About Memorial and Our Community
Thank you for your interest in Memorial Medical Center - the leader in healthcare in Southern New Mexico. Please spend some time and get to know our award-winning hospital, array of affiliated clinics and beautiful community!
1. About Memorial Medical Center
2. Our Community Impact
3. Hospital Services
4. Our Leadership Team
5. Awards and Accreditations
6. Affiliated Clinics
7. About the Community
8. Schools and Higher Education
9. Nearby Attractions
10. Major and Notable Employers
About Memorial Medical Center
Memorial Medical Center is a 199-bed acute medical/surgical teaching hospital located in sunny Las Cruces, New Mexico with a population of 110,000 and a service area population of 300,000. The city is known for its safe and affordable living conditions, beautiful scenery, outstanding educational system, friendly people and high quality health care. It is just 40 minutes from El Paso (metro population of 800,000), and El Paso International Airport with connections to worldwide destinations. For education, Las Cruces is the home of New Mexico State University, the Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine, Doña Ana Community College and outstanding K-12 schools.
Memorial is rapidly transitioning into Southern New Mexico’s major regional referral center, receiving daily transfers from five smaller hospitals in its secondary service area. It has a medical staff composed of nearly 400 providers and a broad cross-section of hospital-based and freestanding services. The hospital sits at the base of the picturesque Organ Mountains and is nearby to the famous Rio Grande. Las Cruces features outstanding high-desert living conditions, with hiking mere minutes from Las Cruces and snow skiing less than two hours away in forest-covered mountains. To the west, the Gila Mountains offer a wonderful getaway full of outdoor adventures. The beautiful capital of Santa Fe, scenic and rich in culture and history, is only four hours away.
A LifePoint Health facility, Memorial is known for its high quality, safe care. It is the recent recipient of the High Five Guiding Principles Award as the top performing hospital of the 87 hospitals in the LifePoint portfolio. Memorial features a multitude of service lines delivered by well-rounded providers and staff. These include open-heart surgery, general and robotic surgery, weight loss and heartburn programs, colorectal surgery, OB/GYN services, interventional radiology, a comprehensive freestanding cancer center, a level IV trauma center, an active 11 surgical suite surgery department, the region’s only PICU, an ASC composed of 6 surgical suites and radiology services, a 32-bed ICU, 10-bed CCU, 18 freestanding physician clinics, two outpatient imaging centers, an ER that sees 32,000 patients a year, and a new surgical robot -- to name just some of the outstanding services.
Our Community Impact
Hospital Services
- Acute Care
- Anticoagulation Clinic
- Behavioral Health
- Cancer Center
- Cardiovascular Services
- Children’s Services
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- Neonatology (NICU)
- Pediatrics and PICU
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- Colonoscopy
- Critical Care Unit
- Diabetes Education
- Digestive Health Program
- Emergency Department
- Family Medicine Center
- Heartburn Diagnostic Center
- HealthPlex
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- Outpatient Surgery
- Women’s Imaging Center
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- Imaging
- The Imaging Center of Las Cruces
- Infusion Therapy
- Interventional Radiology
- Labor and Delivery
- Laboratory
- Orthopedics
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- Total Joint Replacement
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- Primary Care
- Rehabilitation Services
- Respiratory Therapy
- Surgical Services
- Robotic Surgery
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- Surgical Weight Loss
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- Women’s Services
- Wound Care and Outpatient Special Services
Our Leadership Team
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| Dennis Knox Interim Chief Executive Officer 575.521.2258 or 575.521.2291 |
Mary Armijo, MBA, MS CIS, FACHE Chief Operating Officer 575.521.5098 |
David Schmidt, MSN, RN, NEA-BC Chief Nursing Officer 575.521.2282 |
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| Laura Thomas, MHA Chief Financial Officer 575.521.5295 |
Brittiany Goins, MAcc, CPA Assistant Chief Financial Officer 575.522.8641 |
Awards and Accreditations
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.
Bariatric Accreditations and Distinctions
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About the Community
Check out the official Las Cruces Visitors Guide!
Outdoor adventure. Unique culinary experiences. Vibrant culture. Rich history. From national parks and monuments to one of the top-rated farmer’s markets in the country, Las Cruces is the second-largest city in New Mexico and offers a world filled with natural wonder, year-round excitement and historic proportions of fun. It is also the home of New Mexico State University.
Weather: Las Cruces enjoys 350 days of sunshine a year. Temperatures in the summer months routinely reach the high 90s, with nighttime lows in the 60s. The fall air is a bit cooler with daytime highs of mid 70s to low 80s. During the winter, when northern states are digging themselves out from under snow and ice, Las Cruces basks in daytime temperatures ranging from the upper 50s to lower 60s. As spring arrives in March and April, temperatures climb steadily from the low to high 80s. Las Cruces receives an average of 8.5 inches of rain per year and less than 2 inches of snow in the winter.
Cost of Living: Overall, the cost of living in Las Cruces is 3% below the national average. Housing is 12% less than the national average, and many new developments are being built. The cost for healthcare and utilities are on par with national averages, and lower than many Western states.
Recent Las Cruces Awards and Recognitions
- Forbes – One of the Best Places to Retire
- Guidebook America – One of the country’s Top 10 Spring Break Destinations for Families
- US News & World Report, National Universities Rankings – Tier 1 Institution (NMSU)
- Sunset Magazine – 20 Best Towns of the Future
- Family Digest – Best Place to Live
Schools and Higher Education
K-12 Public Schools: Las Cruces Public Schools serves approximately 25,000 students and employs 3,200 people. LCPS is the second-largest school district in the state and comprised of:
- 24 elementary schools
- 8 middle schools
- 1 combined elementary and middle school
- 7 high schools (2 of the 7 high schools are early college high schools)
K-12 Private Schools: Las Cruces has a large variety of private schools. A few options are listed below and there are several others:
- Acton Academy Mesilla Valley
- Holy Cross Catholic School
- Las Cruces Academy
- Mesilla Valley Christian School
Higher Education: Las Cruces boasts several highly reputable options, and many more are available in El Paso and the surrounding region with an easy drive:
- New Mexico State University
- Doña Ana Community College
- Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
Nearby Attractions
From forested mountain retreats in Ruidoso and Cloudcroft only two hours away, to areas with out-of-this-world stargazing, to the bright lights of El Paso accessible with a quick highway drive, to day trip opportunities to the iconic Carlsbad Caverns, Las Cruces is situated perfectly for exploring all that Southern New Mexico has to offer.
Other nearby attractions:
- Silver City
- Gila Cliff Dwellings and Gila Catwalk
- Sunspot Solar Observatory
- New Mexico Wine Country
- The Outlet Shoppes at El Paso
- Topgolf in El Paso
Major and Notable Employers
- Virgin Galactic
- Spaceport America
- Boeing
- Lockheed Martin
- NASA
- Honeywell Aerospace
- Raytheon
- White Sands Missile Range ( U.S. Army)
- Holloman Air Force Base
- New Mexico State University
- Las Cruces Public Schools
- City of Las Cruces
- Doña Ana County
- Mesilla Valley Trucking
- Sunland Park Racetrack/Casino
- Agricultural operations (pecans, green chiles, hay, cotton)