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Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center

An acute care hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada 89109

3186 S Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109. (702) 731-8000.

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The short answer

Record last released by CMS on Oct 20, 2026.

The last 24 months 2 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2024. Most serious: Standard-level. Every month

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What these words mean3
Star ratings
CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
Inspection (survey)
A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
Deficiency, citation, violation
What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.

What did inspectors find?

The last inspection on record was on Dec 26, 2025: a complaint inspection.

2 deficiencies cited in the last three years, 2 of them under EMTALA, the law requiring an emergency department to examine and stabilise anyone who comes to it.

Source:

CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.

When those deficiencies happened

2 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2024. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

2 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.

Each deficiency, as cited

Rule titles as CMS’s inspectors cite them, set in sentence case.

Source:

CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.

Jul 12, 2024: complaint inspection2 deficiencies
  • Compliance With 489.24

    “COMPLIANCE WITH 489.24 CFR(s): 489.20(l) [The provider agrees,] in the case of a hospital as defined in §489.24(b), to comply with §489.24. This Standard is not met as evidenced by: 20127 Based on findings at A2407, the facility failed to ensure compliance with Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 489.24.”

    Rule A2400. Standard-level. From a complaint.

  • Stabilizing Treatment

    The inspectors’ words, 906 words

    “STABILIZING TREATMENT CFR(s): 489.24(d)(1-3) (1) General. Subject to the provisions of paragraph (d)(2) of this section, if any individual (whether or not eligible for Medicare benefits) comes to a hospital and the hospital determines that the individual has an emergency medical condition, the hospital must provide either- (i) within the capabilities of the staff and facilities available at the hospital, for further medical examination and treatment as required to stabilize the medical condition. (ii) For for transfer of the individual to another medical facility in accordance with paragraph (e) of this section. (2) Exception: Application to inpatients. (i) If a hospital has screened an individual under paragraph (a) of this section and found the individual to have an emergency medical condition, and admits that individual as an inpatient in good faith in order to stabilize the emergency medical condition, the hospital has satisfied its special responsibilities under this section with respect to that individual (ii) This section is not applicable to an inpatient who was admitted for elective (nonemergency) diagnosis or treatment. (iii) A hospital is required by the conditions of participation for hospitals under Part 482 of this chapter to provide care to its inpatients in accordance with those conditions of participation. (3) Refusal to consent to treatment. A hospital meets the requirements of paragraph (d)(1)(i) of this section with respect to an individual if the hospital offers the individual the further medical examination and treatment described in that paragraph and informs the individual (or a person acting on the individual’s behalf) of the risks and benefits to the individual of the examination and treatment, but the individual (or a person acting on the individual’s behalf) does not consent to the examination or treatment. The medical record must contain a description of the examination, treatment, or both if applicable, that was refused by or on behalf of the individual. The hospital must take all reasonable steps to secure the individual’s written informed refusal (or that of the person acting on his or her behalf). The written document should indicate that the person has been informed of the risks and benefits of the examination or treatment, or both. This Standard is not met as evidenced by: 26251 Based on record review, interview and document review, the facility failed to ensure it provided all recommended services to stabilize an emergency medical condition for 1 of 58 patients (Patient #22). Findings include: In the early morning hours of 1/19/2024, Patient #22 was transferred from hospital #1 with an authorization and consent for transfer form. The diagnosis was corneal foreign body. The documented reason for the transfer was the patient needed a higher level of care hospital #1 could not provide. The service recommended, which was unavailable at hospital #1, was ophthalmology. Hospital #2 had ophthalmology services on call. The patient was transported via ambulance to hospital #2. Hospital #1’s emergency department removed some corneal foreign body(ies), but it was unable to remove a visible foreign body at the 5 ‘o’clock position adjacent to the pupil. Hospital #2’s emergency department was able to remove this visible foreign body, and the patient reported mild improvement in symptoms. The patient’s vital signs were stable and within normal limits. The patient was diagnosed with corneal abrasion and corneal foreign body with a prescription for Erythromycin Base to be applied 5 times daily in each eye. The patient was given an outside referral to two ophthalmologists, neither of which was located on or near the hospital campus. There was no documented evidence the emergency provider attempted to contact the available on call ophthalmology service for an opinion. The patient was discharged at 6:38 AM on 1/19/2024. The following discharge instructions were provided to the patient: You were seen in the Emergency Department for evaluation of a foreign body in your eye. We removed at least a portion of this foreign body. I am unable to tell if we completely removed all the pieces of metal. You need to follow-up with an ophthalmologist for a more thorough evaluation than we are capable of doing here in the Emergency Department. I have given the phone number for (ophthalmologist). [No phone number was documented in the instructions, and a request for a copy of the actual discharge instructions was met with “these are the discharge instructions” from the Emergency Department Director]. Discharge instructions continued: Please call their office immediately to schedule an appointment, ideally this morning. You received 1 dose of Erythromycin eyedrops which is an antibiotic. You will need additional antibiotics as you have a residual corneal abrasion regardless of if there is remaining metal in your eye. On 7/12/2024 at 8:40 AM, the Emergency Department Associate Chief Medical Officer indicated the purpose of the transfer was to remove the visible metal shaving noted, and the other metal shavings could remain in the eye 3-4 days and be followed up. The provider made the decision to discharge for the follow-up. The transfer document revealed the purpose of the transfer was a higher level of care, availability of ophthalmology service, which was not consulted. The emergency department provider documented the patient needed to follow-up with an ophthalmologist immediately, ideally that morning, for a more thorough evaluation than the emergency department was capable of, despite choosing not to contact the available on-call ophthalmology service. There was no assistance from the emergency department or assurance if or when the patient could secure an ophthalmology appointment within 3-4 days.”

