Las Vegas, NV — Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center and Sunrise Children's Hospital are pleased to announce the appointment of Todd Sklamberg to the position of Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. In this position Sklamberg will oversee all the operations for Sunrise and Sunrise Children's, a 700-bed campus that is the largest in the state of Nevada and serves Southern Nevada and the surrounding region.

Prior to being named CEO, Sklamberg served as the Chief Operating Officer of Sunrise Children's Hospital since early 2008 and has served as the Interim CEO for Sunrise for the past month. He is a 20-year veteran of the healthcare industry. Prior to joining Sunrise Children's Hospital, he served as Vice President of Strategic Operations and Facilities for St. Louis Children's Hospital.

Sklamberg holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hofstra University in Long Island, NY.

Sklamberg replaces Sylvia Young who was promoted to President of HCA's Continental Division based in Denver, CO.

Sunrise is part of the four-hospital Sunrise Health System, which includes Sunrise, Sunrise Children's, MountainView and Southern Hills Hospitals.


About Sunrise Hospital

Chosen as the top hospital in Las Vegas by U.S. News and World Report and voted as the Best Hospital in Las Vegas by the Las Vegas Review Journal's "Best of Las Vegas" readers' poll, Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center provides high-quality, advanced healthcare services in Southern Nevada and the surrounding region. A Consumer Choice award-winning hospital for 15 consecutive years, Las Vegas' largest acute care facility offers a full range of specialized services including an Accredited Chest Pain Center, The Nevada Neurosciences Institute — the region's first Joint Commission Certified Primary Stroke Center — featuring stroke, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and sleep disorder treatments, a Comprehensive Cancer Center recognized by the American College of Surgeons, a comprehensive Breast Center, a Level-II Trauma and Emergency Services Department, a CARF accredited inpatient Rehabilitation Center, Orthopedics, Gamma Knife and specialty services in women's health, pulmonology, critical care, complex surgery and wound care. Sharing the same campus is Sunrise Children's Hospital, Nevada's largest, most comprehensive children's hospital.

Need to find a physician or get answers to your health questions? Call (702) 233-5454.

About Sunrise Children's Hospital

Sunrise Children's Hospital, Nevada's most comprehensive children's hospital, is a 244-bed facility dedicated to caring for infants, children, adolescents and expectant mothers. As the leading pediatric and maternal provider in the region, Sunrise Children's Hospital partners with physicians and hospitals throughout the Southwest to offer the most comprehensive and experienced maternal and child health programs as well as access to advanced subspecialties. Sunrise Children's Hospital offers unique and specialized services to care for the acute and emergent needs of kids and their families including a 24-hour dedicated pediatric Emergency Department, the only specialized in-house pediatric and neonatal transport team, the state's largest, most comprehensive Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, a dedicated Pediatric Pharmacy, a dedicated Oncology Unit and a Labor and Delivery Unit. The facility's services for healing extend through a family-centered care philosophy to treat various aspects of the patients' lives.

For more information, visit Sunrise Children's Hospital.

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