: Luis Perez Barraza’s Handyman License type: Residential property maintenance Address: 4453 Mount Penteli Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Carlos Barraza

Brand Energy Services License type: Contractor Address: 9778 Old Virginia Road, Las Vegas Owner: Blair Schultz

Conrado Espenilla License type: Residential home care provider Address: Did not disclose Owner: Conrado Espenilla

Breathe and Balance License type: Instruction services Address: Did not disclose Owner: Kimberley and Dee Fujii

Coraline Mattice License type: Photography Address: Did not disclose Owner: Coraline Mattice

Brighton Hospice Nevada License type: Residential home care provider Address: 8945 W. Russell Road, Las Vegas Owner: Thomas Godfrey and Erin Bennett

Crunch Donut Factory License type: Restaurant/food court service Address: 6320 Simmons St., Suite 135, North Las Vegas Owner: Michael Weyneth

Budget Fence Co. License type: Contractor Address: 4295 Arville St., Las Vegas Owner: Budget Fence Co.

CSA Engineering License type: Professional services Address: 3168 El Cedro Circle, Las Vegas Owner: James Smith

Cafe Rio Mexican Grill License type: Restaurant Address: 2600 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 122, Las Vegas Owner: Cafe Rio

Da-Vi Nails License type: Beauty parlor Address: 3950 W. Lake Mead Blvd., North Las Vegas Owner: Nguyen Thi To

Capline Mortgage License type: Professional services Address: 7251 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 300, Las Vegas Owner: Doris Hontz

DAD Investments License type: Short-term residential rental/property management Address: 1633 Palmae Way, Las Vegas Owner: DAD Investments

Car Doctor of Las Vegas License type: Interjurisdictional business Address: 321 S. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Greter Inc.

Diamond Catering License type: Catering Address: 320 S. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Maurice Jung

Celmatrix Corp. License type: Office only Address: 921 American Pacific Drive, Henderson Owner: Celmatrix Corp.

Discovery Dental License type: Professional services Address: 7581 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 160, Las Vegas Owner: Endalkchew Mersha, DMD

Chess House Cafe License type: Restaurant Address: 6430 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 160, Las Vegas Owner: Chess House Café

Divine Cafe License type: Catering Address: 317 S. Valley View Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: YNIE LLC

Cindy Johnson, CCR License type: Professional services Address: Did not disclose Owner: Cindy Johnson

Done Right Property Cleanup License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Michael Parratore

Black Box Network Services License type: General retail sales Address: 255 Enterprise Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Teldata Corp.

CK’s BBQ & Catering License type: Mobile food vendor Address: 1084 Sweetgrass Court, Henderson Owner: CK’S BBQ & Catering

Bogarts Bone Appetit License type: General retail sales Address: 5770 Centennial Center Blvd., Suite 110, Las Vegas Owner: RPV Enterprises

Coastal Amusements License type: Coin machine manufacturer Address: 5135 Camino Al Norte, Suite 258, North Las Vegas Owner: Coastal Amusements

Branch Benefits Consultants License type: Professional services— insurance Address: 2480 N. Decatur Blvd., Suite 140, Las Vegas Owner: Branch Benefits Consultants

Computer Help License type: General services (counter/office) Address: Did not disclose Owner: Marlon Garnett

Dr. Dabber License type: Vapes and electronic cigarette sales Address: 3230 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite 101, Las Vegas Owner: Anirudh Seth and Jamie Rosen Dream Vacations License type: Travel or ticket agency Address: 520 Arrowhead Trail, Henderson Owner: Amazing Cruise Co. Dreams Clothing License type: General retail sales Address: 1350 Kelso Dunes Ave.,

Henderson Owner: Marqus Mcginley EMC Shoe Boutique License type: General retail sales Address: 2901 W. Washington Ave., Suite G105, Las Vegas Owner: Emilia Carbajal Encore Motorsports License type: Automotive garage/ service station (minor) Address: 3231 N. Decatur Blvd., Suite 110, Las Vegas Owner: Encore Motorsports Envision Construction License type: Contractor Address: 5655 Reference St., Las Vegas Owner: Jessica Del Toro Events to Remember License type: General services (counter/office) Address: Did not disclose Owner: Tina Weghorst Express Employment Professionals License type: Professional services Address: 4116 W. Craig Road, Suite 101, North Las Vegas Owner: Polo Group Faithfully Yours Weddings & Events License type: General services (counter/office) Address: Did not disclose Owner: Faith Chapin Fat Daddy’s Ice Cream License type: Interjurisdictional business Address: 6460 Oquendo Road, Las Vegas Owner: James Davis Filler-Up Financial Services License type: Automated teller operator Address: 512 Fremont St., Las Vegas Owner: Filler-Up ATM Services First Wave Services License type: Burglar alarm service Address: 10 Vintage Court, Las Vegas Owner: Colligo Security Services Fischers Auto Body License type: Automotive garage (major) Address: 2900 Highland Drive, Suites 17C and 17D, Las Vegas Owner: Dusrat Mangru Gear and Clothing in Las Vegas License type: General retail sales Address: 913 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite 110, Las Vegas Owner: Let’s Get Legit Glass House Counseling Agency License type: Professional services Address: 1800 E. Sahara Ave., Suites 104 and 105, Las Vegas Owner: Glass House Counseling Agency

