News Stories
December 8, 2017
November 20, 2017
Lovelace's parent company grows system with out-of-state acquisition
Ardent Health Services, the parent company of the Lovelace Health System, has grown by 378 beds, a hospital and more than a dozen clinics virtually overnight through a deal it announced Wednesday. Ardent teamed up with the University of Kansas Health System to acquire Topeka, Kansas-based St.... Read More
September 5, 2017
Lovelace adopts new tech, slashing previous amount of needed systems
Albuquerque Business First covered Lovelace Health System's go live on the Epic electronic health record (EHR) system in August, 2017. The new technology replaced 80 legacy systems for Lovelace. Read more at the link below. Read More
September 5, 2017
Lovelace launches Epic electronic health records
On Friday, August 25, Lovelace Health System went live with a new electronic health record (EHR), Epic. All Lovelace hospitals and clinics are using the software for a multitude of functions, including registration, billing, clinical applications and scheduling. The Albuquerque Journal covered the... Read More
August 29, 2017
Good Day New Mexico: Lovelace Medical Group Sleep Center
James Bradley, M.D., pulmonologist with Lovelace Medical Group, was on Good Day New Mexico discussing the Lovelace Sleep Center. Read More
August 17, 2017
Why More Women Should Check Yelp Before Giving Birth
Yelp recently started a hospital review section where patients can rank hospitals. Healthline interviewed Abraham Lichtmacher, M.D., chief of women's services for Lovelace Health System regarding cesarean section rates and why women should research hospitals before determining where to give... Read More
August 11, 2017
The robo-doctor is in
Lovelace Women's Hospital, the only hospital in New Mexico recognized as a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery and a Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery by the Surgical Review Corporation, recently attained a new daVinci Xi robotic surgical device. The Albuquerque... Read More
July 21, 2017
Consumer Reports Analysis: Most U.S. Hospitals’ C-Section Rates Exceeding National Targets
Consumer Reports recently listed Lovelace Women's Hospital as one of the U.S. hospitals in the large hospital category with the lowest C-section rates for the second year in a row. According to Dr. Abraham Lichtmacher, chief of women's services at Lovelace Health System: I knew our hospital... Read More
July 10, 2017
16 large hospitals with the lowest C-section rates
Lovelace Women's Hospital was named to a list in Consumer Reports of large hospitals with the lowest rates of cesarean section in the U.S. Becker's Hospital Review reiterated the findings in a short article, which you can read below. Read More
June 12, 2017