LAS VEGAS ( FOX5 ) — The City of Las Vegas announced a multi-million dollar competition that one city leader said will bring about a crucial next step in the Las Vegas Medical District’s expansion.

Although the medical district falls within Councilman Brian Knudsen’s Ward, he said his mission to expand the area is personal.

When his son was only 2-years-old, he was hospitalized at UMC with a severe lung infection

“We worked really hard with the physicians there and we almost lost him a couple of times,” Knudsen said. “The truth is, there just wasn’t enough care here in Nevada to take care of it for him.”

Eventually, Knudsen said he had to take his son out-of-state for a procedure

“It left a scar on our family. He doesn’t remember it, but I will never forget it,” he said.

While stil

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