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Records and Transactions Golf Carts Expert License type: Repair and maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Luis Ulloa Gonzalez-Laroya Cleaning License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Antonino Laroya Green Orchid Cleaning License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Evan Briere, Samantha Halpern, Christine Izumi and Marc Halpern Green Republic License type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose Owner: Paradise Innovations LLC Greenscape Productions License type: Cultivation facility — medical marijuana Address: 228 W. Owens Ave., North Las Vegas Owner: Greenscape Productions Greenscape Productions License type: Production facility — medical marijuana Address: 229 W. Owens Ave., North Las Vegas Owner: Greenscape Productions Gregory & Waldo License type: Professional services Address: 324 S. Third St., Suite 1, Las Vegas Owner: Amanda Gregory and Jennifer Waldo Hard Workers Property Maintenance License type: Property maintenance Address: 75 N. Valle Verde Drive, Henderson Owner: Robert Camargo

BUILDING PERMITS $7,000,000, tenant improvement 3100 N. Tenaya Way, Las Vegas Layton Construction Co. $2,000,000, commercial 7709 N. El Capitan Way, Las Vegas Hadfield Building $1,900,000, tenant improvement 1281 N. Town Center Drive, Las Vegas Martin Harris Construction $1,200,000, tenant improvement 425 Fremont St., Las Vegas Tré Builders $500,000, tenant improvement 7550 Oso Blanca Road, Las Vegas Bentar Development $500,000, tenant improvement x7

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$134,002, single-family dwelling 11819 Mino Rio Ave., Las Vegas Ryland Homes

$500,000, commercial 1051 S. Rampart Blvd., Las Vegas DC Building Group

$153,031, single-family dwelling 9966 Shadow Landing Ave., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada

$134,002, single-family dwelling 476 Astillero St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes

$500,000, commercial 7709 N. El Capitan Way, Las Vegas Hadfield Building

$151,541, residential - new 4133 Fire Fox Drive, North Las Vegas Greystone Nevada

$500,000, commercial - alteration 4410 Nexus Way, North Las Vegas Tradewinds Construction

$151,541, residential - new 3987 Topaz Hills Drive, North Las Vegas Greystone Nevada

$420,000, commercial 8577 W. Centennial Parkway, Las Vegas LND Construction

$151,404, residential - new 5948 Dakota Bay St., North Las Vegas D.R. Horton

$250,000, tenant improvement 1028 Fremont St., Las Vegas Trinity Haven Development

$148,699, single-family dwelling 498 Port Reggio St., Las Vegas KB Home Nevada

$220,000, commercial 10060 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Level CM

$144,845, single-family dwelling 9737 Canyon Landing Ave., Las Vegas Century Communities of Nevada

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Category: convention services (Ranked by employees as of March 31)

Company

Number of employees

Services provided

Sample Clients

Top local executive

GES 7000 Lindell Road Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-515-5500 • ges.com

600

Official show services, audio visual, creative and design, marketing and measurement services, event accommodations, registration and visitor engagement technology

ICSC, Magic and Warner Bros. Consumer Products

Jeff Quade, chief sales officer

Cashman Photo Enterprises 3660 Morgan Cashman’s Way Las Vegas, NV 89103 702-871-8300 • cashmanphoto.com

500

Photography, videography and photo booths

Dell Computers, Choice Hotels and Mercedes Benz

Karen Cashman, president

Freeman Audio Visual 3325 W. Sunset Road, Suite A Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-263-1484 • freeman.com

140

Audio visual services

CES, National Association of Broadcasters and National Association of Home Builders

Richard A. Pabst Sr., regional vice president/ general manager

Las Vegas Talent 8275 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 200 Las Vegas, NV 89123 702-733-8540 • lvtalent.com

100

Trade show staffing and enter- JCB, BMW and Microtainment services soft

PSAV 6630 Arroyo Springs St., Suite 800 Las Vegas, NV 89113 702-739-5541 • psav.com/psavbranchlasvegas

Audio visual rental, event design, staging, rigging and power

Pfizer, Apple, Oracle

Shannon Trujillo, regional vice president

Activity Planners 6135 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 120 Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-362-8002 • activityplanners.com

Destination management services: special events, teambuilding, activities, transportation, staffing and creative program development

Wells Fargo, Smith & Wesson, Ellie Mae

Stephanie Arone, president

Color Reflections Las Vegas 3560 S. Valley View Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89103 702-262-9300 • crvegas.com

Large format graphics

Gaming, retail, corporate and sports clients

Joseph Castellano, president/CEO

Guardian Elite Medical Services 2830 Ferne Drive Las Vegas, NV 89104 702-262-2262 • gemslv.com

Event medical services

CES, Shot Show and ConExpo-Con/AGG

Samuel Scheller, CEO

LMG LLC 7060 Windy St. Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-407-7200 • lmg.net

Video, audio, lighting, LED, and audio visual and labor support

Did not disclose

Corey Olson, director of show services

10a

In-House Production 6620 W. Arby Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-631-4748 • www.ihplabor.com

50-250

Stagehand labor, payroll, rigging and staging rental and custom rigging fab

Penn & Teller, Freeman and NTA

Patrick Bash, president and founder

10b

Las Vegas Trade Show Services 8276 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 200 Las Vegas, NV 89123 702-286-4872 • lasvegastradeshowservices.com

Full-service trade show and convention services

More than 1,000 clients

Paul Sanders, senior account executive

10c

Exhibit Fair International 555 E. Pamalyn Ave., Suite C Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-269-6919 • efiinc.com

Full-service exhibition company specializing in custom booth building for trade shows and marketing events

Coldwell Banker, Simon G Jewelry and Jack in the Box

Norman Davies, president/owner

Creative Technology 6171 S. McLeod Drive, Suite E Las Vegas, NV 89120 702-450-3600 • ctus.com

