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Lovelace Women’s Hospital and Defined Fitness partner to host Hernia Seminar & Screening

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ALBUQUERQUE, NM –November 14, 2017 – Lovelace Women’s Hospital will be partnering with Defined Fitness this Saturday, November 18 to host a no cost seminar and hernia screening. 

The seminar will be hosted by Dr. Mario Leyba, a board-certified general surgeon with Lovelace Medical Group. Dr. Leyba performs and specializes in a wide variety of surgical procedures, including minimally invasive surgery utilizing the daVinci robotic system. 

Lovelace Health System goes live with Epic electronic medical record for all clinics and hospitals

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Epic replaces 80 software systems to further improve the care, experience and work environment
 
ALBUQUERQUE, August 31, 2017 – Lovelace Health System recently launched a new electronic health record (EHR) system, Epic, which will afford patients a single health care record with the goal of improving quality, reducing costs and improving the patient experience.
 

Lovelace Women’s Hospital establishes Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) program to improve surgical patient outcomes

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Lovelace Women’s Hospital has announced they have formally established an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) for Colon Surgery program affiliated with the ERAS Society USA®.
 
As of May 1, 2017, all elective colon surgeries are included in the program. Additional surgical specialties are expected to be added in the future.
 

Two Lovelace Health System facilities named to Modern Healthcare Best Places to Work 2017 list

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ALBUQUERQUE, June 6, 2017 – Lovelace Health System is pleased to announce that Lovelace Medical Center and Lovelace Women’s Hospital were both named to Modern Healthcare Best  Places to Work in Healthcare 2017 list.

Lovelace Medical Group brings on two general surgeons

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ALBUQUERQUE – May 3, 2017 – Two new general surgeons have joined the ranks at Lovelace Medical Group. Timothy W. Perez, M.D., M.P.H. is currently accepting patients at Lovelace Medical Group’s clinic at St. Joseph Square. David Hoang, M.D. will join Lovelace Medical Group in July, 2017 as the only surgical intensivist in the practice. 
 
Beyond the fact that both physicians are gifted surgeons, Dr. Perez has served as Dr. Hoang’s mentor for the past several years.

Lovelace Health System named one of the nation's 15 Top Health Systems by Truven Health Analytics

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ALBUQUERQUE – April 25, 2017 – Lovelace Health System was this week named one of the nation’s 15 Top U.S. health systems by Truven Health Analytics®, part of the IBM Watson HealthTM business.  Truven Health Analytics is a leading provider of information and solutions to improve the cost and quality of healthcare.
 
This year’s 15 Top Health Systems study evaluated 337 health systems and 2,924 member hospitals to identify the 15 U.S. health systems with the highest overall achievement on a balanced scorecard.

Lovelace Women’s Hospital introduces less-invasive breast cancer treatment option

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ALBUQUERQUE, April 24, 2017 - Women with certain types of early-stage breast cancer now have a new treatment option available at.

Lovelace Medical Group opens new “eco-friendly” clinic at Jefferson and Osuna April 17

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ALBUQUERQUE – April 13, 2017 – Lovelace Health System has announced Lovelace Medical Group Independence Square, a new two-story, 43,200 sq ft clinic at 6701 Jefferson St NE, will open for patients on April 17. 
 
As a state-of-the-art primary care office, the new building’s design will provide for a collaborative, team-based care approach, while ensuring efficient operations.

Lovelace Medical Center employs new providers at the Lovelace Cancer Center

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ALBUQUERQUE – April 4, 2017 – Lovelace Medical Center has entered into an employment agreement with Hematology Oncology Associates of New Mexico to employ all providers and staff as part of the Lovelace Cancer Center.
 
The Lovelace Cancer Center provides services for patients seeking treatment for cancer, including chemotherapy, medical oncology services, radiation oncology services, hematology and even clinical trials.