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Lovelace Westside Hospital Celebrates 40 Years of Service to Albuquerque Westside
Read more: Lovelace Westside Hospital Celebrates 40 Years of Service to Albuquerque Westside2024 is a monumental birthday for Lovelace Westside Hospital, marking 40 years of serving Rio Rancho and Westside residents of Albuquerque with high-quality, convenient care. What began as a small, community hospital has grown into an exceptional team who have contributed to Lovelace Westside Hospital’s achievements. Their outstanding work and commitment to caring for the…
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Lovelace Westside Hospital receives American Heart Association “Get With The Guidelines” Award for Stroke Treatment
Read more: Lovelace Westside Hospital receives American Heart Association “Get With The Guidelines” Award for Stroke TreatmentALBUQUERQUE – July 17, 2024– Lovelace Westside Hospital (LWSH) has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke GOLD PLUS quality achievement award for its dedication to ensuring all stroke patients have access to best practices and life-saving care. This award recognizes LWSH’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according…
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Lovelace Medical Center receives 12th consecutive American Heart Association “Get With The Guidelines” Award
Read more: Lovelace Medical Center receives 12th consecutive American Heart Association “Get With The Guidelines” AwardALBUQUERQUE – July 15, 2024 –Lovelace Medical Center (LMC) earned the Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke GOLD PLUS with Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll, both for the 12th consecutive year. This award recognizes LMC’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based…
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Lovelace Medical Center performs hospital’s first Ion robotic, lung biopsy procedure
Read more: Lovelace Medical Center performs hospital’s first Ion robotic, lung biopsy procedureALBUQUERQUE – July 3, 2024 – Lovelace Medical Center (LMC) has performed its first robotic-assisted bronchoscopy using the Ion Endoluminal System (Ion) platform for minimally invasive biopsy of the lung. The Ion procedure was completed by Jeffrey Mazer, MD, Lovelace Medical Group pulmonologist, which allowed him to navigate to nodules in all 18 segments of…
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Stay Safe This 4th of July: Common Emergencies and How to Avoid Them
Read more: Stay Safe This 4th of July: Common Emergencies and How to Avoid ThemThe 4th of July is a time for celebration but it’s also the busiest day of the year for fire and EMS departments across the country, including here in New Mexico. With fireworks, barbecues and outdoor activities, the risk of accidents and injuries increases significantly. By being aware of potential hazards and taking preventive measures,…
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Lovelace Health System completes 1,000 Mako SmartRobotics™ procedures across all applications
Read more: Lovelace Health System completes 1,000 Mako SmartRobotics™ procedures across all applicationsCT-based planning allows surgeons to plan and individualize total knee, partial knee and total hip replacement procedures to each patient ALBUQUERQUE – June 27, 2024 – Lovelace Health System (LHS) has performed a total of 1,059 Mako SmartRobotics™ procedures across all applications – Total Knee, Partial Knee and Total Hip. These procedures were completed at…
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Lovelace Women’s Hospital Names Sherry Aragon as Chief Operating Officer
Read more: Lovelace Women’s Hospital Names Sherry Aragon as Chief Operating OfficerALBUQUERQUE, 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…
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Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center and GE HealthCare collaborate to install the first Allia IGS Pulse electrophysiology lab in the United States for minimally invasive cardiovascular procedures
Read more: Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center and GE HealthCare collaborate to install the first Allia IGS Pulse electrophysiology lab in the United States for minimally invasive cardiovascular proceduresALBUQUERQUE – June 24, 2024 – Today Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center (HHNM) and GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC) announced HHNM as the first location in the United States to install GE HealthCare’s Allia Image Guided System (IGS) Pulse, which was designed to provide exceptional image quality and improve workflow for the…
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Lovelace Medical Center acquires the state’s only da Vinci 5® surgical robot
Read more: Lovelace Medical Center acquires the state’s only da Vinci 5® surgical robotALBUQUERQUE – June 6, 2024 – Lovelace Medical Center (LMC) has acquired the only Intuitive da Vinci 5 ® surgical system in the state of New Mexico, demonstrating its commitment to the most advanced technology available in minimally invasive surgery. Erica McBride, DO, general surgeon with Lovelace Medical Group (LMG) repaired a recurrent inguinal hernia…
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Engineer’s perception changed with second hip replacement
Read more: Engineer’s perception changed with second hip replacementThere is a natural curiosity in engineers to understand exactly how things work. Mark Meyer, 63, an Albuquerque resident who works at Sandia National Laboratories as a field engineer, was very curious about the workings of the hip joint and to understand why his right hip was causing so much pain. This was not Meyer’s…