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.
Yelp recently started a hospital review section where patients can rank hospitals. Healthline interviewed Abraham Lichtmacher, M.D., chief of women's services for Lovelace Health System regarding cesarean section rates and why women should research hospitals before determining where to give birth.
Lovelace Women's Hospital, the only hospital in New Mexico recognized as a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery and a Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery by the Surgical Review Corporation, recently attained a new daVinci Xi robotic surgical device. The Albuquerque Journal interviewed Mario J. Leyba, M.D., a general surgeon at the hospital, about the device's capabilities and the benefits of robotic surgery.
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.
Consumer Reports recently listed Lovelace Women's Hospital as one of the U.S. hospitals in the large hospital category with the lowest C-section rates for the second year in a row.
According to Dr. Abraham Lichtmacher, chief of women's services at Lovelace Health System:
Lovelace Women's Hospital was named to a list in Consumer Reports of large hospitals with the lowest rates of cesarean section in the U.S. Becker's Hospital Review reiterated the findings in a short article, which you can read below.
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 Health System and UNM Medical Group celebrated the grand opening of the Lovelace UNM Rehabilitation Hospital on Wednesday, May 31 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Click on the link below to view the clip from KRQE.