Audio visual staging

Ford, Intel and Disney

Herb Brandt, general manager

Steve Kaplan, owner and president

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—FROM THE PRESENTING SPONSOR—

omprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada (CCCN) would like to congratulate the 2017 Vegas Inc Health Care Headliners. We are proud to sponsor this program which spotlights some of the best and brightest practitioners in our community. At CCCN, we embrace the opportunity to join forces with professionals across the health care spectrum, like these honorees, to strengthen our local medical community. We are proud to witness and collaborate with other medical professionals, organizations and research institutions during such an invigorating time for health care in Southern Nevada. Many of our community’s headlines are focused on the positive initiatives and innovations stemming from our confines, from growing research programs to establishing new medical schools and expanding graduate medical education. For more than 35 years, CCCN has been a leader for quality cancer care. Today, we offer a number of treatment centers and offices throughout Southern Nevada focused on medical oncology, hematology, radiation oncology, breast surgery, pulmonology and clinical research. For the most groundbreaking cancer treatments and therapies available, patients across the country turn to CCCN for access to research. Over the years, we’ve built a robust clinical research program participating in more than 170 Phase I, Phase II and Phase III clinical research studies each year and contributing to the development of more than 60 FDA-approved cancer therapies. We take so much pride in our community and the care we provide to our patients. It’s such an honor to work alongside practitioners who share in our commitment to patient care. Let’s keep the positive momentum going and positive headlines coming. To all of the Headliners, congratulations and thank you for your selfless and compassionate efforts in our community. Sincerely, Jon Bilstein Executive Director

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reetings. Roseman University of Health Sciences is proud to once again sponsor VEGAS INC’s Health Care Headliners. We join our community in recognizing the outstanding professionals who have dedicated their careers and their resources to improving the health of Southern Nevadans. Not only does world-class health care improve the quality of life of our citizens, it plays an important role in attracting new businesses and bolstering the economic vitality of our region. At Roseman University, we value collaboration. Today’s most qualified health care practitioners work across and between disciplines so that patients receive the very best treatment and can expect the best outcomes. Collaboration among health care providers, and with businesses, community leaders and elected officials is helping our region secure better, healthier lives for future generations. The 2017 honorees reflect the optimistic and ambitious spirit of our health care community. We congratulate each and every one of them for their outstanding contributions to informing our community about important health care issues and improving patient care. We are proud to be part of transforming our region’s health care landscape, educating competent health care professionals through our six-point Mastery Learning Model. It’s what we’ve been doing since our founding in Henderson in 1999. Today, the faculty, staff, students and alumni of our Colleges of Pharmacy, Nursing, Dental Medicine and our MBA program, along with our biomedical researchers, are leaders who are playing important roles in rethinking the future of health care delivery, born from the pioneering spirit of the founders of Roseman University. The future of health care in Southern Nevada looks bright. Today, we celebrate just a handful of Health Care Headliners who are helping make it brighter. Renee Coffman, PhD President and Co-Founder

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—THE HONOREES—

Lifetime Achievement Dr. William Evans

10A

Research / Science Dr. Sarah Banks

10A

Physician Dr. Samer Nakhle

13A

Volunteer Dr. Paul Lanfranchi

13A

Community Outreach Favil West

14A

Innovation Lois Tarkanian

14A

Education Dr. Krystal Riccio

16A

Dentistry Dr. Susan Schmutz Smith

16A

Nursing Dionne Bolderoff

18A

Manager/Administrator Shelley Berkley

18A

Emergency Services Rob Richardson Brian Rogers

—FROM THE EDITOR—

elcome to our 11th edition of Health Care Headliners. It’s our chance to introduce you to a few people who are making a big difference in local health care. The names came from nominations that we accepted on vegasinc.com and resulted in bringing to us some truly outstanding people who have helped hundreds, if not thousands, of our friends and neighbors. Some of our honorees this year are quite accustomed to seeing their names in headlines. VEGAS INC is happy to give a tip of the hat to Shelley Berkley, CEO and senior provost of Touro University Western Division. Her efforts with the medical school have helped it become one of the fastest-growing medical schools in the Western United States. Meanwhile, Ward 1 Councilwoman Lois Tarkanian has been instrumental in helping the Las Vegas Medical District evolve. A lot of fascinating research is being done at the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. Dr. Sarah Banks has tapped into some very “Vegas” resources — studying the ways that a sommelier’s brain reacts to sense and memory and striving to understand head trauma in athletes who practice combat sports. It’s her hope that the Professional Fighters Brain Health Study will have global reach. Stories about the challenges Southern Nevada faces regarding health care abound — many of our honorees have felt the same frustrations. It’s an incredible bright spot on our medical landscape to have the Children’s Heart Center Nevada in the region. Founded by Dr. William Evans, the center has grown into one of the largest pediatric congenital cardiology practices in the United States. Please don’t take my word for it, though; there are more people being honored in these pages. I hope you’ll enjoy learning about them as much as we did. A special thanks goes to our sponsors: Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, Roseman University, UMC and Desert Radiology. We appreciate their support and important role in the health care industry. Craig Peterson Special Publications Editor craig.peterson@gmgvegas.com

