Editing Las Cruces, New Mexico (section)

==Infrastructure==

===Transportation===

====Airports====
[[File:SC20130719-235817.jpeg|thumb|right|[[Las Cruces International Airport]]]]
* [[Las Cruces International Airport]] has had no regularly scheduled commercial passenger flights since July 25, 2005, when [[Westward Airways (Nebraska)|Westward Airways]] ceased operations. [[General aviation]], New Mexico Army National Guard (4 UH-72 Lakota Helicopters), private charters, and the [[Civil Air Patrol]] use the airport, among others.
* [[El Paso International Airport]] is the nearest airport with regularly scheduled commercial flights.

====Major highways====
* [[Interstate 10 in New Mexico|Interstate 10]], east–west travel: south-southeast to El Paso, Texas; west to [[Tucson, Arizona]]
* [[Interstate 25 in New Mexico|Interstate 25]], north–south travel: north to [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]], Las Cruces is the southern terminus for Interstate 25, where it intersects Interstate 10.
* [[U.S. Route 70 in New Mexico|U.S. Route 70]], east–west travel: northeast to [[Alamogordo, New Mexico|Alamogordo]], to the west it is merged with Interstate 10.
* [[U.S. Route 85]] (unsigned; follows I-25 north to Albuquerque and I-10/US-180 east to El Paso)
* [[U.S. Route 180#New Mexico/West Texas (El Paso area)|U.S. Route 180]]
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* [[New Mexico State Road 28|NM 28]]
* [[New Mexico State Road 101|NM 101]]
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* [[New Mexico State Road 185|NM 185]]
* [[New Mexico State Road 188|NM 188]]
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* [[New Mexico State Road 292|NM 292]]
* [[New Mexico State Road 320|NM 320]]
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* [[New Mexico State Road 373|NM 373]]
* [[New Mexico State Road 478|NM 478]]
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====Rail====
[[File:Las Cruces New Mexico Railroad Museum (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|Las Cruces Railroad Museum]]
Las Cruces is served by the [[BNSF Railway]]' [[El Paso Subdivision]], which provides freight service and extends from [[Belen, New Mexico]] to [[El Paso, Texas]]. Passenger service on this line was discontinued in 1968, due to low ridership numbers on the [[Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe]] Railway's (predecessor to the BNSF) ''[[El Pasoan]]'' train.

====Bus transit====
The city operates a small transit authority known as RoadRUNNER Transit. It operates a total of eight routes, and two Aggie routes running Mondays through Saturdays.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.las-cruces.org/en/departments/quality-of-life/transit/schedulesfares|title=Road Runner Maps and Schedule|website=las-cruces.org|access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref>

[[NMDOT Park and Ride]]'s Gold Route connects Las Cruces to El Paso on Monday through Friday during commute hours. The Silver Route connects Las Cruces to White Sands Missile Range.

[[South Central Regional Transit District]]'s Green Line connects Las Cruces to Hatch, and the Red Line connects Las Cruces to [[Anthony, New Mexico|Anthony]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://scrtd.org/routesschedules/ | title=Routes/Schedules }}</ref>

Ztrans connects Las Cruces with Alamogordo.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ztrans.org/-Home|title=Zia Therapy Center Inc > Home}}</ref>

Greyhound buses departing Las Cruces serve El Paso, Amarillo, Denver, Albuquerque, Phoenix, Tucson, Los Angeles, and San Diego.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Greyhound System Timetable |access-date=2015-05-08 |url=http://extranet.greyhound.com/Revsup/schedules/pageset.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227103405/http://extranet.greyhound.com/revsup/schedules/pageset.html |archive-date=2014-12-27 }}</ref>

===Utilities===
[[File:FortSeldenStateMonumentEntrance.jpg|thumb|right|[[Fort Selden|Fort Selden State Monument]]]]
The City of Las Cruces provides water, sewer, natural gas, and solid-waste services, including recycling centers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Las Cruces Utilities|url=http://www.las-cruces.org/departments/utilities.aspx|work=Departments|publisher=City of Las Cruces|access-date=24 July 2012}}</ref> [[El Paso Electric]] is the electricity provider, [[CenturyLink]] is the telephone land line provider, and [[Comcast]] is the cable TV provider.

