Hospital News - Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Preparedness Information

March 12, 2020

Our hospital is committed to providing the highest quality care and ensuring the safety of our patients, employees, providers, volunteers and visitors. We are continuing to monitor the evolving situation with the coronavirus (COVID-19) and are taking the necessary steps to ensure we are fully prepared to care for patients, in accordance with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and in partnership with our local and state health departments.

Memorial Medical Center’s Steve Winegeart Named CFO of the Year

March 6, 2020

Memorial Medical Center (MMC) Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Steve Winegeart has been named 2019 CFO of the Year by LifePoint Health®, a leading healthcare company dedicated to Making Communities Healthier®. The award is given annually to one CFO within LifePoint’s nationwide network of 88 hospital campuses who best exemplifies the company’s core values of honesty, integrity and trustworthiness, inclusion, compassion and legal and ethical compliance. “Steve is an operations-focused and solutions-driven financial leader who understands the unique role he plays in both meeting operational challenges head-on to help ensure a solid bottom line and collaborating with other departments to help enhance the patient experience,” said Conrad Deese, senior vice president of operations and CFO for LifePoint Health, of which MMC is a part. “We are proud to honor the tremendous impact his leadership has made at Memorial and in the Las Cruces community with this prestigious recognition.”

Memorial Medical Center Earns Top Honor from LifePoint Health

March 5, 2020

LifePoint Health®, a leading healthcare company dedicated to Making Communities Healthier®, recently awarded Memorial Medical Center (MMC) with its 2019 companywide High Five Award for demonstrating excellence in healthcare delivery. It is the highest honor a LifePoint hospital can receive. The hospital also received the company’s Western Division High Five Award.

Coronavirus COVID-19 – Frequently Asked Questions

March 3, 2020

The risk to the general public remains low at this time. Right now, influenza is a much more significant threat to Americans. Protect yourself from the flu.

Memorial Visitor Policy

March 2, 2020

Memorial Medical Center would like to remind visitors of our Visitor Policy. We believe that visitors are an important part of our patient’s hospital stay. To protect our patients during the high numbers of respiratory illness and influenza the following restriction will be applied during this current flu season: Visitors will be limited to 2 visitors at a time. For the well-being of our patients and others If visiting and have symptoms of fever, cough or rash you will be asked to leave.