News Stories

January 4, 2018

Lovelace Hospital’s first baby of 2018

Baby Enrique was the first baby born at Lovelace Regional Hospital in 2018. He was born on Tuesday at 2:50 p.m. and weighed in at 6 pounds, 14.3 ounces and was 20 inches long. The family received gifts for the baby donated by Pioneer Bank, Apple Blossom, Barringers, Finishing Touches and House of... Read More
December 20, 2017

Lovelace names new CFO

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Gary L. Whittington will become chief financial officer of Lovelace Health System on Jan. 3. Whittington, a certified public accountant, has over 18 years of corporate accounting experience in health care, most recently as the market chief financial officer at Baptist Health... Read More
December 20, 2017

Lovelace getting new chief financial officer

Lovelace Health System has hired a new chief financial officer of Lovelace Regional Hospital in Roswell, effective Jan. 8. Read More
December 20, 2017

Sheri Milone | 130 Women Hospital and Health System Leaders to Know 2017

Sheri Milone. CEO of Lovelace Women's Hospital (Albuquerque, N.M.). Since joining Lovelace Health in 1992, Ms. Milone has served as CEO of Lovelace Westside Hospital in Albuquerque and is now CEO of Lovelace Women's Hospital. Under her guidance, Lovelace Women's Hospital added a breast... Read More
December 20, 2017

Hospital recognized as baby-friendly

Lovelace Women’s Hospital has achieved international recognition as a baby-friendly designated birth facility by Baby-Friendly USA. Baby-Friendly USA is the U.S. authority for the implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, a global program sponsored by the World Health... Read More
December 20, 2017

UNM Research Team Wins $50,000 Bio Design Competition With “Limitless Socket”

UNM students have designed a new prosthesis that promises to revolutionize healing and mobility after lower-body amputations. The innovation is expected to significantly impact patient care and was recently awarded $50,000 to help prototype and patent the idea. Read More
December 8, 2017

Following daughter’s suicide, local mom creates documentary on perinatal depression

Dr. Abraham Lichtmacher and Kym Halliday-Clear participated in a documentary called “Kassy Hope, My life for Yours” about perinatal and post-partum depression in women. KRQE covered the story below. Read More
November 20, 2017

Lovelace's parent company grows system with out-of-state acquisition

Ardent Health Services, the parent company of the Lovelace Health System, has grown by 378 beds, a hospital and more than a dozen clinics virtually overnight through a deal it announced Wednesday. Ardent teamed up with the University of Kansas Health System to acquire Topeka, Kansas-based St.... Read More
September 5, 2017

Lovelace adopts new tech, slashing previous amount of needed systems

Albuquerque Business First covered Lovelace Health System's go live on the Epic electronic health record (EHR) system in August, 2017. The new technology replaced 80 legacy systems for Lovelace. Read more at the link below.  Read More
September 5, 2017

Lovelace launches Epic electronic health records

On Friday, August 25, Lovelace Health System went live with a new electronic health record (EHR), Epic. All Lovelace hospitals and clinics are using the software for a multitude of functions, including registration, billing, clinical applications and scheduling. The Albuquerque Journal covered the... Read More