===Healthcare===

====Hospitals====
Memorial Medical Center is a [[for-profit]] general [[hospital]] operated by [[LifePoint Hospitals]] Inc. The physical plant is owned by the City of Las Cruces and the County of Doña Ana, which signed a 40-year, $150 million lease in 2004 with Province HealthCare, since absorbed into LifePoint.<ref>
{{cite news
 | first = Christopher
 | last = Schurtz
 | title = MMC holding annual open meeting
 | work = Las Cruces Sun-News
 | date = June 12, 2005
 | page = 1C
 }}
</ref><ref>
{{cite news
 | first = Steve
 | last = Ramirez
 | title = Province merger a done deal
 | work = Las Cruces Sun-News
 | date = April 16, 2006
 | page = 1A
 }}
</ref>
Prior to 2004, it was leased to and operated by the nonprofit Memorial Medical Center Inc.<ref>
{{cite news
 | first = Christopher
 | last = Schurtz
 | title = Hospital deal with MMCI to end
 | work = Las Cruces Sun-News
 | date = May 13, 2004
 | page = 1A
 }}
</ref><ref>
{{cite news
 | first = Christopher
 | last = Schurtz
 | title = County, city end MMCI lease
 | work = Las Cruces Sun-News
 | date = May 14, 2004
 | page = 1A
 }}
</ref>
The hospital is a licensed, 286-bed, [[acute care]] facility and is accredited by [[JCAHO]]. It offers a wide range of patient services.<ref>
{{cite news
 | first = Steve
 | last = Ramirez
 | title = Hospital's ER set to get bigger
 | work = Las Cruces Sun-News
 | date = June 16, 2005
 | page = 1A
 }}
</ref>
The [[University of New Mexico]] Cancer Center-South opened in 2006 on the MMC campus. It is {{convert|5300|sqft|m2}} and has 9 examination rooms.<ref>
{{cite news
 | title = Cancer center opens in Las Cruces
 | work = Las Cruces Sun-News
 | date = December 4, 2006
 }}
</ref> The original facility was called Memorial General Hospital and was opened in April 1950 at South Alameda Boulevard and Lohman Avenue after the city obtained a $250,000 federal grant. In 1971, the city and county joined to build a new hospital on South Telshor Boulevard. In 1990, it was renamed Memorial Medical Center.<ref>
{{cite conference
 | first = Martha
 | last = Dooley
 | year = 1999
 | title = Healthy Growth: Memorial Medical Center has grown to keep up with Las Cruces' population and technological advances
 | book-title = Celebrating 150 years of Las Cruces history
 | publisher = Las Cruces Sun-News
 | location = Las Cruces, New Mexico
 | pages = 129
 | oclc = 50154273
}}
</ref>

MountainView Regional Medical Center is a for-profit general hospital operated by [[Community Health Systems]] (formerly Triad Hospitals). It opened for business in August 2002. It is a 168-bed facility with a wide range of patient services.<ref>
{{cite news
 | first = Christopher
 | last = Schurtz
 | title = Hospitals cooperating, but poised to begin competing
 | work = Las Cruces Sun-News
 | date = February 8, 2005
 | page = 1A
 }}
</ref>

Mesilla Valley Hospital is a 125-bed, private, psychiatric hospital operated by [[Universal Health Services]]. It is an acute inpatient and residential facility offering a variety of treatments for [[behavioral health]] issues.<ref>
{{cite web
 |url         = http://www.uhsinc.com/facilities/find-a-location/?lt=88005&d=15
 |title       = Mesilla Valley Hospital
 |access-date  = January 21, 2015
 |publisher   = Universal Health Services
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://archive.today/20150121145904/http://www.uhsinc.com/facilities/find-a-location/?lt=88005&d=15
 |archive-date = January 21, 2015
}}
</ref>

Rehabilitation Hospital of Southern New Mexico is a 40-bed, rehabilitative-care hospital, operated by Ernest Health Inc. It opened January 2005. It treats patients after they have been cared for at general hospitals for injuries or strokes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rhsnm.ernesthealth.com/gallery-item/rehabilitation-hospital-of-southern-new-mexico/|title=Rehabilitation Hospital of Southern New Mexico &#124; RHSNM}}</ref><ref>
{{cite news
 | first = Brook
 | last = Stockberger
 | title = Profile: Profile: Rehab facility manager likes making a difference
 | work = Las Cruces Sun-News
 | date = February 15, 2008
 }}
</ref>

Advanced Care Hospital of Southern New Mexico is a 20-bed, long-term, [[acute care]] facility operated by Ernest Health Inc. It opened in July 2007.<ref>
{{cite news
 | first = Brook
 | last = Stockberger
 | title = Profile: Quillen helps bring health care to East Mesa
 | work = Las Cruces Sun-News
 | date = August 1, 2008
 }}
</ref>