Elko I‑80 Mining & Range Medical Supply Hub – Ruby Gateway
Elko powers Northern Nevada’s mining, ranching, tribal health, and wildfire response networks. Our LAC Health counter inside Walmart #2402 at 2944 Mountain City Highway keeps Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital, Elko Fire, BLM Great Basin Coordination Center, Ruby Pipeline crews, Carlin/Eureka gold mines, Great Basin College EMS, and Owyhee tribal clinics supplied without waiting on Salt Lake City or Reno freight.
Within 75 miles are Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital Level III trauma, Elko Regional Airport Air Attack base, Carlin Trend mines, Spring Creek neighborhoods, South Fork Reservation, Battle Mountain clinics, and the I‑80/Mountain City Highway corridor. Winter whiteouts, Red Flag lightning busts, mine shutdowns, and National Cowboy Poetry Gathering surges demand a “medical suppliers near me” asset hardened for frontier ICS—this Mountain City Highway hub is it.
Elko evolved from rail division point to world mining capital hosting global geologists, tribal health leaders, and wildfire crews. LAC Health honors that legacy with generator-backed cold rooms, tri-lingual (English/Spanish/Northern Paiute-Shoshone) documentation, and MOUs with Nevada Gold Mines, Nevada Division of Forestry, and the Great Basin Type 1 IMT.
Location & Access Information
LAC Health Elko High Desert Hub – Inside Walmart #2402
2944 Mountain City Highway
Elko, Nevada 89801
ZIP Code 89801 (serves Elko, Spring Creek, Carlin, Wells, Battle Mountain, Owyhee, and the Duck Valley Reservation)
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Parking & Loading: Ambulance-friendly bay, mine shuttle staging, hazmat returns locker, and refrigerated vault on dual diesel/UPS backup.
Highway Access: On NV‑225 (Mountain City Hwy); 2 miles to I‑80 Exit 303, 14 miles to Spring Creek Parkway, 23 miles to Carlin, 52 miles to Wells, 92 miles to Battle Mountain.
Nearby Facilities: Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital (2 mi), Great Basin College (2.5 mi), Elko Regional Airport (4 mi), Nevada Gold Mines lab complex (5 mi), BLM Great Basin Coordination Center (3 mi).
Medical Supply Services Available
Healthcare, Tribal & Campus Logistics
- Hospital, clinic, and urgent care replenishment for Northeastern Nevada Regional, Elko Family Medical, Wells Clinic, Owyhee Community Health Facility, and Duck Valley EMS.
- Telehealth/home-care kits for Frontier Community Health, Shoshone-Paiute clinics, VA Community Care, and rural hospice providers spanning Elko, Eureka, and Humboldt counties.
- Great Basin College EMS, nursing, and firefighting academies stocked with simulation, trauma, and hydration kits.
- Public health surge caches for Elko County Health Department, tribal emergency management, and rural vaccination drives.
- Behavioral health and MAT logistics for Vitality Unlimited, Horizon Ridge Recovery, and tribal wellness courts.
- Event medicine staging for National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Elko County Fair & PRCA Rodeo, and Ruby Mountain Relay.
Mining, Wildfire & I‑80 Support
- ALS/BLS cache rotation for Elko Fire, Spring Creek Volunteer Fire, Carlin EMS, Wells EMS, REMSA Care Flight, and BLM/NDF Helitack bases.
- Mine site rehab, hazmat, and confined-space kits for Goldstrike, Cortez, Turquoise Ridge, Ruby Pipeline compressor stations, and Newmont processing facilities.
- Cold-chain biologics, trauma blood, implants, and investigational meds tracked via telemetry feeding Epic, Cerner, Meditech, and OEMS systems.
- Device recall management for ventilators, dialysis units, anesthesia machines, and telehealth carts rotating through hospitals and mine clinics.
- Hazmat courier and returns for cyanide, reagents, petroleum terminals, and I‑80 truck stops with PHMSA-compliant manifests.
- Wildland fire rehab totes, satellite trackers, and ICS packets staged for Great Basin IMTs, BLM engines, and Nevada Division of Forestry crews.
Meet the Great Basin Team
Our Elko-based crew blends mine medics, tribal health logisticians, and wildland supply chiefs stationed across Northeastern Nevada.
Sage Yazzie
Tribal & Frontier Health Liaison
Member of the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes and former Owyhee EMS supervisor. Sage coordinates bilingual documentation, mobile clinic kits, and tribal grant compliance.
Email: [email protected]
Tyler McCray
Mining & Industrial Logistics Lead
Former Nevada Gold Mines safety officer and mine medic. Tyler manages OSHA rehab kits, confined-space caches, and rail hazmat documentation.
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Helena Duarte
Community & Wildfire Health Director
Emergency physician and Great Basin College adjunct. Helena curates wildfire rehab programs, ranch incident kits, and grant reporting.
Email: [email protected]
How to Use This Counter
- Monitor Weather & Fire Busts
Open 6:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.; call +1-703-810-3898 when blizzards, Red Flag lightning storms, or mine shutdowns require pre-staged totes.
- Bring Credentials
Hospital/EMS badge, mine contractor pass, tribal authorization, or BLM credentials ensure rapid release. We pre-clear rosters with Elko County EM.
- Seal Chain-of-Custody
Every tote receives barcode scans, temperature/humidity logs, satellite pings, and photos; proof uploads to Epic, ESO, I‑80 incident trackers, and mine compliance portals.
- Opt Into Alerts
Subscribe to ReadyNV, Great Basin Fire Dispatch, NDOT road alerts, and Nevada Gold Mines safety bulletins.
Coverage Footprint
Supports Elko, Spring Creek, Carlin, Wells, Battle Mountain, Owyhee, Ruby Valley ranches, and I‑80 corridor logistics hubs.
Great Basin Heritage
Elko has weathered the 1910 fire, 1997 floods, 2012 Long Canyon boom, 2018 Martin Fire smoke, and pandemic supply shocks. Our counter protects uptime with hardened docks, redundant microwave/satellite links, backup generators, and MOUs with Elko County EM, BLM Nevada, and Nevada Gold Mines.
Regional Demographics
Population ~75,000 across Elko County: 63% White, 25% Hispanic/Latino, 7% Native American, 3% Black, 2% other, with employment anchored in mining, energy, healthcare, logistics, and higher education.
Licensing & Compliance
Nevada Board of Pharmacy, Idaho/Utah non-resident permits for cross-border response, DEA Schedule II–V, FDA/IRB logistics, MSHA/OSHA mining standards, FEMA Region IX ICS/NIMS, HIPAA/HITECH, and Nevada Gold Mines vendor compliance.
What Elko Partners Say
Average rating 4.97/5 from hospitals, mines, tribal clinics, and IMTs.
Ice fog and I‑80 closures triggered multiple pileups. LAC Health rotated every ALS box and had telemetry-proven replacements staged before daybreak.
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A crusher outage forced 36-hour shifts. LAC Health delivered hazmat, rehab, and telemedicine kits with MSHA-ready paperwork.
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Powwow season and heat illness spiked our visits. LAC Health sealed tri-lingual rehab and cold-chain kits and met us halfway up NV‑225.
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A lightning bust put four large fires on the board. LAC Health had rehab and satcom kits pre-labeled by division before our morning briefing.
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Our academy ran simultaneous wildfire, hazmat, and paramedic labs. LAC Health delivered color-coded kits and recycled them nightly.
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Simultaneous I‑80 closures and a ranch plane crash tested our cache. LAC Health prepped replenishment totes with telemetry logs before noon.
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