A new health card office will soon open in east Las Vegas.

Health card services offered by the Southern Nevada Health District at its East Las Vegas Public Health Center will be unavailable Thursday, Feb. 16 while the program is moved to a new location in the same complex.

The new health cards office, 570 N. Nellis Blvd., Ste. E-12 will reopen at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21. For more information, visit the health district website, www.SNHD.info.

The East Las Vegas Public Health Center is open Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. (closed on Friday). Services include health cards, birth/death certificates, family planning services (by appointment), children’s exams (by appointment), women’s healthcare services, and immunizations for adults and children.

Health district public health centers are located at: 

With the implementation of a new electronic reporting system, Henderson firefighters are stepping into the 21st century with the goal of improving service on emergency medical calls.

The city fire department anticipates responding to more than 16,000 calls for emergency medical services this year. The Electronic Patient Care Reporting (ePCR) system aims to significantly improve medical outcomes for these patients, while at the same time cutting costs and improving efficiency in the delivery of emergency medical services.

The two Nevada State College (NSC) faculty members and eight student volunteers who completed a medical mission this summer in Ethiopia will discuss their experiences during a special presentation at NSC at 11 a.m.  Tuesday in the Great Hall of the Dawson Building, 1125 Nevada State Drive, Henderson.

Dr. Kebret Kebede, associate professor of biology at Nevada State College and a practicing orthopedic surgeon, led the medical mission with Dr. Robin Herlands, assistant professor of biology at Nevada State College, and students from Nevada State College’s Anatomy & Physiology Honors Society and Pre-Health Professionals Club.