Press Release
April 25, 2024
April 23, 2024
Lovelace Medical Center, Heart Hospital of New Mexico Name Joseph Brown as Chief Operating Officer
ALBUQUERQUE, NM – April 22, 2024 – Lovelace Health System has named Joseph C. Brown, MHA, chief operating officer (COO) of Lovelace Medical Center and Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center, effective May 6. Brown comes to Lovelace with more than 16 years of healthcare... Read More
April 15, 2024
Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center performs the state’s first Pulsed Field Ablation for the treatment of atrial fibrillation
ALBUQUERQUE – April 15, 2024 – Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center (HHNM) today announced the completion of New Mexico’s first FARAPULSE ™ Pulsed Field Ablation, a new alternative to standard-of-care thermal ablation, for the treatment of atrial... Read More
April 5, 2024
Lovelace Medical Center performs first right robotic pleural biopsy
ALBUQUERQUE – April 5, 2024 –Lovelace Medical Center (LMC) completed its first right robotic pleural biopsy. The minimally invasive thoracic procedure was performed by Luis Cerda, M.D., cardiothoracic surgeon with the New Mexico Heart Institute/Lovelace Medical Group, using Intuitive... Read More
February 13, 2024
New Mexico Heart Institute/Lovelace Medical Group enrolls the world’s first patient in the RECOVER IV randomized trial comparing strategies for management of cardiogenic shock
ALBUQUERQUE – January 8, 2024 – New Mexico Heart Institute/Lovelace Medical Group (NMHI) has enrolled the first patient in the world in the RECOVER IV randomized study comparing management strategies for patients with cardiogenic shock using the Impella CP®, an FDA-approved... Read More
November 22, 2023
Lovelace Health System appoints new president and CEO
Troy Greer returns to Lovelace as David Schultz assumes enterprise leadership role ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Nov. 17, 2023) – Lovelace Health System today announced the appointment of Troy Greer as president and chief executive officer. Greer will succeed David Schultz who has been appointed to an... Read More
November 7, 2023
Lovelace Regional Hospital Nationally Recognized with an ‘A’ Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
ROSWELL, November 7, 2023 — Lovelace Regional Hospital (LRH) received an “A” safety grade in the Fall 2023 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade report, a national distinction recognizing its achievements protecting patients from harm and error in the hospital. This is the sixth safety... Read More
November 2, 2023
Lovelace Health System appoints veteran healthcare executives to senior leadership roles
ALBUQUERQUE – November 2, 2023 – Lovelace Health System (LHS) today announced the appointments of Brian Miller, BSIE, MSE, as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Lovelace Medical Center (LMC) and administrator of the Heart Hospital of New Mexico (HHNM) and Michael Kueker, MBA,... Read More
October 17, 2023
Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center Receives VAD Program Credentialing from DNV
ALBUQUERQUE – October 18, 2023 – Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center (HHNM) has received credentialing from DNV as a Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Facility, demonstrating the hospital’s readiness to provide the full spectrum of VAD Program services –... Read More
October 17, 2023