Press Releases

(Las Vegas, NM)—Oct. 5, 2023—Alta Vista Regional Hospital, an acute care hospital in Las Vegas, New Mexico, announced today that it achieved a Critical Access Hospital (CAH) designation from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). "This designation...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Jessica Kendrick [email protected] DAVA HEALTH, INC, TO PURCHASE ALTA VISTA REGIONAL HOSPITAL LAS VEGAS, NM (October 2, 2023)—DAVA Health, Inc. (DAVA), headquartered in Nashville, TN, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire...

Las Vegas, NM-- (2/7/2023) – Alta Vista Regional Hospital is updating our COVID-19 protocols. We will no longer ask patients to complete a symptom screening form or universally mask upon entry. This also means our main entrance has reopened! To continue reducing risk...

Las Vegas, NM-- (2/2/2023) –Stress and feeling down now and then can sometimes be unavoidable. But did you know prolonged periods of stress and depression can take a toll on the health of your heart? In particular, depression affects as many as 33% of heart attack...

Las Vegas, NM-- (12/7/2022) – The switch today to online learning for schools in Las Vegas for the rest of the week highlights the surge of respiratory illness impacting our community. Experts warn of a "tridemic" occurring as concurrent surges of respiratory...

Las Vegas, NM (June 24, 2022)—Alta Vista Regional Hospital announced today that the temporary suspension of Labor and Delivery services at the hospital will be made permanent. “This is not a decision we make lightly, and we understand the impact on women and families...

For more than 25 million people in America, breathing easy is hard work. Asthma causes inflammation in the airways, especially after breathing in something that irritates them.

Consistently logging long hours at work can leave you stressed and fatigued, but there’s a potential consequence that may not be readily apparent — a higher risk of heart-related complications. Your heart is no stranger to hard work — if you live 70 years, it may beat...

November is Diabetes Awareness Month, and Alta Vista Regional Hospital wants people to stay on track with their care during the COVID-19 pandemic and start of the flu season. “We’ve seen how avoiding the doctor and emergency room has negatively impacted the health of...

Sepsis affects 1.7 million people in the U.S. annually, but Americans still know less about this potentially life-threatening illness than they do about rare diseases, such as Ebola and malaria. Sepsis occurs when an overwhelming response to an infection triggers...