Lovelace Women's Hospital

Overview

Lovelace Women's Hospital is New Mexico's first and only hospital dedicated to women's health.

Lovelace Women’s Hospital features a 53-bed Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, 24/7 emergency department, 16 labor and delivery rooms, a 41-bed Mother-Baby unit, and a Maternal-Fetal Medicine program for high-risk pregnancies.

Additionally, the hospital is home to a Natural Birthing Center, where women who wish to have a more natural delivery can do so in a safe environment.

Lovelace Women's Hospital offers a comprehensive Breast Care Center, digital mammography, cardiology and gastroenterology services.

We also offer surgical services. With the latest surgical technology, our team of renowned general surgeons offer a variety of innovative services and programs:

• Center of Excellence for Robotic Surgery for over four years through a worldwide accrediting body
• Special expertise in robotic hernia surgery, including complex ventral hernia repair requiring abdominal wall re-construction
• An Epicenter Site for minimally invasive daVinci™ Robotic Surgery, which offers surgery with less pain, shorter hospital stays and faster recovery for many general surgery, gynecological and urological procedures
• The first procedure in New Mexico of its kind - Enterra™ - a neurostimulator implanted robotically in the stomach to treat chronic, intractable gastroparesis to improve a patient's life
• This fall, offering robotic bypass surgery to a targeted patient market

Lovelace Women’s Hospital has been recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare nationally for nine consecutive years.

• Number of employees in 2020: 752
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Beds in 2020: 53
• Licensed beds in 2020: 120
• Inpatient admissions in 2020: 7,089
• Outpatient visits in 2020: 102,281
• Emergency Department visits in 2020: 22,468
• Births in 2020: 2,988
• Surgical Cases in 2020: 6,026

Services

• Labor and Delivery / Family Birthing Center
• High Risk OB Program
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
• Breast Care Center
• Surgical Services
  • Advanced laparoscopic surgery
  • Cosmetic & reconstructive surgery
  • da Vinci Robotic Surgery
  • Ear, Nose and Throat
  • Gastroenterology
  • General surgery
  • Gynecology surgery
  • Gynecology oncology
  • Hand surgery
  • Oral Maxillofacial
  • Orthopedics
  • Podiatry
  • Urology
  • Uro-gynecology
• Hospital Services
  • Adult ICU
  • Bronchial Thermoplasty
  • Cardiology
  • Cardiopulmonary
  • Continence Care Program
  • Medical Surgical beds
  • Pulmonology
  • 24/7 emergency care
• Outpatient Rehabilitation
  • Physical Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy

Awards

• International Board Certified Lactation Consultant® (IBCLC) Care Award, 2020
• “A” grade from Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, 2019-2020
• Healthgrades 2020 Specialty Excellence Awards: Pulmonology Care Excellence, 2020; Patient Safety Excellence, 2018
• New Mexico Hospital Association/American Hospital Association Quest for Excellence Award, 2019
• American College of Surgeons, National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers, 2019
• 2018 MOREOB Recognition Award for commitment and outstanding performance in the application of knowledge and teamwork through their involvement with the MOREOB ™ quality improvement program
• Recognized as a Baby-Friendly® designated birth facility by Baby-Friendly USA, Inc., 2017
• Awarded 4 Stars from the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services for July 2017
• Named a Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery by Surgical Review Corporation, 2017
• Named a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery by Surgical Review Corporation, 2017
• Women’s Choice Award for America’s Best Breast Centers, 2015 - 2021
• Women’s Choice Award for America’s Best Hospitals for Patient Safety, 2016 - 2019
• Women’s Choice Award for America’s Best Hospitals for Obstetrics, 2021
• Women’s Choice Award for America’s Best Mammogram Imaging Center, 2021
• Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work in Healthcare, 2008-2017, 2019
• ACR Accreditation for Radiology
• Breast Care Center Recertified by National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers

Quality

Lovelace Women's Hospital's strategic plan includes a focus on Quality in order to achieve the best healthcare outcomes for our patients. One of the goals under this strategic plan is to reduce Hospital Acquired Infections including C-Diff, MRSA, SSI Abd Hyst, SSI Colon, CLABSI, and CAUTI. These goals are established year-over-year to achieve our ultimate goal of zero Hospital Acquired Infections.

2017 - 2019 Quality Metrics Download