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Hospital honored as one of America’s Best Hospitals for Comprehensive Breast Care ALBUQUERQUE – November 28, 2022 – Lovelace Women’s Hospital (LWH) has earned national recognition from the 2022 Women’s Choice Awards®, as one of America’s Best Hospitals for Comprehensive Breast Care. The Women’s Choice Awards ® focuses on criteria based upon patient satisfaction, clinical…

Lovelace Medical Center Receives Primary Stroke Center Certification from DNV ALBUQUERQUE – November 22, 2022 – Lovelace Medical Center (LMC) has received Primary Stroke Center Certification from DNV, demonstrating the hospital’s readiness to handle a full range of stroke-related medical problems. “This Primary Stroke Center Certification gives our community the confidence to know we have…

ROSWELL, November 16, 2022 —Lovelace Regional Hospital (LRH) received an “A” safety grade in the Fall 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade report, a national distinction recognizing its achievements protecting patients from harm and error in the hospital. This is the fourth safety grade “A” in a row for LRH. The Leapfrog Group is an independent…

Raborn leaves 40-year legacy of compassion and service to the greater Albuquerque community ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Nov. 2, 2022) – Lovelace Health System today announced the retirement of Janelle Raborn, the system’s market leader, effective December 31, 2022. Lovelace will conduct a national executive search for her successor. Raborn has spent nearly her entire career with…

ALBUQUERQUE – October 18, 2022 – Lovelace Women’s Hospital (LWH) has been named The 2022 Best Hospitals for Maternity Care by Money and the Leapfrog Group. LWH is one of only two facilities in New Mexico to make the list, which includes 259 hospitals nationally. “Being the only hospital in New Mexico dedicated to women…

ALBUQUERQUE – October 14, 2022 – Lovelace Health System has named Nancy Laster, RN, as the chief nursing officer (CNO) of Lovelace Westside Hospital (LWSH), effective November 7, 2022. Nancy has served as associate chief nursing officer for Lovelace Medical Center (LMC) and Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center (HHNM) for the…

ALBUQUERQUE – October 3, 2022 – Lovelace Health System has named Melissa Owens, BSN, CRRN, as the chief nursing officer (CNO) of Lovelace UNM Rehabilitation Hospital (LURH), effective October 3, 2022. Melissa has been with LURH for eight years, serving as nurse manager for the past four years. She has been instrumental in nurse recruitment…

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (September 29, 2022) – Modern Healthcare has announced rankings for healthcare organizations recognized as Best Places to Work in Healthcare, with Lovelace UNM Rehabilitation Hospital ranked #65 among the top in the country for the third year. “We are very proud to have been named to Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work in…

ALBUQUERQUE – September 14, 2022 – Lovelace Health System has named Brenda Holley, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CCRN-K, as the chief nursing officer (CNO) of Lovelace Women’s Hospital, effective October 3, 2022. Brenda has served as CNO for Lovelace Westside Hospital (LWSH) for the past three years and as assistant CNO prior to her current role.…

ALBUQUERQUE – August 5, 2022 – The 500th WATCHMAN™ device was placed at Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center (HHNM) by Michael Hoskins, M.D., an electrophysiologist with the New Mexico Heart Institute/ Lovelace Medical Group. The WATCHMAN™ device offers patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation an alternative treatment plan to long-term use of…