UMC Opens New East Charleston Clinic, Expanding Healthcare Access in East Las Vegas

The new facility replaces a nearby Nellis location and offers more space and an improved clinical environment.

Jan. 28, 2026 at 7:31pm

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The University Medical Center (UMC) has opened a new East Charleston Quick Care and Primary Care clinic in East Las Vegas, expanding healthcare access for the community. The new facility replaces a nearby Nellis location and offers more space and an improved clinical environment. The clinic is part of UMC's network of eight other quick care and primary care locations across the Las Vegas valley, which collectively handle an average of 300,000 patient visits annually.

Why it matters

The new UMC clinic in East Las Vegas provides a convenient and accessible healthcare option for residents in the area, who previously had to travel further to UMC or Sunrise facilities to receive care. This expansion helps address healthcare disparities and improves access to quality medical services in an underserved part of the city.

The details

The new UMC East Charleston clinic celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a proclamation from Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom. The facility replaces the nearby Nellis location, offering more space and an improved clinical environment. UMC CEO Mason Van Houweling stated that the new clinic will allow UMC to 'bring more patients through our system, treat more specialized patients' and provide 'more pediatrics' as well as primary care and quick care services.

  • The new UMC East Charleston clinic opened on January 29, 2026.

The players

University Medical Center (UMC)

A public, non-profit hospital system that serves the Las Vegas community, operating a network of clinics and facilities across the valley.

Tick Segerblom

Clark County Commissioner who issued a proclamation for the opening of the new UMC East Charleston clinic.

Mason Van Houweling

CEO of University Medical Center (UMC).

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What they’re saying

“We will be able to bring more patients through our system, treat more specialized patients, we're going to bring some specialty care as well, more pediatrics. So again, sticking with our bread and butter, our primary care and our quick care patients and our brand since the 1980s, and it provides an access to a higher level of care back at UMC.”

— Mason Van Houweling, CEO, University Medical Center (UMC) (news3lv.com)

“To have to drive all the way to UMC or Sunrise and then have them say, 'Oh, you just have a cold or something - that's unacceptable. So, this is really great for people here to be able to locally see somebody who's competent, who's qualified, and the staff at UMC is by far the best!”

— Tick Segerblom, Clark County Commissioner (news3lv.com)

What’s next

The new UMC East Charleston clinic is expected to begin seeing patients immediately, providing expanded healthcare access and services to the East Las Vegas community.

The takeaway

The opening of the new UMC East Charleston clinic represents an important investment in improving healthcare equity and accessibility for residents in East Las Vegas, a historically underserved area of the city. This expansion of UMC's network of clinics will make it easier for community members to receive quality, convenient medical care close to home.