May 7, 2020
As we begin to get back to “normal” life again, I have been reaching out to individuals and organizations that have gone above and beyond to support our local healthcare heroes. Many of them deserve additional thanks publicly as they have done some truly extraordinary things.
April 30, 2020
It is with a heavy heart that we acknowledge the passing of our Board of Trustees Chairman, Eddie Binder. Eddie passed away unexpectedly April 26th. He was a member of the Memorial Medical Center family since being appointed to our Board in June, 2016. Eddie had a wonderful history of serving Las Cruces and the surrounding region. He was a tremendous advocate for Memorial Medical Center. He genuinely enjoyed helping to achieve high levels of quality care for the people in southern New Mexico. He will be remembered for his genuine warmth and sincerity in everything that he did. Eddie will be greatly missed by those who had the privilege of working with him or just the opportunity to know him. Our prayers are with Eddie’s family, and we wish them the strength to deal with this great loss. We will miss him.
April 30, 2020
Memorial Medical Center was awarded an ‘A’ in the spring 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing the achievements of Memorial Medical Center providing safer health care. The Leapfrog Group is an independent national watchdog organization committed to health care quality and safety. The Safety Grade is a letter grade assigned to all general hospitals across the country and updated every six months, assessing how well the hospital prevents medical errors and other harms to patients.
April 17, 2020
Memorial Medical Center earned the 2020 High Five Award as the top hospital out of the entire 88-hospital LifePoint Health system. This award is based on excellence in healthcare delivery and is the highest honor a LifePoint hospital can receive. The community should feel confident knowing Memorial Medical Center is so focused on quality and safety. Additionally, Memorial’s Chief Financial Officer Steve Winegeart was recognized as the CFO of the Year. This 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.
April 6, 2020
CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and pharmacies), especially in areas of significant community-based transmission.
