ALBUQUERQUE, NM – June 24, 2024 – Lovelace Health System has named Sherry Aragon, MBA, chief operating officer (COO) of Lovelace Women’s Hospital (LWH), effective June 24.
Aragon has more than 20 years of healthcare leadership experience and has been with Lovelace since 2004, when she became director of diagnostic services for Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center. She currently serves as administrative director for LWH, where she is 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.
She received a bachelor of science in radiological sciences from the University of New Mexico and earned a master of business administration from Western Governor’s University in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Contact:
Whitney Alcantar, Lovelace Health System
Phone: 505.903.0367
Lovelace Women’s Hospital
Lovelace Women’s Hospital (LWH) is the first and only hospital in New Mexico dedicated to women’s health. It offers a 53-bed neonatal intensive care unit, a nationally recognized, award-winning breast care center and birthing center, and the first robotic surgery program in the state recognized as a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery by Surgical Review Corporation (SRC); recently completing its 9,000 robotic procedure. The hospital achieved three other Center of Excellence Accreditations from SRC in 2023, including accreditation as a Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Surgery, re-accreditation as a Center of Excellence in Hernia Surgery and Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology, making it the first hospital in New Mexico to receive four SRC accreditations. LWH earned a Women’s Choice Award for 2023 as America’s Best Hospital for Comprehensive Breast Care and three in 2022, including recognition as one of America’s Best Breast Center, a Best Hospital for Obstetrics and a Best Mammogram Imaging Center. Its Family Birthing Center earned international re-recognition as a Baby-Friendly® designated facility since 2017, offering an optimal level of care for breastfeeding mothers and their babies. To learn more about the state-of-the-art treatment options, innovative health care providers and award-winning quality initiatives at Lovelace Women’s Hospital, visit lovelace.com.