/tags/new-mexico-hospital-association New Mexico Hospital Association en-US Copyright Mon, 21 Apr 2025 18:32:32 GMT /governor-signs-house-bill-New-Mexico-NM-HB-586-vs-senate-bill-SB-14-hospital-mergers-ownership-oversight-differences-compared State legislators’ first attempt to pass a bill providing oversight of hospital mergers, acquisitions and private equity takeovers failed in the face of overwhelming industry opposition. They then successfully scrambled to get a second — less controversial — bill passed before the session closed. With the Governor's signature, the state will now have permanent protection, but some lawmakers worry the final bill might have too many concessions Mon, 21 Apr 2025 18:32:32 GMT /governor-signs-house-bill-New-Mexico-NM-HB-586-vs-senate-bill-SB-14-hospital-mergers-ownership-oversight-differences-compared Daniel Montaño /local-news/2022-12-01/report-hospital-patients-without-insurance-pay-higher-rates A revised report presented to the Legislative Health and Human Services Committee shows prices for hospital procedures depend on who is paying the tab. The report shows that uninsured patients paying out of pocket often have the highest rates. Fri, 02 Dec 2022 05:13:00 GMT /local-news/2022-12-01/report-hospital-patients-without-insurance-pay-higher-rates Kaveh Mowahed /local-news/2022-01-12/travel-nurses-fill-staffing-gaps-in-new-mexico New Mexico was already facing a healthcare staffing shortage before the COVID-19 pandemic and now it has only gotten worse. One way the state is trying to fill gaps is by using more traveling nurses. But that’s an expensive solution. Thu, 13 Jan 2022 00:39:49 GMT /local-news/2022-01-12/travel-nurses-fill-staffing-gaps-in-new-mexico Jered Ebenreck /show/lets-talk-new-mexico/2022-01-10/lets-talk-hospital-staffing-shortages This week on Let's Talk New Mexico we're talking hospital staffing shortages as the omicron variant pushes COVID-19 case numbers to record levels. Tue, 11 Jan 2022 00:49:31 GMT /show/lets-talk-new-mexico/2022-01-10/lets-talk-hospital-staffing-shortages Megan Kamerick /public-health-new-mexico/2015-04-27/nurse-says-she-lost-her-job-for-speaking-out How clean was the hospital when you were there? How well did nurses and doctors explain things to you? When answering these questions, people in New… Tue, 28 Apr 2015 02:22:59 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-04-27/nurse-says-she-lost-her-job-for-speaking-out Marisa Demarco /public-health-new-mexico/2015-04-20/patients-rank-n-m-hospitals-low Before you try a new restaurant, you might check out reviews to see what other customers thought of the place. Now you can do that with hospitals, too.… Tue, 21 Apr 2015 01:58:33 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-04-20/patients-rank-n-m-hospitals-low Marisa Demarco