Hospital News
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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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Goal Getter: Expertise at Memorial Weight Loss Center Helps Aimee Cashion Complete Her Journey
January 03, 2024A referral to wellness specialist Melissa Livingston, DNP, FNP-BC, at Memorial Weight Loss Center and Memorial Wellness Center got the 42-year-old on the right track to finding a lasting solution.
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Planning a Healthy New Year in 2024
December 26, 2023If you want to have a healthy year in 2024, here are some of the goals you could make – and here are the steps you can take to stay on track.
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Managing Stress and Anxiety this Holiday Season
December 14, 2023Here are a few tips to head off that hectic holiday feeling and help you enjoy the season.
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Memorial Medical Center COO Mary Armijo Receives ACHE Regent’s Award
December 08, 2023The 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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