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Best Hospitals in New Mexico 2026

New Mexico has 45 hospitals with an average procedure payment of $15K. The top-rated hospital is Christus St Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe with a 5-star CMS rating.

Top 20 of 45 Hospitals in New Mexico

#HospitalCityQualityAvg PaymentValue
1Christus St Vincent Regional Medical CenterSanta Fe★★★★★$12KA
2Lovelace Medical CenterAlbuquerque★★★☆☆$16KB
3Va New Mexico Healthcare SystemAlbuquerque★★★☆☆$12KB
4Presbyterian HospitalAlbuquerque★★★☆☆$11KB
5Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical CenterSanta Fe★★★☆☆$21KC
6Three Crosses Regional Hospital LlcLas Cruces★★★☆☆$21KC
7Holy Cross Hospital A Div Of Taos Health SystemsTaos★★★☆☆$16KC
8Covenant Health Hobbs HospitalHobbs★★★☆☆$14KC
9Christus Southern New MexicoAlamogordo★★★☆☆$15KC
10Lovelace Women's HospitalAlbuquerque★★☆☆☆$15KC
11San Juan Regional Medical Center IncFarmington★★☆☆☆$14KC
12Unm HospitalAlbuquerque★★☆☆☆$12KC
13Eastern New Mexico Medical CenterRoswell★★☆☆☆$15KC
14Gila Regional Medical CenterSilver City★★☆☆☆$14KC
15Gallup Indian Medical CenterGallup★★☆☆☆$13KC
16Plains Regional Medical CenterClovis★★☆☆☆$13KC
17Lincoln County Medical CenterRuidoso★★☆☆☆$13KC
18Carlsbad Medical CenterCarlsbad★★☆☆☆$12KC
19Mountain View Regional Medical CenterLas Cruces☆☆☆☆$14KD
20Memorial Medical CenterLas Cruces☆☆☆☆$22KF

Hospital quality and cost data for New Mexico is sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare dataset.

Frequently Asked Questions

Based on CMS quality ratings and outcome scores, Christus St Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe is the top-rated hospital in New Mexico with a 5-star quality rating and an average procedure payment of $12K.

New Mexico has 45 Medicare-participating hospitals. The average procedure payment across the state is $15K.

Hospitals are ranked by CMS star quality rating (1-5 stars) and then by outcome score, which reflects mortality rates and patient safety. The Value Score also factors in cost — so the best hospitals deliver great outcomes at reasonable prices.

Sources: CMS Hospital Compare
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Hospitals ranked by CMS star quality rating and outcome score. Value Score: price percentile (40% inverted), quality rating (40%), outcome score (20%).