Editing Las Cruces, New Mexico (section)

====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
 }}
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