The Helmsley Charitable Trust has committed $20 million to Intermountain Health to support the expansion of world-class pediatric behavioral health services in Nevada

(PRUnderground) May 13th, 2026

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has committed $20 million to Intermountain Health to expand pediatric behavioral health specialty services in Nevada — one of the largest philanthropic investments of its kind in the state’s history.

The commitment will support the expansion of world-class pediatric behavioral health services, addressing gaps in access to advanced specialty care within Nevada. This commitment also represents significant progress toward ensuring children receive the care they need within their own community.

This collaboration reflects a shared belief between two mission-driven nonprofits: that access to high-quality care should never depend on a family’s ZIP code.

The Helmsley Charitable Trust has made a sustained, multiyear commitment to strengthening Nevada’s healthcare landscape, including prior grants that expanded access to life‑saving ECMO technology, which provides temporary heart and lung support for critically ill patients, across the state.

Intermountain Health, recognized nationally for excellence in pediatric care and backed by more than a century of children’s hospital expertise, is establishing the groundwork to extend this high standard of healthcare to families in Nevada. This includes a campus with comprehensive world-class services, featuring a 826,600-square-foot standalone children’s hospital.

Walter Panzirer, a Trustee of the Helmsley Charitable Trust, announced the $20 million commitment, which will support a comprehensive behavioral health care model that will expand access, improve continuity of care, and deliver evidence-based treatment across the full continuum of pediatric mental health. This commitment will help bring world-class pediatric behavioral healthcare to Nevada, ensuring families can stay together in their community during times of medical crisis.

Youth in southern Nevada will benefit from a comprehensive behavioral healthcare system, Panzirer said. The funding will help establish a centralized continuum of care that ensures patient access to top-notch services and practitioners.

“Many of our children and adolescents navigate behavioral issues, including anger, anxiety, and depression,” Panzirer said. “By providing youth access to equitable and developmentally appropriate services closer to home, Intermountain will strengthen early intervention and reduce reliance on emergency and inpatient care.”

Building on that commitment, Intermountain leaders emphasized how the funding accelerates the community’s momentum to broaden access to advanced pediatric services.

“This generous endorsement helps us to further define and amplify a historic moment in time for children’s health in Nevada,” said David Flood, Chief Development Officer, Intermountain Health, and President, Intermountain Foundation. “Every young person deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life — and today is about very intentionally confronting one of our nation’s greatest healthcare challenges, while celebrating the power and hope that’s created and made stronger when we work together.”

This commitment will support Intermountain Foundation’s emerging Nevada Campaign for Kids, a historic effort chaired by Bill and Wendy Hornbuckle. The campaign aims to advance Intermountain’s broader initiative to build a full continuum of pediatric specialty care across the region. By doing so, Intermountain will help keep families together during times of medical crisis and improve health outcomes.

“We’re building world-class behavioral health care, supported by our talented caregivers, and built for children today and for generations to come,” said Mitch Cloward, Region President, Intermountain Health. “This commitment reflects what’s possible when mission-driven organizations work together on behalf of children and families.”

The Helmsley Charitable Trust aspires to improve lives by supporting exceptional efforts in the U.S. and around the world in health and select place-based initiatives. To date, Helmsley has awarded more than $900 million in grants to support rural health in the Upper Midwest and beyond, as well as in two U.S. Pacific territories.

About Intermountain Health

Headquartered in Utah with locations in six states and additional operations across the western U.S., Intermountain Health is a nonprofit system of 34 hospitals, approximately 400 clinics, medical groups with some 4,600 employed physicians and advanced care providers, a nonprofit health plan called Select Health with more than one million members, and other health services. Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is committed to improving community health and is widely recognized as a leader in transforming healthcare by using evidence-based best practices to consistently deliver high-quality outcomes at sustainable costs. For up-to-date information and announcements, please see the Intermountain Health newsroom at https://news.intermountainhealth.org/. For more information, see intermountainhealth.org/ or call 801-442-2000.

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