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August 8, 2016
August 2, 2016
Summer Safety Tips For Parents
The number of community members getting the COVID-19 vaccine are on the rise. This means, getting out during the summer months will be just a little more fun than last summer. (Ok A LOT more fun!) Please take note of these summer safety tips provided by one of the nurses at Labor of Love. P.S. Wear... Read More
July 19, 2016
The Importance of Play
“Oh what do you do in the summer timeWhen all the world is green?Do you fish in a stream or lazily dream?Or swing in a tree up high?Is that what you do? So do I!”Those are the words to one of my favorite childhood songs. Summer time...that great big season full of fun, water, play and a... Read More
July 1, 2016
Stroke patient encourages others in rehabilitation
When Sharon Lee awoke at 4:30am, she felt like everything was fine. When she awoke at 6:00am, she knew something was wrong. “My arm was weak and I had lost my balance on the right side of my body,” she says. “I could still walk, so I thought maybe it was my medicine.” It... Read More
June 17, 2016
Celebrating fatherhood this Father's Day
Studies have found that loving and nurturing fathers improve outcomes for children, families and communities. Children with involved and loving fathers are more likely to do well in school, have healthy self esteem, exhibit empathy and avoid risk-taking behaviors.The first Father’s Day was... Read More
June 14, 2016
Lovelace Westside Hospital earns four-star CMS score
ALBUQUERQUE, JUNE 14, 2016 — Lovelace Westside Hospital was one of three hospitals in the state of New Mexico to earn a four-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The star-rating is based on seven criteria: mortality outcomes, readmission outcomes,... Read More
June 10, 2016
Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center honored with Mission: Lifeline achievement award for second year
ALBUQUERQUE, JUNE 10, 2016 — Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center has received the Mission: Lifeline® Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific high quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association for the treatment of patients... Read More
June 2, 2016
Lovelace program Resuscitation Rangers teaches hands-only CPR to save lives
Each year, more than 320,000 people go into cardiac arrest when their heart suddenly stops sending blood to the body and brain. Survival depends on immediately receiving CPR. Yet, the majority of the time, people are not in the hospital when this happens. What if no one around them knows what... Read More
May 31, 2016
UNMH, Lovelace partner with transfer agreement
ALBUQUERQUE, May 31, 2016 – University of New Mexico Health System and Lovelace Health System are partnering on a patient transfer plan that aims to improve access to hospital medical care in New Mexico. Under a newly developed clinical partnership, patients waiting in UNM Hospital... Read More
May 31, 2016