Lovelace Medical Center in Albuquerque, NM
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About Lovelace Medical Center
Lovelace Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has 263 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. Lovelace UNM Rehabilitation Hospital is on the same campus or next door.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.29
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.47
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.36
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.94
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryBetter than national · SIR 0.00
73% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend67%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1068%
- Completed surveys928
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
35.08565, -106.64045
Nearby hospitals
- Lovelace UNM Rehabilitation Hospital505 Elm Street NE, Albuquerque, NMRehabilitation hospitalSame campus
- Heart Hospital of New Mexico504 Elm Street Northeast, Albuquerque, NMHospital0.2 mi
- Kindred Hospital Albuquerque700 High Street NE, Albuquerque, NMLong-term care hospital0.3 mi
- Presbyterian Hospital1100 Central Avenue SE, Albuquerque, NM · Emergency roomAcute care hospital0.4 mi
- UNM Children's Psychiatric Center1001 Yale Boulevard Northeast, Albuquerque, NMChildren's hospital1.2 mi
- UNM Hospital2211 Lomas Boulevard NE, Albuquerque, NM · Level I traumaAcute care hospital1.4 mi
- Albuquerque - Amg Specialty Hospital, LLC5400 Gibson Blvd SE 3rd Floor, Albuquerque, NMLong-term care hospital3.8 mi
- Haven Behavioral Hospital of Albuquerque5400 Gibson Boulevard SE, 4th Floor Box# 8, Albuquerque, NMPsychiatric hospital3.8 mi
- Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center1501 San Pedro Boulevard Southeast, Albuquerque, NMVA medical center3.9 mi
- Central Desert Behavioral Health Hospital1525 N Renaissance Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NMPsychiatric hospital4.0 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Lovelace Medical Center located?
Lovelace Medical Center is at 601 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102 in Bernalillo County.
Does Lovelace Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Lovelace Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 212 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Lovelace Medical Center?
Lovelace Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 2 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Lovelace Medical Center a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Lovelace Medical Center. Hospitals without one still treat injuries in their emergency department and transfer patients who need a trauma center. Check the New Mexico trauma program for the current list.
What is the phone number of Lovelace Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (505) 727-8000.
Would patients recommend Lovelace Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (928 completed surveys), 67% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 68% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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