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

Dr. William Evans Founder and co-director

Children’s Heart Center Nevada

s founder of Nevada’s first pediatric cardi- ization or other invasive procedures. We used to perology practice, Dr. William Evans has been form complex surgery and it was high risk because helping to care for the state’s littlest hearts the equipment and expertise had not been developed. Now we’re doing complex surgery and it’s low risk, for 37 years. The health care visionary — who established Chil- and 98 percent of children who undergo cardiac prodren’s Heart Center Nevada in 1980 as a solo operation cedures have a positive outcome.” Heart valves can now be placed with catheters, — is an outspoken champion for children with congenital heart conditions, having grown his practice to now rather than surgery, Evans said, and electronic devicinclude 20 physicians with 150 employees at three lo- es such as pacemakers work better than ever before. cations in Southern Nevada as well as offices in Reno Moreover, a great deal of scientific research is being and Carson City. One of the largest pediatric congeni- conducted in the genetics of congenital heart disease. Evans said that soon it will be possible to grow tal cardiology practices in the United States, CHCN encompasses fetal cardiology, interventional cardiology, parts of the heart — or even the entire heart — from electrophysiology, congenital cardiac surgery, pediat- the patient’s own cells. “These days, if a child is born with a heart defect, we ric obesity and basic scientific research programs. “Oftentimes, children who are born with heart prob- have to replace the defective parts with foreign matelems can lead full healthy lives after they receive treat- rial (which can be rejected),” he said. “But if you grow ment, whether they require surgery or some other sort their own replacements parts with their own stem of procedure such as heart catheterization, so we feel cells they will last a lifetime. Advancements in science like we can really make a difference,” said Evans, who and technology will help us achieve better and better earned his medical degree from the University of Cali- outcomes.” Evans was also instrumental in the 2001 creation of fornia, Irvine, and completed his internship, residency and pediatric cardiology fellowship at Children’s Hos- the Children’s Heart Foundation, which was founded pital Los Angeles, prior to relocating to Southern Ne- by Nevada pediatric cardiologists and parents of chilvada. “At the time, there was no full-time cardiologist dren with heart conditions. The foundation has four primary objectives — providing a carefree camp exin the entire state of Nevada.” Inspired to pursue a career in medicine in part be- perience for children with heart conditions; educating cause he visited a state hospital and was appalled by health care professionals and the general public on the deplorable conditions — particularly for children pediatric cardiology issues; advocating for research — Evans said CHCN has some 50,000 patient contacts in the area of pediatric cardiology; and lending support to families as they deal with the emotional and per year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and financial toll exacted by a child’s heart condition. The Prevention, congenital heart defects are the most Children’s Heart Foundation now serves prenatal heart common types of birth defects, affecting nearly 1 per- babies at birth up to adulthood and is committed to cent — or about 40,000 births per year — in the coun- inspiring a better quality of life. “For parents with a child who has a heart condition try. But survival rates and medical care for children with critical congenital heart defects are improving, — whether the child needs major surgery or a minor proaccording to the CDC. Between 1979 and 1993, about cedure — it can be the most traumatic thing they have 67 percent of infants with critical congenital heart de- ever experienced,” said Evans, who said the rewards he fects survived to one year, whereas between 1994 and reaps cannot be put into words. “When you tell a family that their child has a potentially lethal problem, but we 2005, that figure jumped to 83 percent. Indeed, “In the late 1980s, we really began to ex- can fix it, and with every likelihood that child will be fine pand our services,” Evans said. “Prior to the early for the rest of their life — yes, it’s pretty rewarding. It’s 1990s, we did not perform heart surgery on children hard to describe the feeling when parents hug you and anywhere in Nevada. Now we treat about 1,000 pa- thank you for saving their child’s life.” — Danielle Birkin tients per year with heart surgery or heart catheter-

“

When you tell a family that their child has a potentially lethal problem, but we can fix it, and with every likelihood that child will be fine for the rest of their life — yes, it’s pretty rewarding. It’s hard to describe the feeling when parents hug you and thank you for saving their child’s life.

10A

RESEARCH / SCIENCE

Dr. Sarah Banks Head of Neurospsychology Program

Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health

S “(The Professional Fighters Brain Health Study) is the largest study on contact sports in the world, and could only be done in Las Vegas, which is the fight capital of the world.”

ince being recruited in 2011 to lead the neuropsychology program for the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, Dr. Sarah Banks has not only grown the size and scope of the institution’s research into neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, but has also contributed to several high-profile studies in an effort to increase understanding of brain diseases with the goal of prevention and potential cures. “As an undergraduate, I became interested in the brain and how different behaviors and abilities are dictated by how the brain has developed and how healthy it is,” said the London native, who holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology, with an emphasis in neuropsychology, from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. She completed a pre-doctoral internship at the University of Chicago; and participated in a post-doctoral fellowship at Montreal Neurological Institute. “There’s so much we don’t know about the brain, so it’s a frontier in science with so much to discover.”

Among other endeavors, Banks contin- be done in Las Vegas, which is the fight ues to serve as one of three project lead- capital of the world,” said Banks, adding ers for Cleveland Clinic and UNLV’s $11.1 that sub-studies have revealed that the million Center of Biomedical Research part of the brain known as the thalamus Excellence grant, awarded in 2015. The — “the transportation hub of the brain” — five-year grant — from the National Insti- tends to be smaller in fighters. In the past year, Banks has also genertutes of Health and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences — is the first ated national attention for the “Your Brain of its kind in Southern Nevada, with Banks on Fine Wine” research study, which comleading the initiative to use neuropsychol- pared the brains of 13 master sommeliers ogy and advanced imaging techniques to to 13 non-wine experts, revealing that the understand commonalities between Al- parts of the brain used for memory and smell — also the region commonly affectzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Banks is also continuing to make ad- ed by Alzheimer’s — were bigger in masvances with research on the correlation ter sommeliers. Banks is also working on studies to between repetitive head trauma and the alteration of brain structure and function- determine the differences in AD between ality in combat athletes such as boxers men and women. “There hasn’t been as much money and mixed martial artists as measured by the clinic’s Professional Fighters Brain put into finding cures for neurologiHealth Study. The study will help bet- cal diseases as for, say, cancer, but I ter protect current and former athletes think there will be advancements in treatment of symptoms in the next five around the globe. “This is the largest study on contact years,” she said. — Danielle Birkin sports in the world, and could only

