Located on the eastern banks of the Colorado River, near the juncture of Arizona, Nevada and California, Mohave Valley is a thriving, bustling community that offers mild winters, year-round sunshine and a host of water recreation opportunities.

The Hospital
(Scheduled to open Fall 2005) Valley View Medical Center is a 102,000-square-foot acute-care facility with an adjacent 20,000-square-ft. medical office building. The hospital features 60 beds: 40 med/surg beds, ten rehabilitation beds, a four-bed labor & delivery unit, and a six-bed intensive care unit. There are six major operating rooms and two minor procedure rooms. The hospital provides 24-hour emergency service with full-time emergency physicians on duty. The facility offers a full complement of community and regional referral services in all of the major medical disciplines, with a medical staff that represents a broad cross section of specialty areas.

The Community
Located on the Colorado River, Mohave Valley is one of the fastest growing areas in the United States. The community features a classic low-desert climate, with extremely low humidity, smog-free air, sunshine almost every day of the year and breathtakingly beautiful sunsets most every evening. The average daily high temperature in November is 74 degrees. Located just minutes away from I-40, Mohave Valley also provides easy access to the city life offered by the metropolitan areas of Phoenix, Las Vegas and Los Angeles.

Recreation
The Mohave Valley community is a veritable paradise for water sports and other outdoor activities. Swimming, boating, scuba diving and skiing, as well as trophy fishing for bass, trout, and other species, are available at several locations throughout the region. Only four miles across at its widest point, but 67 miles in length, Lake Mohave features 237 miles of shoreline that can be enjoyed year-round. The lake's surrounding terrain includes sheer cliffs, sandy beaches and secluded coves. Nearby Lake Havasu is a 45-mile long water recreation paradise. Finally, the Colorado River provides hundreds of miles of navigable water, while the spectacular views of the Grand Canyon (above) and the beautiful cities of Flagstaff and Sedona are only a few hours away.

Other recreational activities offered by the region include hiking, off-road vehicle sports and hunting. For nature lovers, nearby Mohave National Preserve, created by Congress in 1994, has 1.6 million acres of protected desert habitat. Located in the heart of the world famous Mojave Desert, this beautiful and tranquil setting showcases a wide variety of natural features, including rose-colored sand dunes, Joshua tree forests and mile-high mountains. Four-wheel-drive vehicles are welcomed to explore an extensive network of dirt roads. East of the city, The Black Mountain Range has plenty of possibilities to go off-roading or to explore ghost towns. Hunters can find mule deer, quail, dove and bighorn sheep.

Golf is another popular outdoor activity in the region. No less than six courses are within easy driving distance of Mohave Valley, including Desert Lakes Golf Course, with a 6,569-yard, par 72 layout. Entertainment is a major area attraction, just across the Colorado River, in Laughlin, NV (above left).