About Renown Health
What We Stand For
Renown Health is Nevada’s largest, not-for-profit integrated healthcare network serving Nevada, Lake Tahoe and northeast California. With a diverse workforce of more than 8,000 employees, Renown has fostered a longstanding culture of excellence, determination and innovation. Our organization is comprised of a trauma center, two acute care hospitals, a children’s hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, a medical group and urgent care network, and the locally owned not-for-profit insurance company, Hometown Health.
Introducing Renown's New Mission, Vision and Values
Mission, vision and values provide insight into an organization's purpose and future. In 2025, Renown Health launched a 10-year strategic plan. Updating our organization's mission, vision, and values statements laid the foundation for Renown's new strategy, which reflects our aspirations for the community and the commitment of our compassionate employees.
Our strategic plan comprises five imperatives, founded on clinical and operational excellence. These imperatives support our long-term aspiration to be the destination for care across our region, including: Academic Integration, Essential & Advanced Care, Not-for-Profit Mission, People First and Quality & Affordable Care.
Mission
Established in 1864 as Nevada’s first hospital, we proudly serve our community as the only not-for-profit academic health system, committed to saving lives, nurturing minds, and caring for all people.
Vision
Create a healthier future through exceptional care and discovery
Values
People First, Compassion, Integrity, Collaboration, Excellence
Nevada’s First Integrated Academic Health System
Renown Health is proud to partner with the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine to form Nevada’s first integrated academic health system. This innovative affiliation strengthens our shared commitment to advancing healthcare across the state by expanding clinical care, medical education, clinical research and access to evidence-based care.
Building Stronger Communities, Together
At Renown Health, our mission goes beyond patient care—we’re committed to strengthening the health and well-being of every community we serve. Through funding, volunteerism, services and partnerships, we proudly support local organizations and initiatives that align with our values.
From our hospitals to our people, Renown gives back—because healthier communities start with all of us.
Renown Health Foundation
Your generosity powers Renown Health’s mission to deliver exceptional care and expand vital health services across our region. As a nonprofit health system, we rely on donors like you to help us serve more than 1 million people—including those in rural and underserved communities.
With your support, we can continue to grow life-saving programs, fund innovation and build healthier futures for all.
Awards and Accreditations
Renown’s commitment has been recognized by various agencies, institutions and programs. We're proud to display these achievements.
Healthgrades
Beacon Award for Excellence
Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval
Designated Level II Trauma Center
ABRET Accreditation
Gold Plus Award for Stroke
Gold Plus Award Heart Failure
Children's Miracle Network Hospitals
AACVPR Certification
American College of Radiology
Renown Health Newsroom
Renown Health and University of Nevada, Reno Orvis School of Nursing Honored with American Association of Colleges and Nursing Award for Exemplary Academic-Practice Partnership
Renown Health, the largest not-for-profit academic health system in the region, and the University of Nevada, Reno’s Orvis School of Nursing (OSN), Nevada’s first and longest-standing nursing school, were recognized for their exceptional academic partnership. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) has selected the Gerald “Jerry” Smith Academic-Practice Partnership as a winner of the 2025 AACN Exemplary Academic-Practice Partnership Award.
The annual awards program honors AACN member institutions that establish outstanding and model academic-practice partnerships. To be selected, academic-practice partnerships must demonstrate an innovative and sustained relationship that extends beyond clinical placements, present positive outcomes that are measurable, show a commitment to the Guiding Principles for Academic-Practice Partnerships and be in place for at least one year.
Awards will be officially presented at the AACN Academic Nursing Leadership Conference, held at the JW Marriott Washington in Washington, D.C., from Nov. 1-3, 2025.
“Winning this award affirms a partnership that goes far beyond student placements or tuition support. It’s truly bidirectional: Renown nurses enrich our curriculum and mentor our learners; OSN faculty collaborate inside the health system to strengthen care delivery; and together, we’re advancing nursing science through our joint work to establish an embedded Nurse Scientist at Renown,” said Charlie Yingling, DNP, Dean, Orvis School of Nursing. “This is how academic–practice partners should function—improving how we educate, how we practice and most importantly, how our community receives care.”
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Better Together: Renown Seeks Community Health Partners
Local, not-for-profit organizations encouraged to apply for 2026 “Better Together” Community Grant Funding Program
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Renown Health Opens New Urgent Care in Northwest Reno
ABOVE: A ribbon-cutting event on Monday, Oct. 6, celebrates Renown Urgent Care – Ambassador Drive opening, which expands access to high-quality, convenient and affordable urgent care services for our growing community
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