Dr. Samer Nakhle PHYSICIAN

Endocrinologist

Palm Medical Group

“The recent research in treating Type 1 diabetes is making a significant impact on the lives of these patients, and advances in newer insulins and the improvement in technology are making a huge improvement for patients with this disease.”

ith 20 years of experience in the founded Palm Medical Group in 2007. He health care industry, Dr. Samer also launched the Palm Research Center. “I started Palm Medical Group alone and Nakhle is among the leading endocrinologists in the valley, advancing have recruited a physician every year, and the research, prevention, management now have nine providers in two locations,” and treatment of glandular diseases such said Nakhle, adding that he was successas diabetes and thyroid conditions includ- ful in recruiting from the national pool of fellowship graduates to further expand ing cancer, and cholesterol disorders. A native of Syria, he received his medi- endocrine availability in Southern Nevada. cal degree at Damascus University Medical “On the research side, I started with one School. Nakhle completed his residency research coordinator and we now have at St. Barnabas Hospital in New York and 32 employees. We’re one of the top three completed a fellowship in endocrinology research organizations in town right now, participating in about 25 different drugat University of Nebraska Medical Center. He chose endocrinology because of company protocols per year.” This includes participation in a National the various opportunities afforded in the field — he has the ability to do in-office Institutes of Health-funded study (Trialprocedures like ultrasounds and FNA (fine Net) to prevent Type 1 diabetes and stop needle aspiration) biopsies as well as the progression by preventing insulin proconduct research and explore the latest duction before and after diagnosis. “I find managing Type 1 diabetes meltechnologies such as CGMs (continuous litus to be significant since the patients glucose monitors) and insulin pumps. Nakhle moved to Southern Nevada in are usually young people that have this 2000 to join the endocrinology staff at autoimmune disease,” Nakhle said. “The VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System, recent research in treating Type 1 diabetes eventually serving as chief of research, and is making a significant impact on the lives

of these patients, and advances in newer insulins and the improvement in technology are making a huge improvement for patients with this disease.” Nakhle is also focusing on thyroid cancer treatment and development of a comprehensive program to care for patients from initial diagnosis through surgery preparation and post-operative management, and has managed more than 500 thyroid cancer cases since 2007, with the goal of making Las Vegas a renowned location for thyroid cancer management. He is also developing an alternative treatment for parathyroid adenomas when the patient is not a surgical candidate. With a passion for education, Nakhle is also a core faculty member and section chief of endocrinology of the new MountainView Hospital GME program. “Residents spend a month shadowing me, so we’ve adding a teaching component to the medical practice as we continue to teach future physicians in the field,” he said. — Danielle Birkin

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Thank you for your service to health care and education in Nevada!

Leading the way in teaching the health care providers and

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Dr. Paul Lanfranchi VOLUNTEER

Founder and CEO

The Lanfranchi Center

“We are honored to be able to continue to work with the American Cancer Society and give back to the Las Vegas community in such a life-giving way.”

The Lanfranchi Center has also supportation services for cancer patients to ports the American Cancer Society by get to their treatments.” A bit of a play on words — the TLC Lift accepting new wigs, scarves and hats on is the center’s most popular procedure — behalf of the society’s Cancer Resource TLC Lift For Life complements the Ameri- Center. TLC also participates in the Look can Cancer Society’s Road to Recovery Good Feel Good program where voluntransportation program. When volunteers teer beauty professionals share beauty with Road to Recovery are unable to fulfill tips with female cancer patients who are a ride request, TLC Lift For Life provides undergoing chemotherapy and radiafree taxi transportation for patients to and tion treatments. “Setting up your own practice is a ton from cancer care appointments. The new program is expected to provide service of work, but in retrospect, being able to for about 35 percent of the current local set up this charity is the thing I’m most unmet patient ride requests. The center proud of,” said Lanfranchi, who also donated $50,000 to get the program up hopes to be able to donate his services. “My goal by year’s end is to be able to and running. “We are honored to be able to continue offer free cosmetic procedures to cancer to work with the American Cancer Society survivors. Cancer treatment is physically and give back to the Las Vegas communi- and mentally draining, and can also take ty in such a life-giving way,” said Lanfran- a toll on a patient’s appearance. Coschi, who founded the center in 2015. “On a metic rejuvenation is like icing on the continual basis, for every TLC Lift we per- cake after beating cancer — when what form here at TLC, we will be donating $100 they see in the mirror matches how they to this amazing program. That amounts to feel inside.” — Danielle Birkin thousands of dollars per month.”

s founder and CEO of the Lanfranchi Center — a private medical practice dedicated to plastic surgery and rejuvenation of the face and neck — Paul Lanfranchi is in the business of making people look better on the outside. And with his commitment to philanthropy and giving back, Lanfranchi is helping people feel better on the inside as well. “Everything we do at the center is 100-percent elective on a cash-for-services basis, so it was a priority for me to find a way to directly give back to the community,” said Lanfranchi, who graduated from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Osteopathic Medicine; completed a general surgery internship at Temple University; then returned to UMDNJ for four years of specialization in facial plastic surgery, otolaryngology and head and neck surgery. “So we partnered with the American Cancer Society in March of this year to create the TLC Lift For Life program, which provides trans-

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Favil West Co-founder and president

