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MEDIA CONTACT: Jace Radke | 702-229-2205 | 702-249-3514 | jradke@lasvegasnevada.gov
City Of Las Vegas To Cut Ribbon For New Recuperative Care Center
Center To Expand Services For Homeless Individuals To Heal From Serious Illness Or Injury
Las Vegas Mayor Shelley Berkley and Ward 5 Councilwoman Shondra Summers-Armstrong will cut the ribbon on the new Recuperative Care Center to provide more services to those who need to heal from an injury or illness and have no options for shelter. The event is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, at 1581 N. Main St. Tours will be available for media immediately following the ribbon-cutting. Media will want to enter at the facility's north driveway.
The city opened the Recuperative Care Center (RCC) in 2020 to provide a safe, stable and supportive place for people experiencing homelessness to heal from a serious illness or injury. The RCC is the only program of its kind in our community. The original facility included 38 beds, and it was quickly determined that more services were needed.
The new facility is larger and has 74 beds for those recovering from ailments or procedures. The facility will begin hosting patients in early November. The second floor of the center will include behavioral health transition services and will include additional beds.
People experiencing homelessness suffer profound disparities in health and mortality compared to the general population. Recovery is extremely difficult on the streets, and shelters generally are not equipped to support people who are sick or injured. Homelessness itself causes and exacerbates existing medical conditions and makes adherence to treatment plans more difficult.
The RCC promotes connections to primary and behavioral health care and decreases hospital utilization, thus improving efficiency and reducing costs in health systems. Medical respite programs like the RCC are critical to community efforts to end homelessness.
In addition to medical services, the RCC also provides intensive case management and assistance to connect with state and federal benefits (retirement, Social Security, disability, etc.) and services to address the patient’s barriers to housing.
The new RCC project was built by Rafael Construction and was designed by EV&A Architects. The $20 million project included $11 million in grant funding from the State of Nevada.
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