Hospital rankings
Hospitals in New Mexico with the largest Medicare value-based purchasing bonuses
19 New Mexico hospitals ranked by value-based purchasing adjustment in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Presbyterian Espanola Hospital, Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center, Christus Southern New Mexico. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Value-based purchasing adjustmenthigher is better | Net Medicare quality adjustmenthigher is better | Readmissions penaltyhigher is better | Hospital-acquired condition scorelower is better | Value-based purchasing scorehigher is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | +0.13% | −0.48% | −0.34% | 0.00 | 31 | ||
| 1 | Presbyterian Espanola Hospital | +1.82%, 97th percentile | +0.82%, 91st percentile | 0.00%, 89th percentile | +0.55, 18th percentile | 55, 97th percentile | Compare Presbyterian Espanola Hospital |
| 2 | Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center | +1.43%, 93rd percentile | +1.43%, 97th percentile | 0.00%, 89th percentile | −0.35, 71st percentile | 50, 93rd percentile | Compare Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center |
| 3 | Christus Southern New Mexico | +1.08%, 88th percentile | +1.03%, 93rd percentile | −0.05%, 69th percentile | −0.71, 88th percentile | 45, 88th percentile | Compare Christus Southern New Mexico |
| 4 | Gallup Indian Medical Center | +0.99%, 86th percentile | +0.93%, 92nd percentile | −0.06%, 67th percentile | +0.23, 33rd percentile | 43, 86th percentile | Compare Gallup Indian Medical Center |
| 5 | Lovelace Women's Hospital | +0.88%, 83rd percentile | +0.83%, 91st percentile | −0.05%, 69th percentile | −0.25, 65th percentile | 42, 83rd percentile | Compare Lovelace Women's Hospital |
| 6 | Lovelace Westside Hospital | +0.86%, 83rd percentile | +0.86%, 91st percentile | 0.00%, 89th percentile | −0.16, 58th percentile | 42, 83rd percentile | Compare Lovelace Westside Hospital |
| 7 | Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell | +0.76%, 80th percentile | +0.76%, 90th percentile | 0.00%, 89th percentile | −0.98, 96th percentile | 40, 80th percentile | Compare Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell |
| 8 | Christus St Vincent Regional Medical Center | +0.57%, 74th percentile | −0.43%, 49th percentile | 0.00%, 89th percentile | +0.47, 21st percentile | 37, 74th percentile | Compare Christus St Vincent Regional Medical Center |
| 9 | Presbyterian Hospital | +0.36%, 67th percentile | −0.67%, 40th percentile | −0.03%, 73rd percentile | +0.87, 9th percentile | 34, 67th percentile | Compare Presbyterian Hospital |
| 10 | Eastern New Mexico Medical Center | +0.33%, 66th percentile | −0.11%, 62nd percentile | −0.44%, 28th percentile | −0.76, 89th percentile | 34, 66th percentile | Compare Eastern New Mexico Medical Center |
| 11 | Northern Navajo Medical Center | +0.17%, 58th percentile | +0.09%, 76th percentile | −0.08%, 64th percentile | −0.49, 79th percentile | 32, 58th percentile | Compare Northern Navajo Medical Center |
| 12 | Three Crosses Regional Hospital LLC | +0.04%, 50th percentile | −0.58%, 44th percentile | −0.62%, 18th percentile | −0.25, 65th percentile | 30, 50th percentile | Compare Three Crosses Regional Hospital LLC |
| 13 | Plains Regional Medical Center | −0.04%, 46th percentile | −1.08%, 25th percentile | −0.04%, 71st percentile | +0.49, 20th percentile | 28, 47th percentile | Compare Plains Regional Medical Center |
| 14 | Memorial Medical Center | −0.16%, 40th percentile | −0.55%, 45th percentile | −0.39%, 32nd percentile | −0.31, 68th percentile | 27, 40th percentile | Compare Memorial Medical Center |
| 15 | Lovelace Medical Center | −0.55%, 20th percentile | −0.88%, 34th percentile | −0.33%, 37th percentile | −0.04, 50th percentile | 21, 20th percentile | Compare Lovelace Medical Center |
| 16 | Carlsbad Medical Center | −0.57%, 19th percentile | −1.69%, 12th percentile | −0.12%, 58th percentile | +0.91, 8th percentile | 21, 19th percentile | Compare Carlsbad Medical Center |
| 17 | Mountain View Regional Medical Center | −0.59%, 18th percentile | −1.28%, 21st percentile | −0.69%, 16th percentile | −0.45, 77th percentile | 21, 18th percentile | Compare Mountain View Regional Medical Center |
| 18 | San Juan Regional Medical Center Inc | −0.81%, 9th percentile | −0.91%, 33rd percentile | −0.10%, 61st percentile | +0.07, 43rd percentile | 17, 9th percentile | Compare San Juan Regional Medical Center Inc |
| 19 | Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital | −2.00%, 0th percentile | −2.00%, 8th percentile | 0.00%, 89th percentile | +0.01, 47th percentile | 0, 0th percentile | Compare Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital |
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.
- Value-based purchasing adjustment
- Change to Medicare payments under Hospital Value-Based Purchasing: a bonus (positive) or penalty (negative, up to 2%) based on the Total Performance Score..
- Net Medicare quality adjustment
- Approximate combined change to the hospital's Medicare inpatient payments from the three pay-for-performance programs, added together: the readmissions penalty, the value-based purchasing bonus or penalty, and the 1% cut for hospital-acquired conditions. Inpatient prospective payment system hospitals only; Maryland hospitals are exempt..
- Readmissions penalty
- Change to Medicare payments under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, which cuts payments (by up to 3%) to hospitals with more readmissions than expected. 0% means no penalty..
- Hospital-acquired condition score
- Total score in the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, from patient safety events and infections (weighted z-scores; 0 is about average, higher is worse). Medicare cuts payments 1% for the worst-scoring quarter of hospitals..
- Value-based purchasing score
- Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Total Performance Score (0-100), from outcomes, safety, patient experience and efficiency. It sets a Medicare bonus or penalty..