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Press Release

Lovelace UNM Rehabilitation Hospital named to Best Places to Work in Healthcare list

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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (May 13, 2025) – Lovelace UNM Rehabilitation Hospital (LURH) has been selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the 2025 Best Places to Work in Healthcare. This is the fifth year the hospital has made the list.

Lovelace Women’s Hospital Recognized as Only Hospital in New Mexico with an ‘A’ Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for Spring 2025

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ALBUQUERQUE, May 1, 2025 — Lovelace Women’s Hospital (LWH) received an “A” safety grade in the Spring 2025 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade report, a national distinction recognizing its achievements of protecting patients from harm and error in the hospital.

Lovelace Westside Hospital Names Jay Sundheimer Chief Nursing Officer

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ALBUQUERQUE, NM – April 16, 2025 – Lovelace Health System has named Jay Sundheimer, RN, MSN, chief nursing officer (CNO) of Lovelace Westside Hospital (LWSH), effective May 5, 2025.

Lovelace Health System hospitals and surgeons reach surgery milestones

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ALBUQUERQUE, NM – April 14, 2025 – Lovelace Health System (LHS) has achieved multiple robotic surgery milestones. LHS is the only health system in the state of New Mexico with four daVinci 5® surgical robots in use, with three surgical robots located at Lovelace Women’s Hospital (LWH) and one located at Lovelace Medical Center (LMC). Lovelace Westside Hospital (LWSH) is home to the daVinci Xi® surgical robot.

Lovelace Regional Hospital Only Hospital in Roswell Offering Highly Advanced Robotic-Arm Assisted Joint Replacement

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The only hospital in Roswell offering Stryker’s Mako Smartrobotics™


ROSWELL – March 12, 2025 – Lovelace Regional Hospital (LRH) is the first hospital in Roswell to offer patients new orthopedic robotic technology that has shown to decrease pain post-surgery, shorten hospital stays and improve flexibility as compared to manual orthopedic surgery.

Lovelace Medical Center awarded comprehensive accreditation from The Joint Commission

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ALBUQUERQUE – February 18, 2025 – Lovelace Medical Center (LMC) has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Comprehensive Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a health care organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care.

Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center first in New Mexico to enroll patients in global clinical trial for new heart failure treatment

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ALBUQUERQUE – February 17, 2025 – Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center (HHNM) today announced it is the first in the state of New Mexico to begin enrolling patients in a new clinical trial to evaluate a first-of-its-kind treatment option for heart failure.

Lovelace Health System and BCBSNM Join Forces to Improve the Health of Moms and Babies in New Mexico

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ALBUQUERQUE – January 27, 2025 – Lovelace Health System (LHS) recently announced it received a grant from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico (BCBSNM) as part of BCBSNM's statewide-expanded Special Beginnings® maternal and infant health initiative to aid moms along their preconception, prenatal and postpartum journey.

The Special Beginnings program is focused on: