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Spotting the Warning Signs of Stroke Critical for Successful Treatment
Read more: Spotting the Warning Signs of Stroke Critical for Successful TreatmentDo you know the warning signs for a stroke? Would you recognize them in someone else? What about yourself? We often think if something like a stroke has occurred, we would realize it immediately, right? As it turns out, nearly 70 percent of people who have suffered a minor stroke don’t recognize the symptoms at…
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Photographer captures more underwater dives after hip replacement surgery
Read more: Photographer captures more underwater dives after hip replacement surgeryJim Cox, 66, started scuba diving and underwater photography about fifty years ago while in high school. He admits, however, that those first photos were appreciated only by him and his parents. “I’ve always had a love for our oceans,” said Cox, who eventually earned a degree in ocean engineering. His graduate work centered more…
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Lovelace Regional Hospital Nationally Recognized with an ‘A’ Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for the seventh time in a row
Read more: Lovelace Regional Hospital Nationally Recognized with an ‘A’ Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for the seventh time in a rowROSWELL, May 1, 2024 — Lovelace Regional Hospital (LRH) received an “A” safety grade in the Spring 2024 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade report, a national distinction recognizing its achievements protecting patients from harm and error in the hospital. This is the seventh safety grade “A” in a row for LRH. The Leapfrog Group is an…
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Lovelace partners with Community Health Corporation to develop acute care hospital in Los Lunas
Read more: Lovelace partners with Community Health Corporation to develop acute care hospital in Los LunasA Statement from Community Health Corporation and Lovelace Health System ALBUQUERQUE, NM – April 25, 2024 – Community Hospital Corporation (CHC) and Lovelace Health System (Lovelace) are pleased to partner with the County of Valencia, New Mexico (Valencia County), to expand access to healthcare services through the development of a new state-of-the-art acute care hospital…
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Lovelace Medical Center, Heart Hospital of New Mexico Name Joseph Brown as Chief Operating Officer
Read more: Lovelace Medical Center, Heart Hospital of New Mexico Name Joseph Brown as Chief Operating OfficerALBUQUERQUE, NM – April 22, 2024 – Lovelace Health System has named Joseph C. Brown, MHA, chief operating officer (COO) of Lovelace Medical Center and Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center, effective May 6. Brown comes to Lovelace with more than 16 years of healthcare administrative experience. He most recently served as…
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Making Sense of Women’s Health Tests and Screenings
Read more: Making Sense of Women’s Health Tests and ScreeningsRegular health checkups and screenings are important for all women, regardless of their health status. Tests and screenings serve as a preventive measure to safeguard long-term health. We understand that trying to determine which screenings to get and at what age one needs them can become overwhelming. Use this quick screening guide to care for…
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Five questions about car seat safety in New Mexico
Read more: Five questions about car seat safety in New MexicoParents and caregivers of infants, toddlers and older children need to know what kind of car seat must be in their cars to transport their youngsters safely. Lovelace Health System and Labor of Love is pleased to join the New Mexico Motor Vehicle Department (MVD), the non-profit organization Safer New Mexico Now and other organizations…
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Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center performs the state’s first Pulsed Field Ablation for the treatment of atrial fibrillation
Read more: Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center performs the state’s first Pulsed Field Ablation for the treatment of atrial fibrillationALBUQUERQUE – April 15, 2024 – Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center (HHNM) today announced the completion of New Mexico’s first FARAPULSE ™ Pulsed Field Ablation, a new alternative to standard-of-care thermal ablation, for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AFib). A non-thermal approach for the treatment of intermittent AFib, it is proven…
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Lovelace Medical Center performs first right robotic pleural biopsy
Read more: Lovelace Medical Center performs first right robotic pleural biopsyALBUQUERQUE – April 5, 2024 –Lovelace Medical Center (LMC) completed its first right robotic pleural biopsy. The minimally invasive thoracic procedure was performed by Luis Cerda, M.D., cardiothoracic surgeon with the New Mexico Heart Institute/Lovelace Medical Group, using Intuitive’s Da Vinci Xi robotic system, which makes smaller incisions than the traditional open procedure, resulting in…
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Hip replacement surgeries return hiker’s joy of the outdoors
Read more: Hip replacement surgeries return hiker’s joy of the outdoorsThe driving force behind Jeanne Kuriyan is her active lifestyle and adventurous spirit. “I have always been extremely active, with daily trips to the gym, coupled with a love of the outdoors,” said Kuriyan, 72, who lives in Corrales, NM with her husband, Jacob. “My lifestyle involves a lot of hikes and walks, sometimes through…
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