Hospital News - Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces

New Surgical Weight Loss Provider Joins Memorial Medical Center

August 19, 2020

Memorial Medical Center is proud to announce that Fermin Fontan, MD has joined the Surgical Weight Loss team at Memorial Medical Center. Dr. Fontan is board-certified in General Surgery and specializes in minimally invasive surgery, bariatric surgery, and heartburn surgery. He performs procedures including gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch, acid reflux treatments and hiatal hernia surgery. Many of his patients experience life-changing resolution of corresponding comorbities such as hypertension, diabetes, sleep apnea, acid reflux, heartburn, infertility, and depression.

Memorial Heroes: Isabel Olave, Respiratory Therapist Supervisor

August 14, 2020

Memorial Medical Center is my community hospital. I have lived in the area for 17 years and I always wanted to make MMC my home and use my learned skills here to help our community.

Memorial Minute - August 14, 2020

August 14, 2020

Dr. Cromer brings more than 20 years of orthopedic experience to the Las Cruces area. He is a general orthopedic surgeon who specializes in sports medicine, including knee and shoulder injuries. He also treats sprains, strains, fractures, and rotator cuff trauma. To provide patients with the least invasive option and the shortest recovery time, he performs many of his surgeries arthroscopically. His number one priority is getting all patients an appointment immediately so he can get them on the road to recovery. This is especially important for patients with Worker’s Compensation injuries to return them to work as soon as possible. Outside of work, Dr. Cromer enjoys exercising, spending time with his family and coaching high school sports.

Community Testing at Memorial Medical Center Ending

August 13, 2020

August 13, 2020, Las Cruces, NM Community drive-thru COVID-19 testing, under the direction of the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH), at Memorial will end after Friday, August 14th.

Memorial Heroes: Denise Smith, Speech Language Pathologist

August 7, 2020

Going through my graduate coursework, I saw healthcare as both challenging and rewarding. I felt by working in healthcare, I would have the opportunity to empower patients to improve their own outcomes and defy expectations in their recover, and I wanted to be a part of that.