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Press Release

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

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ALBUQUERQUE – July 20, 2023 – 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 Target: Heart Failure Honor Roll Honor while Lovelace Medical Center earned the Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke GOLD PLUS with Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll, both for the 11th consecutive year.

Lovelace Women’s Hospital Achieves Four SRC Center of Excellence Accreditations

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ALBUQUERQUE – June 28, 2023 – Lovelace Women’s Hospital is the first hospital in New Mexico to achieve four Center of Excellence Accreditations from Surgical Review Corporation (SRC), including accreditation as a Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Surgery and re-accreditation as a Center of Excellence in Hernia Surgery, Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology and a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery.

Lovelace Health System partners with CareHarmony to implement AI-powered chronic care management program

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Program helps patients overcome social determinants of health, increase clinical treatment adherence

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (June 27, 2023) – Lovelace Health System today announced a partnership with CareHarmony, a leading AI-powered care coordination solutions provider. CareHarmony’s human-driven, machine learning-enhanced Chronic Care Management (CCM) program will be deployed in Lovelace facilities to bolster care delivery and support value-based care initiatives. 

Primary care clinics gain national Patient-Centered Medical Home recognition for seventh consecutive year

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ALBUQUERQUE, June 23, 2023 –– Lovelace Medical Group’s primary care clinics have received the National Committee for Quality Assurance Patient-Centered Medical Home Re-recognition for 2023-2024 for the seventh consecutive year. This recognition exemplifies a commitment to the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based and nationally-recognized clinical standards of care. Lovelace Medical Group (LMG) first gained the recognition in 2016, which includes the Independence Square, Westside Irving and Las Estancias clinics.

Lovelace UNM Rehabilitation Hospital marks four years as Best Places to Work in Healthcare

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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (May 24, 2023) – For the fourth year, Lovelace UNM Rehabilitation Hospital (LURH) was named to Modern Healthcare’s list of 150 healthcare companies and providers recognized as Best Places to Work in Healthcare.

Lovelace Women’s Hospital recertified as a Baby-Friendly® hospital

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ALBUQUERQUE – May 18, 2022 – Lovelace Women’s Hospital (LWH) has received recertification as a Baby-Friendly® designated birth facility by Baby-Friendly USA, Inc. LWH first achieved international recognition as Baby-Friendly® in 2017.

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

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ROSWELL, May 3, 2023 — Lovelace Regional Hospital (LRH) received an “A” safety grade in the Spring 2023 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade report, a national distinction recognizing its achievements protecting patients from harm and error in the hospital. This is the fifth safety grade “A” in a row for LRH.

Lovelace Health System names new leader

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Veteran healthcare executive to oversee operations for leading regional provider

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (April 11, 2023) – Lovelace Health System today announced the appointment of David Schultz as president and chief executive officer. Schultz succeeds Janelle Raborn, who retired following nearly 40 years of service at Lovelace Health System.

New Mexico Heart Institute/Lovelace Medical Center Receives Bronze Milestone Recognition for 20 years of Echocardiogram accreditation

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ALBUQUERQUE – April 4, 2023– New Mexico Heart Institute/Lovelace Medical Center (NMHI) has received a Bronze Milestone Recognition for achieving IAC Echocardiography accreditation for 20 years, demonstrating its long-term commitment to continuously improving patient outcomes and safety.

Lovelace Cancer Center Earns ACR Reaccreditation

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 ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Feb. 17, 2023 – Lovelace Cancer Center has been awarded its second consecutive three-year term of reaccreditation in radiation oncology as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR).