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March 26, 2015

Lovelace Westside Hospital Listed on Becker’s Hospital Review’s 150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare

Lovelace Westside Hospital is honored to receive recognition from Becker’s Hospital Review as one of their 150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare for 2015. The list, which was published March 16, 2015, recognizes healthcare providers and other healthcare-specific organizations selected based... Read More
March 26, 2015

Lovelace Medical Center Stroke Team Recognized for Stroke Care

A stroke can strike with little to no warning and when it does, time is brain. When you suffer an ischemic stroke, oxygen-rich blood can be blocked from reaching parts of the brain. If the blood flow is not restored, affected areas of the brain are damaged, resulting in a loss of function of other... Read More
March 16, 2015

Could your life be one of the 21,000 saved by colon cancer screening?

A new study published in the journal Cancer March 12, 2015 finds that if 80 percent of Americans between the ages of 50 and 75 had the recommended colon cancer screening, 21,000 deaths from colon cancer could be prevented. While it is one of the leading causes of deaths from... Read More
March 6, 2015

Weight Loss Journey with Lovelace Nutrition Services Director

Michael Nuttall is the Nutrition Services Director at Lovelace Women’s Hospital and an experienced chef. He shares his motivation to become healthier by losing weight and increasing his physical activity today on our blog.The seed to want to change started with the simple things. Putting on... Read More
March 4, 2015

10 Reasons to Stop Putting Off a Colonoscopy

 March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and Lovelace Health System is highlighting the need for more Americans to get regular colon cancer screenings through #Timetogetchecked - a month-long initiative aimed at bringing patients education and access to colon cancer screening. With... Read More
February 20, 2015

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December 5, 2014

44th Annual Lovelace Medical Center Holiday Tree Lighting

More than 200 people, including Mayor Richard Berry, community leaders, Lovelace governing board members and physicians, attended the 44th annual Tree Lighting Ceremony at Lovelace Medical Center. Hospital officials flipped the switch illuminating the tree. Sister Nancy Kazik from St. Joseph’s... Read More
November 25, 2014

Lovelace Volunteers Give Time and Talents for Thanksgiving at Food Bank


The week of Thanksgiving social media feeds, news shows and conversations are mainly focused on the main centerpiece of the holiday – food. We talk about recipes, how to cook the perfect turkey and what new outrageous dish is making headlines – PumPecApple pie cake anyone? Thanksgiving day is... Read More
November 20, 2014

Lovelace Rehabilitation Hospital Celebrates 25 Years

Lovelace Rehabilitation Hospital celebrated its 25th anniversary with a ribbon cutting event with the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce that was attended by community members, board members, staff and physicians. Lovelace Rehabilitation Hospital has grown services and technology over the... Read More
November 17, 2014

World Prematurity Day Highlighting Efforts To Reduce Premature Birth Rate

This year, health care providers and organizations like March of Dimes, working to reduce the number of babies born to early, have reason to briefly celebrate. For the seventh year in a row, preterm birth rates had dropped. Even better news? At 11.4 percent in the United States, the preterm birth... Read More