March 26, 2019
For the first time at Memorial, James Krueger, RN, BSN, a nurse in our Perioperative Medical Center, led a 12-month program that graduated 2 Certified Operating Room Technologists and 3 Certified Operating Room Nurses on March 19th.
March 19, 2019
Memorial was very proud to be a supporting sponsor for Las Cruces Public Schools’ (LCPS) first annual Teacher and Support Person of the Year Awards Luncheon on February 25th. When Dr. Ewing told us about this initiative, to recognize excellence at each of 41 LCPS campuses, we viewed this partnership as an opportunity to stand for Quality in Education just as Memorial stands for Quality in Health Care…the perfect partnership.
March 12, 2019
From February 26-March 1, a team of experts from The Joint Commission conducted a thorough inspection of Memorial to determine our safety and quality of care. We are extremely proud to report that we earned Accreditation for another three years with what our surveyors described as an outstanding, knowledgeable and engaged staff providing high quality care in a facility that is exceptionally safe and well-maintained.
March 5, 2019
It is with profound sadness and a heavy heart that we bid a final farewell to our friend and colleague, former Chief Financial Officer, Ray Grenier. Ray was diagnosed with brain cancer last fall. He fought a valiant battle and was with his loving wife, Julie, when he passed away on Friday, February 22, 2019. Ray was known by many of the 1,300 employees at Memorial and was loved by all. He was instrumental in helping Memorial grow into the quality, successful health system that it has become over the last 5 years.
February 26, 2019
LifePoint Health has selected three White Papers submitted by Memorial employees for Poster Presentations to the attendees at this June’s Quality Conference in Nashville.
February 19, 2019
Memorial recently received full accreditation from the New Mexico Medical Society of our Continuing Medical Education (CME) program for the next 4 years. We earned a near-perfect survey with several outstanding citations including our thorough personnel documentation, expansion of our program offerings over the years, and the development of a strong curriculum that meets the needs of our community.
February 12, 2019
We received word last week from The Joint Commission (TJC) that our Surgical Weight Loss Program has officially earned certification as a “Disease Specific Program”. This is an important distinction earned only after a thorough on-site inspection by an independent surveyor who found that our program met their highest national standards.
February 5, 2019
Did you know that you can be seen right away at most of Memorial’s Family Care and Internal Medicine practices, even if you’re a new patient? That’s right, Memorial has added many new Physicians and Family Medicine Nurse Practitioners to our expanding care team so you can be seen when, and where, it’s most convenient.
February 1, 2019
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, hearts seem to be everywhere you look this time of year. That’s why it is especially fitting that February is American Heart Month, a time to raise awareness of heart disease and how we can help prevent it. It’s also the perfect opportunity to remind ourselves to take good care of our hearts year-round.
January 29, 2019
This weekend I was in Santa Fe along with our Chief Operating Officer, Steve Ruwoldt, and our Chief Nursing Officer, Caryn Iverson, to represent the interests of Southern New Mexico to the new legislators and Governor. Memorial is proud to be one of the major sponsors of the Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce annual event, Las Cruces Days in Santa Fe. We feel that it is very important for those who govern our state to be aware of issues that affect our economy and, most certainly, access to health care in our region.
