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ALBUQUERQUE, May 1, 2025 — Lovelace Women’s Hospital (LWH) received an “A” safety grade in the Spring 2025 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade report, a national distinction recognizing its achievements of protecting patients from harm and error in the hospital.

Edward’s EVOQUE tricuspid valve replacement system is designed to replace the native tricuspid valve without open heart surgery and help reduce or eliminate tricuspid regurgitation

John Robledo has always had an active lifestyle.

The 64-year-old resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico, was inspired to exercise by his father, an army veteran.

“I remember him saying, ‘If you go to the high school track and run two miles with me, I’ll let you drive the car for two miles on the dirt road,’” he said. “For a 13-year-old, that was a big motivation.”

ALBUQUERQUE, NM – April 16, 2025 – Lovelace Health System has named Jay Sundheimer, RN, MSN, chief nursing officer (CNO) of Lovelace Westside Hospital (LWSH), effective May 5, 2025.

Abbott’s Esprit™ BTK Everolimus Eluting Resorbable Scaffold System (Esprit™ BTK System) offers a new option for people with the most extreme form of peripheral artery disease (PAD) for arteries below-the-knee (BTK)

ALBUQUERQUE, NM – April 14, 2025 – Lovelace Health System (LHS) has achieved multiple robotic surgery milestones. LHS is the only health system in the state of New Mexico with four daVinci 5® surgical robots in use, with three surgical robots located at Lovelace Women’s Hospital (LWH) and one located at Lovelace Medical Center (LMC). Lovelace Westside Hospital (LWSH) is home to the daVinci Xi® surgical robot.

To offer expectant mothers who choose to deliver their babies at Lovelace Regional Hospital more control over their comfort, nitrous oxide is an option for pain relief.  Known as “laughing gas,” it is inhaled through a mask and can provide quick pain relief. The effects can wear off quickly and do not impede labor progression – a good alternative for parents seeking a less invasive form of pain relief.

Many screenplay writers use a common phrase to signal the end of their film: “fade to black.”

After his 2023 heart surgery, 67-year-old Herman Johansen - an actor and writer - is determined that his show must go on.

Johansen grew up in Billings, Missouri and earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from (Southwest) Missouri State University, a school known for producing film and Broadway actors. He stayed in the area, married and raised two children: Nathan and Cassandra.

The only hospital in Roswell offering Stryker’s Mako Smartrobotics™

ROSWELL – March 12, 2025 – Lovelace Regional Hospital (LRH) is the first hospital in Roswell to offer patients new orthopedic robotic technology that has shown to decrease pain post-surgery, shorten hospital stays and improve flexibility as compared to manual orthopedic surgery.

Maria Montoya remembers talking excitedly about frogs at the zoo that July morning and later enjoying ice cream with her friends. However, she has no memories of the tragic three-car crash that happened a few hours later, which injured her and took the life of one of her best friends.