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ALBUQUERQUE – April 20, 2022 – Lovelace Health System is pleased to announce that Lovelace UNM Rehabilitation Hospital was named to Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work in Healthcare 2022 list. This is Lovelace UNM Rehabilitation Hospital’s third time on the list and the only one in New Mexico to make the list.

Tune in for a helpful video that shows caregivers how to help their loved ones complete a transfer in and out of a car using the stand, pivot and transfer method.

ROSWELL, May 10, 2022 —Lovelace Regional Hospital (LRH) received an “A” safety grade in the Spring 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade report, a national distinction recognizing its achievements protecting patients from harm and error in the hospital,  This is the third safety grade “A” in a row for LRH.

ALBUQUERQUE – April 18, 2022 – Lovelace Health System has named Christie White, MBA, HCM-CMPE as the chief operations officer (COO) of Lovelace Medical Group effective April 18, 2022.

ALBUQUERQUE – April 15, 2022 – Lovelace Women’s Hospital is the first hospital in New Mexico to achieve three Center of Excellence Accreditations from Surgical Review Corporation (SRC), including accreditation as a Center of Excellence in Hernia Surgery and re-accreditation as both a Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology and a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery.

Curb Step Up & Step Down with a 4-Wheeled Walker

Stop putting your life on hold because of your hernia. Lovelace Medical Group offers robotic hernia surgery, getting you back home and back to life faster. Have questions about your hernia pain or robotic surgery? Dr. Michael Blea & Dr. Mario Leyba with Lovelace Medical Group answer some common questions in this video.

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cancer killer in the United States, but it doesn’t have to be. If everyone aged 45 years or older had regular screening tests, at least 60% of deaths from this cancer could be avoided. The colon, often called the rectum or bowel, comprises the greatest portion of the large intestine. As the final part of the digestive process, the colon absorbs remaining nutrients and processes waste for elimination as stool. Abnormal cells or polyps can develop in the colon or the rectum. Most polyps are harmless but some are not.