Press Release

May 25, 2021

Lovelace Westside Hospital Names Derrick Jones as Chief Executive Officer

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... Read More
May 20, 2021

Lovelace Health System names Richard Haun as CFO

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...
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April 29, 2021

Three Lovelace Hospitals Nationally Recognized with an ‘A’ Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

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... Read More
April 22, 2021

Lovelace Health System Now Offering Highly Advanced Robotic-Arm Assisted Joint Replacement

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...
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March 22, 2021

Lovelace Women’s Hospital Names Amy Blasing as Chief Executive Officer

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... Read More
February 8, 2021

Lovelace Women’s Hospital Offering Single Dose Radiation Therapy to Treat Breast Cancer

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... Read More
January 5, 2021

Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center Announces Patient Enrollment in its iCLAS™ U.S. IDE Clinical Trial Evaluating Ultra-Low Temperature Cryoablation for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

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... Read More
December 4, 2020

Lovelace Medical Center and Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center name Derrick Cuenca as chief executive officer

  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... Read More
November 8, 2020

Lovelace Women’s Hospital receives the Award for Excellence in Lactation Care

ALBUQUERQUE – November 10, 2020 – Lovelace Women’s Hospital was recognized for excellence in lactation care by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners® (IBLCE®) and International Lactation Consultant Association ® (ILCA®), the only hospital in the... Read More
November 8, 2020

Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center and Lovelace Westside Hospital receive American Heart Association “Get With The Guidelines” Awards

ALBUQUERQUE – November 9, 2020 – Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center (Heart Hospital) has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure Gold Plus with Honor Roll Quality Achievement Award, the Get With The Guidelines... Read More