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Procedure helps asthma patients

ABQ Journal June 18, 2013

Lee Trimmer had struggled with the effects of asthma for pretty much her entire life. It began worsening about 10 years ago, “and exponentially so” the last few, she says.That is until early last year, when she underwent a new procedure called bronchial thermoplasty. “It’s not a cure for asthma, but it’s as close as they’ve ever come,” says Trimmer, 44, a neonatal intensive care nurse at...

Lovelace puts new cancer-fighting technology to use

Albuquerque Business First June 14, 2013

By Dennis Domrzalski, Reporter- Albuquerque Business FirstLovelace Medical Center in Albuquerque was the first U.S. hospital to flip a switch and activate a new cancer-fighting technology that the hospital says can zap cancerous tumors in half the time as previous technology did, according to hospital officials.Lovelace activated the technology, called Dynamic Jaws, about six weeks ago. It’s part...

Lovelace Westside Hospital Makes Top 100 Hospital List

Prime Time June 11, 2013

Congratulations to Lovelace Westside Hospital for being the only hospital in New Mexico to make the Truven Health Analytics top 100 hospital list based on their overall organizational performance. The Truven Health 100 Top Hospitals study evaluates performance in 10 areas: mortality; medical complications; patient safety; average patient stay; expenses; profitability; patient satisfaction;...

Lovelace Launches New Website

KOB-TV June 04, 2013

Lovelace Health System has launched a new website at healthcareinformednm.com to get everyone up to speed about health care reform. Lovelace says it’s designed to keep people aware of the changes that are occurring in health care form and how they affect you.

Lovelace Sets up Health Care Reform Help

ABQ Journal May 31, 2013

Lovelace Health System said Thursday it has launched a new website and educational meetings to inform the public about health-care reform and health-care exchanges. The website, www.healthcareinformednm.com, was specifically designed to educate the public with easy to understand information on health-care reform. This site includes a section on common questions and answers, background...