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Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital reports improved patient scores, new MRI and behavioral‑health admissions
Summary
Hospital officials told the Elko County Board of Health that patient satisfaction scores are up and hospital‑acquired infections are low, that capital spending reached about $5.5–$6.0 million last year, and that the hospital has opened an inpatient behavioral‑health unit admitting 90 patients since September with an average stay of five days.
A Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital presenter told the board the hospital’s scorecard shows gains in patient satisfaction (HCAHPS) and that hand‑hygiene rates are high while hospital‑acquired infections were effectively zero for the latest reporting period. Hospital leadership credited frontline staff and more stable unit leadership for improvements.
The hospital reported capital spending of about $5.5 million through the earlier quarter and said total capital spending exceeded $6.0 million by year‑end. A currently running imaging‑department remodel will replace a 2005 MRI with a modern scanner; the presenter said, “we are replacing the MRI scanning system that we've had there at the hospital since 2005 … we're going from a 16 channel MRI scanner to a 128 channel,” and described a complete digital x‑ray upgrade. The imaging project’s reported price tag is $2,500,000.
On behavioral care, hospital staff said the new inpatient behavioral health unit opened Sept. 5 and has admitted 90 patients to date with an average age of about 35 and an average length of stay of five days; the hospital said before the unit opened such patients were often transferred out of town. Board members pressed the hospital on nurse turnover (noting April–May 2025 figures near 23%) and on recruiting and retention strategies; hospital leadership pointed to more stable on‑unit leadership and partnerships with Great Basin College as part of its workforce strategy.