The Foundation Assisting Seniors

“In order to educate seniors with respect to the various scams that could impact them, the Foundation Assisting Seniors will introduce education seminars that provide information on how to avoid fraud, elder abuse, identity theft, and multiple other issues.

n the 15 years since he co-founded the Foundation Assisting Seniors with Chuck Davis, Favil West has made a significant difference in the lives of many people. The nonprofit organization assists the senior community in times of illness, recovery, confinement at home, coping with loss of a loved one and other senior challenges, as well providing assistance with everyday tasks such as household maintenance and transportation. One facet that stands out is the Foundation’s HowRU program, a free service that provides a daily call to subscribers to ensure that they are well, bringing peace of mind to seniors and their families. Recently, HowRU received endorsements from fire and police chiefs in Henderson and North Las Vegas. West continues to direct several committees to ensure all aspects of the lives that he serves are taken care of. These include: • The Equipment Committee, which maintains and delivers an inventory of durable medical equipment for short-term loan.

The Home Maintenance Committee, standpoint, has improved dramatically. which provides minor home mainte- “We believe that providing our neighbors nance services for those unable to safe- with durable medical equipment, transportation and other services often allows ly perform them. • The Transportation Committee, which them the ability to spend more time in drives seniors to health service appoint- their home and less time in a form of assisted living,” West said. “We still find that ments or the grocery store. • The Home Assistance Committee, in many cases seniors are not given proper which maintains a resource directory respect, and are required to wait long periwith information on fee-based services. ods of time before seeing their health care “Our accomplishments in 2016 were provider. Having said that, today we are many,” said West, “however we are most seeing more doctors, nurses, and facilities proud of being able to provide services become available for the care for seniors.” During the months to come, West’s prito over 30,000 seniors in Southern Nevada. In addition, we launched the Medi- mary focus will be on education. “Seniors cation Reminder program, a service that are considered the gullible portion of our calls seniors to remind them to take their society, and as such scammers prey upon them,” he said. medication.” “In order to educate seniors with reThe increase in people older than 65 caused a growth in assistance requests by spect to the various scams that could more than 10 percent last year, West said. impact them, the Foundation Assisting “This presents a challenge for the founda- Seniors will introduce education seminars tion, in terms of both service and funds, to that provide information on how to avoid fraud, elder abuse, identity theft, and mulmeet these requests in a timely manner.” Over the past few years, health care, tiple other issues.” — Howard Riell both from a medical and non-medical •

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Lois Tarkanian I N N O VAT I O N

Councilwoman, Ward 1

City of Las Vegas

“It’s not just a pipe dream, it’s a reality. Very soon, medical tourism will increase its impact on our economy thanks to significantly improved medical care in our valley.”

stablished by the Las Vegas City Council in 1997, the Las Vegas Medical District saw limited development for years. Today, under Councilwoman Lois Tarkanian’s leadership and persistence, it is evolving as one of the most important economic development projects in Southern Nevada, while lifting the quality and access of health care in our community. Indeed, by 2030 the LVMD is expected to have an economic impact of $2.42 billion, generate more than 16,000 jobs, and create state general fund revenues of more than $121 million, according to Tripp Umbach, a national economic consulting firm. The year just passed was one of “significant progress that began with a branding and master-planning initiative to create and start building an identity for the Las Vegas Medical District,” said Tarkanian. “This involved convening the marketing and planning professionals of all the major entities in the district — including the UNLV School of Medicine, the hospitals

and other major medical providers — to develop and enact a plan to start putting the district on the map and strategically planning the area for growth. This group worked very collaboratively, and has successfully started to build awareness, excitement and support for the Las Vegas Medical District.” Tarkanian recalls that in the 1980s she was diagnosed with lupus, an autoimmune disease. It was, she said, “a long and arduous journey to diagnosis, as no doctor in Las Vegas could figure out what was ailing me. With the help of Dr. Elias Ghanem, a well-known local doctor, I visited UCLA Medical Center, where I was immediately diagnosed and treated.” Unfortunately, she said, “this storyline has been all too common for many in our community. It’s not a reflection of the quality of our local doctors; it’s a reflection of the lack of doctors here, particularly those with specialty practices.” Thanks to the UNLV School of Medicine and the establishment of an academic

health center with an emphasis on research, Tarkanian said, “Those who are ailing in our community will soon enjoy access to a wider range of specialty doctors and care. That, coupled with the fact that this is Las Vegas, will soon transform the storyline altogether.” Tarkanian said she envisions a day when others from out-of-market come here to receive top medical care. “It’s not just a pipe dream, it’s a reality. Very soon, medical tourism will increase its impact on our economy thanks to significantly improved medical care in our valley.” Tarkanian’s primary goal for the LVMD this year is to help it grow by ensuring its infrastructure is in place. She is working closely with the public works department to beautify the area, improve medians and landscaping, and ensure it is properly entitled and zoned to accommodate future growth to meet the needs of the community. — Howard Riell

Dr. Krystal Riccio

E D U C AT I O N

Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice

Roseman University of Health Sciences

P “We are working to expand (the biannual program) into quarterly drug-disposal events with the Henderson Police Department and other agencies and organizations.”

reviously, as a student co-founder of Roseman University’s Drug Abuse Awareness Team (DAAT), and now the faculty advisor, Dr. Krystal Riccio has played a crucial role in more than a decade of drug abuse prevention in Southern Nevada. Under Riccio’s leadership, DAAT engages students in youth substance abuse prevention programming in Clark County School District middle and high schools. According to Riccio, 2016 marked a decade of drug abuse prevention at Roseman University. “It also marked a year of remarkable progress in helping our state come up with solutions to reduce drug misuse and abuse, especially among youth,” she said. Information regarding drug abuse trends among Nevada’s adolescents is limited but suggests a worsening problem, she said. Current data are extrapolated from a small sampling of Nevada students performed every two years. “Though limited, these data suggest higher abuse rates among Nevada adolescents compared to national averages.”

