Nathan adelson biography
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For three decades, the Nathan Adelson Hospice –– now on the campus of MountainView Hospital, 3150 N. Tenaya Way –– has made end-of-life care the standard by which others follow. It will celebrate its 35th anniversary this year and is named for a man whose family was well-known in the Las Vegas Valley.
“We’ve served 50,000 patients since it opened,” said Carole Fisher, hospice CEO. “What a wonderful tribute to him.”
Nathan Adelson is no relation to casino magnate Sheldon Adelson but rather headed the largest hospital in Las Vegas. Developer Irwin Molasky was well acquainted with Nathan Adelson and said he was a man of honor and integrity.
“He was like a father to me,” Molasky said.
Born in Omaha, Neb., and raised in Los Angeles, Adelson ran a successful supermarket operation there, but he was keenly interested in son Merv’s projects as a developer in Las Vegas. Merv Adelson’s business partner was Molask
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If men live on through their deeds, the memory of Nathan Adelson will never fade. He was a beloved, caring man who was a visionary and a dreamer. At the same time, he was a pragmatic, bottom-line oriented professional lauded for his business acumen. He was never satisfied with the way things were only with how they could be.
Born in Omaha, NE, raised in Los Angeles, CA, Nate sold his successful supermarket operations in Los Angeles in 1961 and moved to Las Vegas, NV with his wife Pearl at the insistence of his son Merv and friend Irwin Molasky. Merv and Irwin had just completed building Nevada’s largest medical facility, Sunrise Hospital, and convinced Nate that his true calling was in the hospital field. Nate’s compassion for his fellow man and the desire to make life for others more bearable brought him to Sunrise.
Nate became Sunrise Hospital’s administrator, where his efforts went far beyond what his title would indicate. He was devoted to aiding the ne