Press Release

ALBUQUERQUE – June 3, 2021 – Lovelace Health System has named Carol Howland, MSN, RN, NE-BC, CSPHA, as the chief nursing officer (CNO) of Lovelace Women’s Hospital, effective June 28, 2021. Carol most recently served as chief nursing executive for Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center, a 254 bed acute care hospital in Baldwin Park,…

ALBUQUERQUE – May 26, 2021 – Lovelace Health System has named Jeff Kinney, MBA, as the chief operating officer (COO) of Lovelace Women’s Hospital, effective June 28, 2021. Jeff has more than 12 years’ experience in healthcare, most recently serving as director of practice operations for Presbyterian Healthcare Services (PHS). Jeff provided oversight for the…

ALBUQUERQUE – May 25, 2021 – Lovelace Health System has named Derrick Jones, MBA, MSHA, as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Lovelace Westside Hospital, effective July 1, 2021. Derrick has served as CEO of Lovelace UNM Rehabilitation Hospital (LURH) since 2011 and has been vital to the growth and success of the hospital. In…

ALBUQUERQUE – May 20, 2021 – Richard Haun has been named division chief financial officer (CFO) of Lovelace Health System. He has been serving as interim division CFO since December of 2020. Richard has been the division CFO for the Ardent Health Services Americas Division for six years and will continue to serve in that…

ALBUQUERQUE, April 29, 2021 — Lovelace Medical Center (LMC), Lovelace Women’s Hospital (LWH) and Lovelace Regional Hospital (LRH) received an “A” safety grade in the spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade report, a national distinction recognizing their achievements protecting patients from errors, injuries, accidents, and infections. This is the second safety grade “A” in a…

The only hospital in Albuquerque offering Stryker’s Mako Smartrobotics™ ALBUQUERQUE – April 22, 2021 – Lovelace Medical Center and Lovelace Westside Hospital are the first hospitals in Albuquerque to offer patients new orthopedic robotic technology that has shown to decrease pain post-surgery, shorten hospital stays and improve flexibly as compared to manual surgery. The Mako…

ALBUQUERQUE – March 22, 2021 – Lovelace Health System has named Amy Blasing, RN, MSN as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Lovelace Women’s Hospital, effective April 5, 2021. Amy brings more than 25 years of healthcare experience, most recently serving as chief executive officer for Lovelace Westside Hospital (Lovelace Westside). Under her leadership, Lovelace…

ALBUQUERQUE – February 8, 2021 – Lovelace Women’s Hospital is now performing single-dose radiation therapy for breast cancer that demonstrates the same efficacy as traditional 6-week radiotherapy and is significantly more convenient and less stressful for patients. Calvin Ridgeway, MD, a surgical oncologist, now performs the procedure at Lovelace Women’s Hospital, the only hospital in…

ALBUQUERQUE – January 5, 2021 – Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center (HHNM) is now enrolling patients in the iCLAS™ U.S. IDE Clinical Trial Evaluating Ultra-Low Temperature Cryoablation for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation. The iCLAS catheter device cuts hours off an ablation procedure, leading to a better outcome and faster recovery time for…

  ALBUQUERQUE – December 4, 2020 – Lovelace Health System welcomes Derrick Cuenca, FACHE, as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Lovelace Medical Center and Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center, effective December 7. Derrick brings considerable healthcare experience to this position, most recently serving as CEO of MountainView Regional Medical Center…