NVCI State-of-the-Art Facility

Establishing itself as a premier cancer center, Nevada Cancer Institute has invested in building a cancer treatment and research campus.

Nevada Cancer Institute (NVCI), an independent, nonprofit treatment and research facility, designated as the official cancer institute for the state opened its first facility, a multi-purpose 142,000-square-foot facility, in September 2005. The facility is home to groundbreaking biomedical research, education and technologically advanced, multi-disciplinary, sub-specialized patient care. This center is a hub where Nevadans and those from surrounding states can learn about cancer prevention, detection and treatment options.

This flagship facility is located in Summerlin at the intersection of Interstate 215 and Town Center Road, and is uniquely designed to foster scientific research and discovery while maintaining the comfort of cancer patients and their families. The $52 million, four-story facility is outfitted with cutting-edge technology for researching, diagnosing and treating cancer.

In January 2009, a second facility, the 100,000-square-foot support services building housing administrative departments such as Communications, Development, Finance, Human Resources and Information Technology was completed to bring all NVCI offices onto one central campus.

A third building, the Ralph and Betty Engelstad Cancer Research Building, a facility dedicated entirely to cancer research, which will ultimately house 40 biosafety level (BSL)-2 laboratories upon completion, was opened in October 2009, adding a third building d to the campus. Two floors of the three-story building and a full basement have been finished and will be occupied by NVCI research faculty.