Awards, Accreditations and Distinctions

Memorial Medical Center is proud to be a leader in the quality of care provided to the Las Cruces area and Southern New Mexico. Below is a list of some of the awards and accreditations the hospital, along with our departments, have received in recent years.

Memorial Medical Center Earns Top Hospital Award for LifePoint Health

Memorial Medical Center earned the 2020 High Five Award as the top hospital out of the entire 88-hospital LifePoint Health system. This award is based on excellence in healthcare delivery and is the highest honor a LifePoint hospital can receive. The community should feel confident knowing Memorial Medical Center is so focused on quality and safety.

Bariatric Accreditations and Distinctions

	Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Distinction Center for Bariatrics
	Joint Commission Certificate of Distinction for Bariatric Surgery
	Accredited Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP)
	Surgical Quality Partner with the American College of Surgeons

Cardiac Care Accreditations

American College of Cardiology Accreditations: Cardiac Rehabilitation Program Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI Accreditation Heart Failure

Memorial Medical Center Awards, Accreditations and Distinctions

	Best of the Best of the Mesilla Valley Reader's Choice Awards earned in 2023: Best Hospital Best ER Best Large Employer Best ENT Clinic: Memorial Ear, Nose & Throat Institute  Best Family Practice Clinic: Memorial Family HealthCare - North Main Best OB/GYN: Amelia Clement, MD
	Bulletin's Best of the Mesilla Valley Reader's Choice Awards earned for 2023: Best Hospital One of the Best Places to Work Also named Best Hospital from 2003-2013, and in 2015, 2017, 2021 and 2022
	Joint Commission Accreditation: Hospital Laboratory
	Certified Primary Stroke Center designated by The Joint Commission
	HealthGrades Patient Safety Excellence Award in 2019 (top 10% nationally for patient safety)
	Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce 2021 Large Business of the Year
	NewsWeek Best Maternity Hospital 2020 (the only hospital in New Mexico with this designation)
	Las Cruces Sun-News' Readers Choice Awards #1 Hospital - Years Won: 2005-2013, 2014-2018 Las Cruces Sun-News' Readers Choice Awards #1 Family Medical Center awarded to Memorial Family Medicine Center - 2017 Las Cruces Sun-News' Readers Choice Awards #1 Urgent Care awarded to Memorial Urgent Care Center - 2017
	Las Cruces Sun-News' Readers Choice Awards #2 Gift Shop awarded to Memorial Medical Center - 2017
	Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Accreditation
	Accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
	Anticoagulation Center of Excellence

Oncology Care Awards and Accreditations

	Bulletin's Best of the Mesilla Valley Reader's Choice Awards earned for 2023: Best Cancer Center
	Las Cruces Sun-News' Readers Choice Awards #1 Medical Clinic - 2018
	American College of Surgeons (ACOS) - Only Accredited Cancer Program in Southern New Mexico and West Texas
	American College of Radiology (ACR) - Only Certified Radiation Oncology Program in Southern New Mexico
	Proudly Associated with the UNM Comprehensive Cancer Care Center

Surgical Awards and Accreditations

	Joint Commission Disease-specific Certification for Bariatric Surgery Joint Commission Disease-specific Certification for Knee Replacement Surgery Joint Commission Disease-specific Certification for Hip Replacement Surgery
	HealthGrades 5-Star Designation for Quality Surgical Care