Last year saw the launch of the Secondary Student Life Survey: Nevada (SSLS:NV), a survey that Riccio, along with a team at Roseman, developed specifically for Nevada with the input of national leaders in drug abuse and behavior research. Riccio called expansion of SSLS:NV her top priority this year. Her team has been an advocate of legislation that would accomplish that. “Passage of SB166 (which implements a survey to evaluate public school students’ attitudes and behaviors surrounding alcohol and drugs) will allow SSLS:NV to be expanded to all school districts. This will provide the baseline evidence within each urban, suburban, rural, and frontier community throughout Nevada that can be used to promote specific prevention messaging, through family, school, and community efforts. Further, recurrent administration of SSLS:NV will allow us to evaluate these efforts to develop evidence-based prevention strategies.”

A major emphasis is being placed on raising awareness in Southern Nevada about the dangers of storing unnecessary medications in the home, and the safe disposal strategies available. “Aggressive distribution of educational materials and drug-disposal pouches at health fairs and community events will help raise awareness. We are working to expand (the biannual program) into quarterly drug-disposal events with the Henderson Police Department and other agencies and organizations,” she said. “While we continue to push for the passage of SB166, there has been some pushback from individuals that are concerned about ‘one more survey,’” Riccio said. “Our goal is to provide a more usable dataset that allows for directed prevention strategies. Schools are hesitant to add the survey until they see the potential benefits. Many have expressed heightened interest, but need to work to coordinate where it may fit into the student’s instructional year.” — Howard Riell

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Dr. Susan Schmutz Smith DENTISTRY

Dentist / Practice Owner

Susan Schmutz Smith, D.D.S.

“I want to make sure all are taken care of and happy.”

r. Susan Schmutz Smith is a second-generation Nevadan who grew up in the Las Vegas valley and attended Chaparral High School. As a teenager, she worked with her father, a local pediatric dentist, which gave her valuable experience and a love for dentistry. “My father was my mentor,” Smith said. “He was a pediatric dentist — Dr. Joe. I grew up working in his office. He was amazing. I learned every job in the office. I learned to work hard and to be great at what you do. However, the trait I learned from him — that makes all the difference — is focusing on your patients; see what is fantastic and special about each one, and let them know it.” Smith graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor’s degree in

psychology and received her doctorate degree in dentistry at Creighton University. She is accredited by the American Academy of Facial Esthetics and a member of the International Congress of Oral Implantology. She has appeared on the topDentists list every year since 2007. Since opening her practice in 2002, Smith has built strong relationships with her patients. Smith is known as conservative and caring with treatment, and concerned about her patients’ well-being. Indeed, she said she prides herself on creating a warm and welcoming environment in her office. Balancing high-quality care — her state-of-the-art office offers Cerac and cone beam CT technology — and affordable dentistry “is one great challenge,”

Smith said. “Another is balancing running an office and taking care of my family and work family. I want to make sure all are taken care of and happy.” She also understands the importance of educating the community on oral health as well as offering the best dental treatment possible. She is a member of both the American Dental Association and the Southern Nevada Dental Association, and lectures on infection control for dental professionals. On top of that, she teaches oral hygiene to elementary and preschool students across the valley. Smith’s plan for the months to come is a simple one. “My goal is to continue to grow and improve myself and my practice daily.” — Howard Riell

Dionne Bolderoff

NURSING

Team Lead, Siena Urgent Care

Southwest Medical Associates

“For health care in the valley to improve, we need to find ways to retain our medical professionals.”

hile patients of Southwest Medical Associates benefit from Dionne Bolderoff’s personal attention and professional expertise at the company’s Siena Health Care Center, she recently put her medical skills to work far outside the care center walls. Bolderoff and her husband Bill enjoy off-road races across the Southwest. The pair operate a “chase truck” to help broken-down vehicles. Typical tasks involve providing treatment for injuries during a race, helping vehicles that crash and towing them off the track so that others don’t hit them. Many of these races are far from population centers and available medical services, so participants have to be prepared for anything — like saving a life. A Montana man suffered a cardiac event at a race in Parker, Arizona. The Bolderoffs provided mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and chest compressions as well as using an automated external defibrillator to help stabilize the man. Today the man is doing well after having three stents placed when he was flown to Lake Havasu Hospital. Dionne Bolderoff summed up the experience by saying “I’m so grateful we

were in the right place at the right time.” Health care in the Las Vegas Valley, Bolderoff said, is always evolving. “It needs to be,” she said. “We have to think of innovative ways to get people the care they need with the resources we currently have. Las Vegas has again been named the third-fastest growing city in the U.S. We do not have an adequate number of doctors and medical professionals in the valley to care for this influx in population.” Bolderoff added that she is excited to see developments like the new medical plaza being built in Henderson, and the opening of the new school of medicine at UNLV. “We need to attract more medical professionals to the valley that want to call Vegas home,” she said. “We need people who are invested in our community. So many practitioners come to the setting I work in; they move here from out of state to practice, practice for a couple of years, and then choose to move back. We are constantly hiring new primary care providers, and losing them just as quickly. Patients get upset that there is no continuity of care because their primary care physician just doesn’t stay for long.

