HENDERSON, NV-It began as a vision for a new kind of healthcare campus, and tied in perfectly with the need to replace St. Rose Dominican Hospitals’ aging Rose de Lima campus currently located in the southeast Las Vegas suburb of Henderson, according to a prepared release. The planned development called UnionVillage will encompass much more than simply replacing the 64-year-old hospital, UnionVillage is said to have emerged as a visionary plan to create the nation’s first integrated health village on a 171-acre site at US Highway 95 and Galleria Drive.

Healthcare firms, Hammes Co. and HKS, have been engaged to provide project management and design services respectively. “There is truly no place like UnionVillage for those who seek a single, integrated lifestyle community offering a complete continuum of healthcare services—from independent living to assisted living to memory care, along with outpatient medical care, general and specialty hospital services, long-term acute care and skilled nursing,” explains Kevin Kraiss, senior vice president with Hammes Co.

UnionVillage will be a multi-phase, master-planned, mixed-use development anchored by a range of healthcare and senior living facilities. The project consists of: UnionCentre, the centerpiece of the new campus, will include a new 214-bed St. Rose de Lima acute care hospital, a cancer hospital, a long-term acute care and rehabilitation facility, a skilled nursing facility, a proton therapy center, and a wellness center, as well as medical office buildings, and education and research space; UnionPlace, a continuing care retirement community for up to 1,500 active seniors, will offer amenities including a clubhouse with dining facilities; UnionPlaza will include 300,000 square feet of specialty retail space and a mid-range, all-suites hotel and conference center, along with restaurants, a multi-screen theater, an athletic club, a food court, an inter-generational child development center and offices; and UnionPark will consist of a series of thematic walks and pedestrian pathways and parks that link the village together with a proposed Henderson Space and Science Center, a possible Performing Arts Center, and future commercial development.