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“I grew up in Albuquerque,” shares Lovelace Rehabilitation Hospital physical therapist, Lindsey Borders, DPT. “Lovelace has always been one of the big hospitals in town.” Though Lindsey didn’t think of Lovelace at the time as the place she would build her career helping people, the at-a-distance familiarity with the health system became more tangible while nearing graduation from the University of New Mexico’s doctoral physical therapy program. “Lovelace Rehabilitation Hospital team members spoke to our class. It sounded like a good opportunity.

Is your best friend having a baby? What is it you need to know to support this new mom or dad in your life? How will you keep your friendship through this new stage? What happens when photos from outings with your friend are replaced with baby photos on their refrigerator? Having a baby is most often a joyous time, but we can forget the amount of work that goes into becoming a new mother or father, especially if we haven’t experienced it ourselves.

Nursing is very much a part of who Lovelace Westside Hospital Director of Nursing Denise Campbell, RNC-OB, BSN, is today and has been most of her life. She vividly remembers the smell of a hospital, where at the age of 16 she waited for a newborn family member to make it safely out of open heart surgery.

“I knew that I wanted to be that person who was helping,” she explains. “Two weeks after I graduated from high school, I went into the nursing program.”

Albert Einstein once said: “There are two ways to live. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is.” For many us living the rush of the day-to-day, we don’t often stop to think about miracles around us. Albert Einstein had a different perspective on life than most, born premature in 1879. One hundred years later in 1979, Mary Bixler, RN, started her career as a nurse, passionate for caring for the youngest and smallest of patients, miracles in many ways.

“I completed the Circle of Security program just after having our second child. While going through the program I learned that my own childhood experiences were shaping the way I was parenting my children. The Circle of Security has given me the space to work through my own apprehensions as a parent and really allow my children to be children. I have gained the insight to be more present with my children, and support their natural desire to explore.

Many trips to the emergency room begin with the fateful words "Watch this!" or "Hold my beer."

With the holidays quickly approaching, many hospitals will see an increase in the number of visits to their emergency room. Be smart and try to avoid these 5 reasons people go to an emergency room during the holidays!

Motherhood Is…

A Life Changing Gift

Full of Long Nights, Blissful Days, Endless Smiles and Forever Love

Overwhelming, Strengthening

Responsibility

Exciting, yet Terrifying

Conflicting Feelings

Exciting Milestones

Lovelace Medical Center is the only hospital to offer Perfexion Gamma Knife device technology to patients of New Mexico. Gamma Knife is a device that is used for stereotactic radiosurgery, which is a special radiation treatment for small abnormalities or tumors of t

As Thanksgiving quickly approaches, the anticipation of eating lots of delicious food grows. When families gather to enjoy the traditional dishes and drinks, pregnant women should keep in mind which foods on the dinner table they are recommended to avoid.

Here are the main foods and drinks to avoid this Thanksgiving day:

Lovelace Women’s Hospital’s Lactation Services and the Labor of Love team were recently recognized by national organizations.