LOVELACE MEDICAL CENTER

Lovelace Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Albuquerque, NM 87102 that serves the Bernalillo county area. This facility is a private non-profit hospital with emergency services.

We have identified the following individual quality measures where Lovelace Medical Center has better average ratings than other hospitals in New Mexico or where the hospital is performing better compared to national averages or benchmarks.

• Better performance for catheter urinary tract infections in icu only Better performance for catheter urinary tract infections in icu only
  The provider has a better than the national benchmark performance for catheter urinary tract infections in icu only
• Better performance with the effective use of abdomen CT use of contrast material Better performance with the effective use of abdomen CT use of contrast material
  The provider's use of abdomen CT use of contrast material is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of NM.
• Better performance with the effective use of thorax CT use of contrast material Better performance with the effective use of thorax CT use of contrast material
  The provider's use of thorax CT use of contrast material is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of NM.
• Better performance with the effective use of cardiac imaging for preoperative risk assessment Better performance with the effective use of cardiac imaging for preoperative risk assessment
  The provider's use of cardiac imaging for preoperative risk assessment is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of NM.
• Better performance with the effective use of simultaneous use of brain CT and sinus CT Better performance with the effective use of simultaneous use of brain CT and sinus CT
  The provider's use of simultaneous use of brain CT and sinus CT is better and more effective compared to the average hospital rate in the state of NM.
• Better performance for heart failure 30-day readmission rate Better performance for heart failure 30-day readmission rate
  Compared to the national average rate the provider has a better performance for heart failure 30-day readmission rate.
• Better performance for hospital-wide unplanned 30-day readmission rate Better performance for hospital-wide unplanned 30-day readmission rate
  Compared to the national average rate the provider has a better performance for hospital-wide unplanned 30-day readmission rate.
• Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with pci within 90 minutes of arrival Heart Attack or Chest Pain: better performance with pci within 90 minutes of arrival
  The provider's Heart Attack or Chest Pain performance score of 100% for the quality measure pci within 90 minutes of arrival is better than the 93% average score of New Mexico.
• Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission Emergency Department: better performance with time before admission
  The provider's Emergency Department performance of 285 minutes for time before admission is better than the statewide average of 295 minutes in New Mexico.
• Heart Failure: better performance with evaluation of left ventricular function Heart Failure: better performance with evaluation of left ventricular function
  The provider's Heart Failure performance score of 100% for the quality measure evaluation of left ventricular function is better than the 96% average score of New Mexico.
• Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization Preventive Care: better performance with patients flu immunization
  The provider's Preventive Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure patients flu immunization is better than the 89% average score of New Mexico.
• Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time Emergency Department: better performance with er waiting time
  The provider's Emergency Department performance of 14 minutes for er waiting time is better than the statewide average of 26 minutes in New Mexico.
• Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan Emergency Department: better performance with ct scan
  The provider's Emergency Department performance score of 100% for the quality measure ct scan is better than the 50% average score of New Mexico.
• Pneumonia: better performance with pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) Pneumonia: better performance with pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s)
  The provider's Pneumonia performance score of 98% for the quality measure pneumonia patients given antibiotic(s) is better than the 93% average score of New Mexico.
• Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with beta-blocker prior to admission Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with beta-blocker prior to admission
  The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure beta-blocker prior to admission is better than the 96% average score of New Mexico.
• Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic within 1 hour Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic within 1 hour
  The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure antibiotic within 1 hour is better than the 99% average score of New Mexico.
• Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic selection Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic selection
  The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 99% for the quality measure antibiotic selection is better than the 98% average score of New Mexico.
• Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours
  The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 99% for the quality measure antibiotic discontinued after 24 hours is better than the 98% average score of New Mexico.
• Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with catheter removal Surgical Care Improvement Project: better performance with catheter removal
  The provider's Surgical Care Improvement Project performance score of 100% for the quality measure catheter removal is better than the 98% average score of New Mexico.
• Stroke Care: better performance with venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis Stroke Care: better performance with venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis
  The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure venous thromboembolism (vte) prophylaxis is better than the 96% average score of New Mexico.
• Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation Stroke Care: better performance with assessed for rehabilitation
  The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure assessed for rehabilitation is better than the 97% average score of New Mexico.
• Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on antithrombotic therapy Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on antithrombotic therapy
  The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure discharged on antithrombotic therapy is better than the 98% average score of New Mexico.
• Stroke Care: better performance with irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy Stroke Care: better performance with irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy
  The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure irregular heartbeat with anticoagulation therapy is better than the 95% average score of New Mexico.
• Stroke Care: better performance with antithrombotic medication by day two Stroke Care: better performance with antithrombotic medication by day two
  The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure antithrombotic medication by day two is better than the 98% average score of New Mexico.
• Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on statin medication Stroke Care: better performance with discharged on statin medication
  The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure discharged on statin medication is better than the 94% average score of New Mexico.
• Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education Stroke Care: better performance with stroke education
  The provider's Stroke Care performance score of 100% for the quality measure stroke education is better than the 83% average score of New Mexico.
• Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with treatment to prevent blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with treatment to prevent blood clots
  The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 92% average score of New Mexico.
• Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with icu treatment to prevent blood clots Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with icu treatment to prevent blood clots
  The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure icu treatment to prevent blood clots is better than the 97% average score of New Mexico.
• Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation overlap therapy Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with anticoagulation overlap therapy
  The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure anticoagulation overlap therapy is better than the 96% average score of New Mexico.
• Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with discharged with blood thinner Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment: better performance with discharged with blood thinner
  The provider's Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment performance score of 100% for the quality measure discharged with blood thinner is better than the 88% average score of New Mexico.