Intermountain Health held a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, October 26, 2026, to begin construction on the Intermountain Health Felicia and Ben Horowitz Children’s Hospital in Las Vegas. The event, which included community leaders and families, marked the start of a project intended to establish Nevada’s first stand-alone children’s hospital.
The planned 33-acre campus will feature an approximately 828,600-square-foot hospital. The facility is expected to include an initial 180-bed inpatient tower with the capacity to expand to 228 beds. Medical services at the site will encompass neonatal care, pediatric and cardiac intensive care, emergency and trauma care, orthopedics, cancer and bone marrow transplant services, behavioral health, and advanced medical and surgical care for children.
According to Intermountain Health, the hospital is intended to serve as a destination for pediatric care for families throughout Nevada and surrounding states, such as Arizona and Southern Utah. The project is part of a broader vision by Intermountain Children’s Health to unify pediatric care standards and create a national model for children's health systems.
The project is supported by the Intermountain Health Nevada Campaign for Kids, which recently received a $150 million commitment from Felicia and Ben Horowitz. This contribution represents one of the largest gifts to a children's hospital in the United States.
Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo stated the hospital represents an investment in the state's future and provides an opportunity to attract exceptional healthcare talent to Nevada. Mitch Cloward, Intermountain Health region president, said the hospital is intended to serve as a beacon for changing the trajectory of children's health across the state.
For many families in the region, the new hospital aims to provide specialized care locally so families do not have to leave their support systems to find necessary medical expertise. The facility is expected to open in 2030.
