Lovelace Westside Hospital

Sherry Aragon

  1. Senior Leadership

Chief Operating Officer

Lovelace Westside Hospital

Bio

Sherry Aragon, MBA, Chief Operating Officer of Lovelace Westside Hospital and Lovelace Women’s Hospital, has more than 20 years of healthcare leadership experience. Sherry has been with Lovelace since 2004, when she became director of diagnostic services for Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center. She most recently served as administrative director for Lovelace Women’s Hospital (LWH), where she was responsible for administrative leadership for all diagnostic imaging programs and hospital-based clinics including Cardiology, Maternal Fetal Medicine and the Breast Care Center. She has led market-wide initiatives to negotiate complex transactions with radiology groups. She also previously served as interim COO of LWH from December 2020 to June 2021.

Jay Sundheimer, RN

  1. Senior Leadership

Chief Nursing Officer

Lovelace Westside Hospital

Bio

Lovelace Health System has named Jay Sundheimer, RN, MSN, chief nursing officer (CNO) of Lovelace Westside Hospital (LWSH).

Sundheimer brings over 17 years of nursing experience with him. Before joining Lovelace, Sundheimer was with Presbyterian Healthcare Services as CNO of Rust Medical Center since 2018 and prior to that he worked for LifePoint Health in Las Cruces as the assistant CNO. He has decades of nursing and leadership experience and a vast understanding of healthcare regulations, compliance, operations, patient care standards and industry trends.

Sundheimer earned a bachelor of science in nursing degree and master of science in nursing administration, both from New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. He was named as a Hospital and Health System "Chief Nursing Officer to Know" by Becker's Hospital Review and was named a Healthcare Hero by the New Mexico Hospital Association.

Meghann Hutchison

  1. Senior Leadership

Chief Financial Officer

Lovelace Westside Hospital

Bio

Meghann has worked for Lovelace for more than six years, most recently as assistant chief financial officer and interim chief financial officer for Lovelace Medical Center (LMC) and Heart Hospital of New Mexico (HHNM.) In her role as associate chief financial officer, Meghann managed the month-end close, including reviewing the general ledger details, net revenue model, financial statements, capital planning, and analysis for senior leadership. She also partnered with outgoing CFO Reuben Murray on a plan that resulted in reduced expenses and increased gross revenue.

Meghann is a certified public accountant. She earned a bachelor of arts degree in psychology, as well as a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, NM.

Amy Blasing

  1. Senior Leadership

Chief Executive Officer/Interim Chief Nursing Officer

Lovelace Westside Hospital

Bio

Amy Blasing is a registered nurse who holds a master's in nursing and health care administration from Excelsior College in Albany, New York. With more than 25 years in health care, Blasing most recently served as CEO for Lovelace Westside Hospital. Under her leadership, Lovelace Westside received an “A” Leapfrog Patient Safety grade from 2017-2019, in addition to earning four stars from the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services. During that time, Lovelace Westside also received recognition from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association for improving stroke care and prevention.

Prior to coming to Lovelace, Amy held leadership positions with Summerlin Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nev. as associate chief nursing officer/administrative director of clinical operations, the director of emergency services for Rockford Health System in Rockford, IL., and most recently as hospital administrator of Presbyterian Hospital. Blasing has also held leadership positions in hospitals in Las Vegas; Rockford, Illinois; and at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque.

Amy completed her both her bachelor of science in nursing and her master of science in nursing/healthcare administration from Excelsior College in Albany, New York.

She lives in Albuquerque with her husband and has three children.