“For health care in the valley to improve,” Bolderoff said, “we need to find ways to retain our medical professionals.” According to Bolderoff, a 20-year veteran of the health care industry, 2016 was “a year of innovation. I currently work in an outpatient urgent care setting. I came from a hospital in San Diego where we converted to all computerized charting in 1999. When I moved back to Las Vegas in 2002, the hospitals here were still doing paper charting. It was like going back to the stone ages for me.” Over the years, she said, in the outpatient setting “we began using the electronic medical record more and more for things like sending prescriptions electronically to the pharmacy. Finally, 2016 brought us the electronic patient tracking board. With this tracking board, we did away with all paper charting. We can now track the entire patient visit with this board, from arrival to discharge. I know what rooms my staff are in, as well as where the providers are, just by looking at the board. “It has simplified our process tremendously.” — Howard Riell

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M A N A G E R / A D M I N I S T R AT O R

Shelley Berkley CEO and Senior Provost

Touro University Western Division

P “When I got here, Touro was one of the best-kept secrets in the valley, but I don’t think it’s a secret to anybody anymore.”

rior to joining Touro University Western United States — the local Henderas CEO and senior provost of the son campus and the location in Vallejo, Calif. Western division, Shelley Berkley — as well as allied health science and educawas an advocate for affordable health tion programs with a current total enrollcare and education, pushing these plat- ment of more than 3,000 students. “As CEO, I’m tasked with making sure forms in her role as U.S. Representative for Nevada’s 1st congressional district, a post that this private, nonprofit, Jewish-sponsored institution is fiscally sound, profitshe held for 14 years. “When I was first elected to Congress (in able and successful, while as senior pro1999), I became very aware of the dispar- vost I’m tasked with ensuring that we ity in access to health care for citizens in provide the best possible education for Nevada and in Clark County in particular,” the future health care providers for two said Berkley, adding that she also became states,” Berkley said. “In Nevada, in addia champion for children in the Clark County tion to our very successful medical school School District. “It became very obvious to — for which last year we had 135 slots and me that unless a child has access to a good 3,700 applicants — we have an equally education, good nutrition and good health successful physician assistant program, a care, their prospect of being a successful nursing program, and physical and occupational therapy doctorate programs.” adult diminishes dramatically.” Under Berkley’s direction, Touro reFast-forward to 2013, and Berkley combined her passion for health care and edu- cently received approval to expand its cation when she was tapped to join Touro’s physician assistant program, is seeking approval to expand its medical school executive team. In her current role, she oversees two of program and recently launched a nurse the fastest-growing medical schools in the practitioner program.

“When I got here, Touro was one of the best-kept secrets in the valley, but I don’t think it’s a secret to anybody anymore,” she said. “We’ve really raised the profile of the school and also provide significant outside resources to enable us to deliver medical services to the community, which is part of our mission.” Berkley spearheaded the initiative to fund the start-up of a Touro Mobile Healthcare Clinic, which provides free medical care to Southern Nevada’s homeless population and homeless veterans at facilities including Veterans Village, Catholic Charities and Jewish Federation of Las Vegas. Last year, she secured donations from the Englestad Foundation and MGM Resorts International to establish a second mobile clinic that serves clients and employees of Opportunity Village. “We’d also like to expand our community outreach into the senior population so our students have the opportunity to provide geriatric care,” she said. — Danielle Birkin

EMERGENCY SERVICES

Rob Richardson and Brian Rogers Partners

Community Ambulance

Rob Richardson

Brian Rogers

“We have risen to a position of success by standing on the shoulders of our mentors. We hope to do the same for others so that the art of providing quality ambulance transportation is not lost.”

ommunity Ambulance was envisioned and conceived by two local emergency medical service experts who wanted to create a compassionate medical transport company that would be driven by patient care rather than profits. Rob Richardson and Brian Rogers formed Community Ambulance in 2009 after decades of EMS experience in Southern Nevada. CEO and partner Richardson was a former Henderson Fire Department division chief over special operations. COO Brian Rogers was a Henderson Fire Department EMS officer and one of the most knowledgeable and experienced EMS administrators in Southern Nevada, having written many EMS regulations still used today. Community Ambulance has earned CAAS (Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services) accreditation, which is the highest industry standard for EMS excellence. The company is currently licensed to transport in Clark County, Henderson and Boulder City, as well as to and from all federal facilities and installations.

“After the amazing growth that Community Ambulance enjoyed in 2016, we will continue to ensure that we are running as efficiently as possible, and continue to deliver the best product to those in need of our services,” said Rogers. “Working with other community and health care leaders, we aim to ensure we are matching patients with the correct resource and not simply taking everyone to the ER. This will take several years to plan and implement but we’re starting right now.” “We want to continue our growth goals by negotiating and finalizing mutually beneficial ambulance franchise agreements with other municipalities, while working closely with our community partners like the local fire departments, Public Education Foundation, Honor Flight and other wonderful and worthy community causes,” said Richardson. “In order to accomplish this, we will continue to support our employees with quality equipment, compensation and an environment of mutual respect. We have risen to a position of success by standing on the shoulders of

our mentors. We hope to do the same for others so that the art of providing quality ambulance transportation is not lost. We are a community ambulance company.” Rogers is convinced that health care is evolving in Southern Nevada at a very fast pace. ”With the potential repeal and replacement of Obamacare, access to affordable health care is an issue that will be at the forefront for years to come,” he said. “I believe we will see an increase in utilization of physician extenders throughout our community. We will see more communitystyle resources (in the form of) community hospitals.” Richardson called health care a moving target. “What we know is that it is unsustainable in the condition it was in before ACA, and it is questionable if it is sustainable now. However, this allows care givers to be creative. As an ambulance provider, we are seeking new ways to provide care that will allow people to receive the best care in the least invasive manner.” — Howard Riell

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