ALBUQUERQUE (March 18, 2016) – Lovelace Medical Group (LMG) will be expanding with the addition of ABQ Health Partners Women’s Health providers through a recent transaction by LMG effective May 1. The addition of the ABQ Health Partners Women’s Health will extend LMG’s women’s services including Vicky Peng, M.D.; Paul Shelburne, M.D.; Joel Teicher, M.D.; Dorothy Beach, CNM; Tambra Bensch, CNM; Melynda Lopez , CNM; and Dympna Ryan, CNM. ABQ Health Partners will continue to offer Gynecological (GYN) services.
The providers will be moving their practices to Lovelace Medical Group’s women’s clinics located at 4705 Montgomery Blvd NE, Suite 301 and the newest Westside location 10511 Golf Course Rd. NW Ste. 201. Women will have the opportunity to deliver at either birthing center located at Lovelace Women’s Hospital or Lovelace Westside Hospital.
New and existing patients can call 727-2727 to make an appointment with these providers as well as any other Lovelace Medical Group providers. Current ABQ Health Partners Women’s Health patients affected will receive communication pertaining to this change. Both ABQ Health Partners and LMG are committed to ensuring a smooth transition.
“Lovelace Medical Group welcomes ABQ Health Partners Women’s Health providers,” said Dr. John Cruickshank, Lovelace Medical Group CEO. “These providers have a strong commitment for providing exceptional care for women in the greater Albuquerque area. This partnership with ABQ Health Partners will increase the synergy between our companies, allowing us to provide better care for our patients overall.”
Lovelace Medical Group has been focused recently on expanding health care options for women in Albuquerque, including hiring new providers, expanding the reach of those providers and opening larger clinical spaces with new technology. This most recent news follows a ribbon cutting at Lovelace Medical Group’s new women’s health care clinic at the Lovelace Westside Medical Pavilion on Golf Course Rd. NW. The new clinic is an expansion of a previous clinic and includes updated medical technology and a larger staff, and will include providers from the ABQ Health Partners acquisition as well.
Other partnership initiatives between Lovelace Medical Group and ABQ Health Partners includes physician orthopedic coverage at Lovelace Westside and Women’s Hospitals as well as physician emergency room coverage at all Lovelace hospitals in Albuquerque.