Birthing-Friendly Hospitals in New Mexico: 23

Birthing-friendly hospitals in New Mexico

23 birthing-friendly hospitals. Addresses, emergency services and Medicare ratings for each.

According to HospitalsInEachState.com's analysis of the October 2026 CMS release, New Mexico has 23 birthing-friendly hospitals. 23 of 23 have an emergency room; among the 21 that report ER times, the middle typical ER visit lasts 3 hr 3 min.

CMS's Birthing-Friendly designation marks hospitals taking part in a maternal-care quality program; hospitals without it may also deliver babies.

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Birthing-friendly hospitals23in New Mexico

With an ER23of 23

Median ER visit3 hr 3 minwhere reported

Medicare-rated18average 2.3 stars

The birthing-friendly designation marks hospitals that have attested to taking part in a maternity care quality improvement program and to implementing recommended patient safety practices. It reflects participation in those programs rather than a measured birth outcome, so treat it as one signal among several when choosing where to give birth.

Every birthing-friendly hospital in New Mexico


CHRISTUS Southern New MexicoAlamogordo	Alamogordo	3 hr 28 min	3 of 5
Lovelace Women's HospitalAlbuquerque	Albuquerque	3 hr 31 min	4 of 5
Presbyterian HospitalAlbuquerque	Albuquerque	4 hr 26 min	2 of 5
UNM HospitalAlbuquerque	Albuquerque	4 hr 30 min	2 of 5
Carlsbad Medical CenterCarlsbad	Carlsbad	3 hr 9 min	1 of 5
Plains Regional Medical Center ClovisClovis	Clovis	3 hr 11 min	2 of 5
Mimbres Valley Medical CenterDeming	Deming	2 hr 17 min	—
Espanola HospitalEspanola	Espanola	2 hr 44 min	—
San Juan Regional Medical CenterFarmington	Farmington	3 hr 15 min	2 of 5
Gallup Indian Medical CenterGallup	Gallup	not reported	2 of 5
Covenant Health Hobbs HospitalHobbs	Hobbs	2 hr 55 min	3 of 5
Memorial Medical CenterLas Cruces	Las Cruces	3 hr 31 min	2 of 5
Mountain View Regional Medical CenterLas Cruces	Las Cruces	2 hr 41 min	2 of 5
Los Alamos Medical CenterLos Alamos	Los Alamos	2 hr 41 min	—
Eastern New Mexico Medical CenterRoswell	Roswell	3 hr 3 min	1 of 5
Roswell Regional HospitalRoswell	Roswell	2 hr 13 min	2 of 5
Lincoln County Medical CenterRuidoso	Ruidoso	2 hr 30 min	2 of 5
St Vincent HospitalSanta Fe	Santa Fe	2 hr 56 min	4 of 5
Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical CenterSanta Fe	Santa Fe	3 hr 40 min	5 of 5
Gila Regional Medical CenterSilver City	Silver City	3 hr 21 min	2 of 5
Socorro General HospitalSocorro	Socorro	2 hr 20 min	—
Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health SystemsTaos	Taos	1 hr 33 min	1 of 5
Zuni Indian HospitalZuni Pueblo	Zuni Pueblo	not reported	—

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Questions about birthing-friendly hospitals in New Mexico

How many birthing-friendly hospitals are there in New Mexico?

New Mexico has 23 birthing-friendly hospitals in the CMS data published October 2026.

What is a birthing-friendly hospital?

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Designation published by CMS alongside the Hospital General Information dataset. Data published October 2026. About the data.