Hospital News
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Memorial Minute: Oct. 9, 2024
December 16, 2024News from the leadership team at Memorial Medical Center.
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MMC Makes History With Revolutionary Procedure For Peripheral Artery Disease
December 09, 2024(Las Cruces, NM – December 9, 2024) – Memorial Medical Center continues to be a pioneer in cardiovascular services and technology, today becoming the first hospital in all of New Mexico and El Paso to place a revolutionary device that helps the most vulnerable patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) below the knee. Interventional Cardiologist Udit…
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New PET/CT Unit Now Operational
December 02, 2024Memorial Medical Center is very proud to announce that our new PET/CT unit is now operational, making MMC the only facility in Las Cruces offering full-time PET/CT services. The addition of this imaging modality represents yet another unique service that we offer to our community and region, and the technology will go a long way in the diagnosis and treatment…
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Memorial wants to be the best we can be for our community
November 13, 2024All area residents are invited to Memorial Medical Center’s public board meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 20 from 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. at the hospital Annex.
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Lung Cancer Screening: What You Should Know
November 06, 2024November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month – the perfect time to learn if an LDCT scan is right for you. Here’s what you need to know about this potentially lifesaving screening.
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Memorial Cancer Center Pharmacist Traci M. White Earns Rare Double Board Certification
October 30, 2024Traci M. White, PharmD, PhC, BCGP, BCOP, is now just one of 7 pharmacists nationwide to be double Board-certified in both Oncology and Geriatric Pharmacy.
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MMC Adds Smart Knee Implant To Bolster Total Knee Replacement Offerings
October 10, 2024Robert Schwartz, MD, is in the only orthopedic surgeon in the area, including El Paso, offering this technology to patients.
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month: What to Know About Your Mammogram
September 30, 2024This October, add Breast Cancer Awareness Month to your calendar, and ask your provider if it’s time for your mammogram. Here’s what you need to know about this potentially life-saving screening.
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Dr. Fontan Celebrates 500th Robotic Surgery Case
August 26, 2024We’re celebrating Fermin Fontan, MD, FACS, FASMBS, for successfully completing his 500th robotic surgery case. Congratulations to the whole team on this milestone! Dr. Fontan is the only surgeon performing robotic weight loss surgery in the state of New Mexico. Dr. Fontan performs robotically-assisted sleeve gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and duodenal switch…
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MMC nationally recognized for its commitment to providing high-quality stroke care
July 15, 2024Memorial Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Silver Plus 2024 quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced…
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Memorial Wound Care Center Recognized for Clinical Excellence in Patient Satisfaction and Wound Healing Rates
June 28, 2024LAS CRUCES, NM. (June 28, 2024) – Memorial Wound Care Center providers and clinicians gathered today to celebrate earning the Center of Distinction award by Healogics, the nation’s largest provider of advanced wound care services. The Center achieved outstanding clinical outcomes for 12 consecutive months in 2023, including a patient satisfaction rate…
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Celebrating Our Nurses, Hospital Teams and EMS Partners
May 07, 2024By: John Harris, Chief Executive Officer, Memorial Medical Center During the month of May, we celebrate three important national observances that recognize the hard work and dedication of our nurses, hospital teams, and EMS professionals. May 12th marks the birthday of Florence Nightingale – a caregiver during the Crimean war, whose bravery and leadership helped…
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Memorial Medical Center Names 2024 Mercy Award Winner
May 03, 2024Sarah Dueñas recognized for demonstrating compassion and unwavering commitment to helping others.
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Stroke Awareness Month: 3 Steps to Manage Your Stroke Risk
April 30, 2024By taking steps to prevent stroke, and knowing how to recognize a stroke when it occurs, you reduce the risk to you and your family.
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Memorial Medical Center nationally recognized for commitment to providing high-quality stroke care
April 24, 2024The American Heart Association presents Get With The Guidelines - Stroke Bronze award for proven dedication to ensuring all stroke patients have access to best practices and life-saving care.
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2023 Community Benefit Report: Caring For Las Cruces
March 14, 2024We take our responsibility to the communities we serve very seriously and are proud to share our 2023 Community Benefit Report, which summarizes the investments, advances and collaborations that have improved access to quality care throughout our region.
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Colon Cancer Awareness Month: Understanding Your Colonoscopy
March 01, 2024March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Even if your first colonoscopy is decades away, it’s important to know what to expect from this potentially lifesaving screening. Here’s what you need to know about your colonoscopy.
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Routine colonoscopy catches cancer, robotic surgery removes the disease
March 01, 2024With no family history, no symptoms and no findings at her last screening in 2013, the words Debby Caviness heard after her colonoscopy last fall were totally unexpected: “You have a mass in your colon and it’s suspicious.” Facing her newfound cancer diagnosis, Debby now had to decide where she would undergo surgery and treatment. She had past…
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National Heart Month: Building Healthy Habits for a Healthy Heart
January 31, 2024Simple awareness habits and changes in lifestyle can greatly reduce your heart risk, and help you catch problems earlier when they do occur. This month, treat your heart well with these healthy heart practices
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Memorial Weight Loss Center Of New Mexico Unveils New Name and Brand
January 15, 2024The rebranded New Mexico Bariatric Institute reflects the depth and breadth of services available to patients across the state
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