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Top-rated hospitals in New Mexico

23 New Mexico hospitals ranked by overall star rating in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center, Lovelace Westside Hospital, Christus St Vincent Regional Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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23 hospitals ranked in New Mexico by overall star rating; 22 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical CenterSanta Fe, NM · Acute care53—10.0%14.1%0.95225 min0.8136Compare
T2Lovelace Westside HospitalAlbuquerque, NM · Acute care43—10.3%15.2%0.93159 min1.0095Compare
T2Christus St Vincent Regional Medical CenterSanta Fe, NM · Acute care4311.0%8.2%13.7%1.37173 min0.93248Compare
T2Lovelace Women's HospitalAlbuquerque, NM · Acute care42—9.4%14.0%0.92205 min0.99120Compare
T5Three Crosses Regional Hospital LLCLas Cruces, NM · Acute care3412.2%12.3%15.6%0.94151 min0.9746Compare
T5Covenant Health Hobbs HospitalHobbs, NM · Acute care34—12.3%14.3%0.97170 min1.1384Compare
T5VA New Mexico Healthcare SystemAlbuquerque, NM · Veterans Affairs3410.6%7.6%14.8%1.85——483Compare
T5Christus Southern New MexicoAlamogordo, NM · Acute care3312.6%11.4%15.3%0.93202 min0.9598Compare
T5Northern Navajo Medical CenterShiprock, NM · Acute care33—11.6%15.2%0.96—0.9469Compare
T10Lincoln County Medical CenterRuidoso, NM · Critical access24—11.9%14.7%—146 min—25Compare
T10Gila Regional Medical CenterSilver City, NM · Critical access24—11.9%15.1%—191 min—25Compare
T10Lovelace Medical CenterAlbuquerque, NM · Acute care2311.1%9.6%14.9%1.44212 min1.00254Compare
T10Lovelace Regional Hospital - RoswellRoswell, NM · Acute care23—15.3%15.3%0.98130 min0.9027Compare
T10Presbyterian HospitalAlbuquerque, NM · Acute care2211.7%8.9%13.8%1.47280 min0.95623Compare
T10San Juan Regional Medical Center IncFarmington, NM · Acute care2211.0%13.6%15.2%0.86190 min0.98240Compare
T10UNM HospitalAlbuquerque, NM · Acute care2211.0%8.4%15.3%1.51273 min1.00527Compare
T10Memorial Medical CenterLas Cruces, NM · Acute care2212.3%13.9%15.4%1.18206 min1.03286Compare
T10Plains Regional Medical CenterClovis, NM · Acute care23—13.1%14.9%0.96192 min0.88106Compare
T10Gallup Indian Medical CenterGallup, NM · Acute care22—10.5%14.8%0.96—0.8085Compare
T10Mountain View Regional Medical CenterLas Cruces, NM · Acute care2212.7%11.1%16.0%0.82161 min1.04168Compare
T21Holy Cross Hospital A Division Of Taos Health SystemsTaos, NM · Critical access14—11.3%14.7%—92 min—25Compare
T21Eastern New Mexico Medical CenterRoswell, NM · Acute care1211.6%15.1%15.3%0.88188 min0.94149Compare
T21Carlsbad Medical CenterCarlsbad, NM · Acute care1211.3%12.9%14.9%0.96192 min1.08116Compare

About these rankings

Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.

Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating
HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Hospital-wide readmission rate
Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
Serious complications
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Time in emergency department
Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
Medicare spending per patient
Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Total beds
Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).