Hospital rankings
Hospitals in New Mexico with the highest patient survey star rating
26 New Mexico hospitals ranked by patient survey star rating in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital, Three Crosses Regional Hospital LLC, VA New Mexico Healthcare System. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Serious complicationslower is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| T1 | Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital | 4, 76th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | — | 12.3%, 25th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 170 min, 35th percentile | 1.13, 5th percentile | 84 | Compare Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital |
| T1 | Three Crosses Regional Hospital LLC | 4, 76th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 12.3%, 25th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 151 min, 48th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 46 | Compare Three Crosses Regional Hospital LLC |
| T1 | VA New Mexico Healthcare System | 4, 76th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 7.6%, 96th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.85, 1st percentile | — | — | 483 | Compare VA New Mexico Healthcare System |
| T1 | Gila Regional Medical Center | 4, 76th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | — | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | — | 191 min, 24th percentile | — | 25 | Compare Gila Regional Medical Center |
| T1 | Lincoln County Medical Center | 4, 76th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | — | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | 146 min, 52nd percentile | — | 25 | Compare Lincoln County Medical Center |
| T1 | Holy Cross Hospital A Division Of Taos Health Systems | 4, 76th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | — | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | 92 min, 94th percentile | — | 25 | Compare Holy Cross Hospital A Division Of Taos Health Systems |
| T1 | Presbyterian Espanola Hospital | 4, 76th percentile | — | — | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 168 min, 37th percentile | 0.77, 99th percentile | 80 | Compare Presbyterian Espanola Hospital |
| T8 | Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center | 3, 39th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | — | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 225 min, 10th percentile | 0.81, 98th percentile | 36 | Compare Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center |
| T8 | Christus St Vincent Regional Medical Center | 3, 39th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 8.2%, 93rd percentile | 13.7%, 97th percentile | 1.37, 4th percentile | 173 min, 34th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 248 | Compare Christus St Vincent Regional Medical Center |
| T8 | Lovelace Westside Hospital | 3, 39th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | — | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 159 min, 43rd percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 95 | Compare Lovelace Westside Hospital |
| T8 | Christus Southern New Mexico | 3, 39th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 202 min, 18th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 98 | Compare Christus Southern New Mexico |
| T8 | Northern Navajo Medical Center | 3, 39th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | — | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | — | 0.94, 76th percentile | 69 | Compare Northern Navajo Medical Center |
| T8 | Lovelace Medical Center | 3, 39th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.44, 3rd percentile | 212 min, 14th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 254 | Compare Lovelace Medical Center |
| T8 | Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell | 3, 39th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | — | 15.3%, 3rd percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 130 min, 65th percentile | 0.90, 88th percentile | 27 | Compare Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell |
| T8 | Plains Regional Medical Center | 3, 39th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | — | 13.1%, 14th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 192 min, 23rd percentile | 0.88, 92nd percentile | 106 | Compare Plains Regional Medical Center |
| T8 | Los Alamos Medical Center | 3, 39th percentile | — | — | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 168 min, 37th percentile | 0.83, 97th percentile | 53 | Compare Los Alamos Medical Center |
| T8 | Mimbres Valley Medical Center | 3, 39th percentile | — | — | — | 15.3%, 28th percentile | — | 148 min, 50th percentile | — | 25 | Compare Mimbres Valley Medical Center |
| T18 | Lovelace Women's Hospital | 2, 10th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | — | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 205 min, 17th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 120 | Compare Lovelace Women's Hospital |
| T18 | Gallup Indian Medical Center | 2, 10th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | — | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | — | 0.80, 99th percentile | 85 | Compare Gallup Indian Medical Center |
| T18 | Memorial Medical Center | 2, 10th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 13.9%, 8th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 1.18, 12th percentile | 206 min, 16th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 286 | Compare Memorial Medical Center |
| T18 | Mountain View Regional Medical Center | 2, 10th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 0.82, 90th percentile | 161 min, 41st percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 168 | Compare Mountain View Regional Medical Center |
| T18 | Presbyterian Hospital | 2, 10th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 13.8%, 96th percentile | 1.47, 3rd percentile | 280 min, 2nd percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 623 | Compare Presbyterian Hospital |
| T18 | San Juan Regional Medical Center Inc | 2, 10th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 13.6%, 10th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 190 min, 24th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 240 | Compare San Juan Regional Medical Center Inc |
| T18 | UNM Hospital | 2, 10th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 1.51, 2nd percentile | 273 min, 2nd percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 527 | Compare UNM Hospital |
| T18 | Carlsbad Medical Center | 2, 10th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 192 min, 23rd percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | 116 | Compare Carlsbad Medical Center |
| T18 | Eastern New Mexico Medical Center | 2, 10th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 15.1%, 3rd percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 188 min, 25th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 149 | Compare Eastern New Mexico Medical Center |
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.
- Patient survey star rating
- HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
- Overall star rating
- CMS overall hospital quality 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).