Hospital News
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Your Health Means Everything: Taking Care of Yourself in a Post-Pandemic World
April 05, 2021Taking care of your health means a lot more than successfully staying virus-free. It means taking charge of your health so you can stay on top of any issues that arise before they become serious. It means not delaying the care you need to feel better and get healthier so you can fully enjoy all of those things we’ve been missing lately.
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Memorial Heroes: Martha Hernandez, Chest Pain Coordinator
April 02, 2021"It’s going to sound crazy, but at the age of 7, I had my tonsils removed here in Las Cruces. I loved the hospital and looked up to the nurses. From then on, I knew I wanted to become a nurse."
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MMC partnering with new pathology services provider
March 29, 2021Pathlink is a national professional pathology company providing pathology services to hospitals in the Northeast, North Central, Southern and Southwestern parts of the United States. They employ and contract with over 120 pathologists.
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Memorial Heroes: Shannon Toledo, Room Service Operator
March 12, 2021"I help patients by guiding them with their meal choices and encouraging them to eat healthy."
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Memorial completes, celebrates first robotic surgery case
March 11, 2021The new robotic platform offers 10x magnification in 3D and is changing the surgical experience for both surgeons and our patients.
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Memorial Heroes: Pharis Martin-Serna
March 05, 2021"I see my role as integral to providing continuity of care for the patient between being inpatient and returning home safely."
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COVID-19 Vaccines: It’s Time to Roll Up Your Sleeve
March 05, 2021A message from Memorial Chief Medical Officer Dolores Gomez, MD.
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Memorial Women's Imaging Center Earns ACR Accreditation in Mammography
March 03, 2021Gold seal represents the highest level of image quality and patient safety.
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Prevention on the Brain: How to Protect Yourself from Concussions and Other Injuries
March 01, 2021As the saying goes, “accidents happen,” but by taking simple steps and practicing safe behaviors, you can help yourself and others avoid preventable injuries and stay on the road to good health.
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Memorial Heroes: Michael Mendoza, Outpatient Dietitian
February 26, 2021"I’ve always been interested in health and believe proper nutrition can prevent and help manage many chronic diseases; I wanted to do something meaningful that involved helping people."
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Milestone reached as Memorial administers 10,000th COVID-19 vaccine
February 24, 2021Additionally, 80 percent of Memorial staff and providers have now been vaccinated.
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Memorial Heroes: Lisa Gallosa, CT technologist
February 12, 2021"I have an awesome team that I work with and an amazing team leader. They have all contributed to my success here. Even though my day to day consists of specific exams and procedures, there isn’t a day that I don’t learn something new."
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Extraordinary nurses recognized at Memorial with DAISY Awards
February 08, 2021The DAISY Award recipients at Memorial for the fourth quarter of 2020 are Ellen Carson, RN team leader, and Jonna Brown, an RN in the Observation Unit. Carson and Brown were nominated by patients they cared for in our facility.
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Memorial Heroes: Kate Gudiel, Transport Team respiratory therapist
February 05, 2021"I’ve always wanted to help people and started working as a lifeguard and volunteer firefighter at a very young age. That progressed to paramedic and RT."
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Memorial Heroes: Blanca Scott, AOD
January 29, 2021"I am here to do whatever needs to be done to ensure that patients get the best possible care here at MMC."
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ICU Nurse Op-Ed: Why I Got the COVID-19 Vaccine
January 25, 2021"I want to encourage every member of our community to step up and receive the vaccine once it is available to you. Do it for your family, your friends, yourself and all of us at Memorial Medical Center."
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Memorial Heroes: Stephanie Benson, MD
January 25, 2021"More than once I have delivered a baby and held the hand of the dying in the same day. I consider it an amazing privilege to get to serve people in so many important ways."
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Community FAQ – COVID-19 Vaccine (Updated Jan. 15, 2021)
January 15, 2021Updated with new vaccine distribution information and Q&As on Jan. 15, 2021.
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Memorial Heroes: Adrien Munoz, clinical nursing informatics and meaningful use coordinator
January 15, 2021"For as long as I have worked here, it feels like an extension of my family. I have made many long-lasting connections with staff that I know most will last a lifetime."
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Memorial Heroes: Sarah Elkington, NICU occupational therapist
January 08, 2021"I act as a resource to parents and families to help them feel confident in their caregiving skills as needed and to help them understand the unique needs of having a baby in NICU."
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