Hospital News
Memorial Medical Center COO Mary Armijo Receives ACHE Regent’s Award
December 8, 2023
The award recognizes experienced ACHE members who have made significant contributions to the advancement of healthcare management excellence and the achievement of ACHE’s goals.
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MMC Named Surgical Quality Partner For Bariatric Surgery With National Accreditation
December 1, 2023
Accreditation demonstrates MMC’s commitment to ensuring the safe and effective performance of metabolic and bariatric surgery.
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Feeling The Difference: Jeff Avalos Leaves Debilitating Heartburn Behind
November 20, 2023
After several decades of battling intense gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD, Jeff found lasting solutions at Memorial Heartburn Center.
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Understanding and Preventing Diabetes
November 3, 2023
The first step in preventing diabetes is knowing your risk. A simple blood sugar test can determine if you have diabetes or prediabetes.
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Lung Cancer: Reducing Your Risk
November 1, 2023
Not all lung cancer patients will experience symptoms – at least, not until the disease has progressed. That’s why it’s important to understand your other risk factors, and to screen for cancer early, at the recommendation of your provider.
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Breast Cancer: Be Aware and Take Action
October 2, 2023
The average woman’s risk of breast cancer is around 13 percent in the U.S. – meaning about one in eight women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in her lifetime. In
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Don’t Make Your Health Wait Until Next Year
September 7, 2023
Preventive care is a key factor in maintaining your overall health. Annual well visits and health screenings like mammograms and colonoscopies can help you and your provider stay on top of any health issues that may arise before they become serious. They also allow you to develop a good provider-patient...
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Understanding Prostate Cancer
September 5, 2023
Prostate cancer is a condition often heard about, but perhaps seldom fully understood. In recognition of National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, we asked Jason Call, MD, Radiation Oncologist at Memorial Cancer Center, to answer some of the most frequently asked questions concerning this common form of cancer. What is the prostate? The...
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Memorial Medical Center the Only Hospital In Southern New Mexico Performing TAVR Procedure For Heart Valve Disease
August 25, 2023
An alternative to open heart surgery for people with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis.
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MMC Adds New Diagnostic Tools To Improve the Detection of Breast Cancer
August 11, 2023
Now Offering Automated Breast Ultrasound System for Better Evaluation of Women with Dense Breasts And New Contrast Procedure To Better Identify Tumors
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