    Rule A2407. Standard-level. From a complaint.

All 2 inspections in the last three years
Inspections on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Dec 26, 2025Complaint inspectionNo deficiencies cited
Jul 12, 2024Complaint inspection2 deficiencies cited

How do patients fare?

  • CMS’s overall for it is 2 of 5.
  • Of the measures behind its , CMS counts against the national value: mortality, 2 better and 0 worse of 8; safety of care, 3 better and 0 worse of 8; readmission, 0 better and 2 worse of 8.
  • Patients rate it 2 of 5 in CMS’s patient survey (664 surveys completed, Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025): 60% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10, and 56% would definitely recommend it.
  • Infections, compared by CMS with the national benchmark (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025): central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI), better than the national benchmark; catheter urinary tract infections (CAUTI), better than the national benchmark; surgical site infections after colon surgery, no different than national benchmark; surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomy, no different than national benchmark; MRSA bloodstream infections, no different than national benchmark; C. diff infections, better than the national benchmark.
  • CMS’s patient safety composite for serious complications, PSI 90, Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2024: no different than the national value.
  • Deaths within 30 days, as CMS gives them (Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2025): heart attack 13.1%, heart failure 8.5%, pneumonia 15%, COPD 10.9%, stroke 10.8%, heart bypass surgery 3.2%. CMS gives no comparison with the national rate for them in this release.
  • Readmissions within 30 days, as CMS gives them (Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2025): heart attack 15.1%, heart failure 22.5%, pneumonia 17.7%, COPD 20.5%, heart bypass surgery 13%, hip or knee replacement 5.2%. CMS gives no comparison with the national rate for them in this release.
  • After outpatient care, compared by CMS: unplanned hospital visits after outpatient surgery, no different than expected.
  • Emergency department patients spent a median of 165 minutes there before leaving (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025), and 0% left before being seen.
  • 68% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock got the care CMS measures, SEP-1 (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025).
  • Medicare’s spending per patient here is 1.18 times the national median (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024).
Ratings and measures, as published
MeasureRating
Overall ratingCMS’s overall hospital quality star rating, 1 to 52 of 5
Patient survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of the hospital’s patients (HCAHPS), 1 to 52 of 5

Is it certified, and in good standing?

  • Medicare-certified acute care hospital since Jul 1, 1969.
  • Ownership: proprietary.
  • It is accredited by The Joint Commission, whose surveys stand in for the state’s routine inspections.
  • No deficiency on record in the last three years.
  • It has an inpatient rehabilitation unit of 42 beds, which CMS lists apart as a rehabilitation facility.
  • Proprietary.
Source:

CMS, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated quarterly.

CMS, Hospital General Information. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.

CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.

Has it been penalized?

  • CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for hospitals.
  • Not among the hospitals whose Medicare payments CMS cut under the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program for fiscal year 2026.
  • 2 deficiencies cited in the last three years came from inspections that included a complaint investigation.
Source:

CMS, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated yearly.

CMS, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated quarterly.

CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.

What do patients say about their care?

  • CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for hospitals.
  • In CMS’s patient survey, patients rate how well its nurses communicated 1 of 5.
  • 68% of its health care workers got a flu shot (Oct 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025).
Source:

CMS, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital and Timely and Effective Care - Hospital. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.

Who owns it?

  • Ac Med LLC owns 100% directly since Jan 1, 2016.
  • 5 owners or officers are people: Carl H James (corporate officer, 100%); Carl H James (managing employee (on the payroll), 100%); Eric D Smith (managing employee (under contract)); Todd P Sklamberg (corporate officer); Todd P Sklamberg (managing employee (on the payroll)).
  • CMS’s Provider of Services file records 1 change of ownership, the latest on Feb 1, 1999.
  • No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
  • No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
Source:

CMS, Hospital All Owners and Hospital Enrollments. Released Sep 29, 2026. Updated monthly.

CMS, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated quarterly.

Organisations CMS lists
OrganisationRoleShareSince
HCA Inc.Owns 5% or more through other companies100%Oct 4, 2016
HCA Healthcare Inc.Owns 5% or more through other companies100%Oct 4, 2016
Ac Med LLCOwns 5% or more directly100%Jan 1, 2016
Healthtrust Inc. - the Hospital CompanyOwns 5% or more through other companies100%Oct 4, 2016
Frisco Holding IIOwns 5% or more through other companies16.3%Feb 6, 2026
Hercules Holding IIOwns 5% or more through other companies14.4%Oct 4, 2016

How does it compare nearby?

  • Of the 26 hospitals CMS lists in Clark County, 14 have an overall star rating from CMS: 1 rated 5 of 5, 3 rated 4 of 5, 4 rated 3 of 5, 6 rated 2 of 5.
  • CMS rates this one 2 of 5.
Source:

CMS, Hospital General Information. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.

What the record doesn’t say

  • CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for hospitals, so none are shown. The one payment cut CMS publishes for each hospital, under its Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, is shown where it applies.
  • Only complaints that led to a citation appear; complaints that didn’t aren’t published.
  • Most hospitals are accredited by a private organisation (The Joint Commission, DNV and others) whose routine inspections stand in for the state’s; those reports aren’t public, and QCOR holds only the state’s surveys: no inspection on record here doesn’t mean none took place.
  • QCOR says its hospital inspection data are complete only through September 17, 2026, while it moves to a new system.
  • CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for hospitals.
  • In its September 2026 release CMS gives no comparison with the national rate for death and readmission rates, though it gives the rates.

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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

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11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

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CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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