CAverage · score 43/100 · #24 of 30 in New Mexico
Lovelace Medical Center
601 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Ave Ne, Albuquerque, NM 87102 · Acute care hospital · Proprietary
CMS overall rating 2 of 5below median among New Mexico acute care hospitals
Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 1 worse, of 8
Safety: 3 measures better than the national rate, 1 worse, of 7
Why Lovelace Medical Center is graded C
Each metric below is percentile-ranked against New Mexico hospitals of the same type (acute care hospitals), then weighted. The score is the weighted sum; A ≥ 72, B ≥ 58, C ≥ 42, D ≥ 28, F below. Nothing here can be edited or paid for.
Lovelace Medical Center at a Glance
C
43/100
CMS overall rating · weight 25Medicare's 1–5 star summary of mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience and timely care. Raw: 2 of 5.
33<small style="font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)">th pct</small>Mortality · weight 25Net count of death-rate measures where the hospital is better than the national rate minus those where it is worse (heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, stroke, CABG, COPD, surgical). Raw: 0 better, 1 worse of 8 measures (net -1).
8<small style="font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)">th pct</small>Safety of care · weight 25Net count of safety measures better than the national rate minus worse (infections, complications, falls, pressure injuries). Raw: 3 better, 1 worse of 7 measures (net +2).
88<small style="font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)">th pct</small>Readmission · weight 25Net count of unplanned-readmission measures better than the national rate minus worse. Raw: 1 better, 1 worse of 9 measures (net +0).
44<small style="font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)">th pct</small>Patient experience and timely careCMS reports 15 patient-experience and 8 timely-and-effective-care measures for this hospital; they feed the CMS overall rating above rather than being graded separately.
–Data: CMS Care Compare, imported Sep 11, 2026 · graded Sep 11, 2026 · peer group: New Mexico, acute care hospitals · CMS record 320009 · How we grade.
Hospital details
Address601 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Ave Ne, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Phone(505) 727-8000
CountyBERNALILLO
TypeAcute Care Hospitals
OwnershipProprietary
Emergency servicesYes
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1
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- CMS overall rating 4 of 5 — top quarter among New Mexico acute care hospitals
- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 3
2
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- Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 3
3
Unm Hospital - Albuquerque, NM · Acute care hospital
- CMS overall rating 2 of 5 — below median among New Mexico acute care hospitals
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