Critical Access hospitals in New Mexico
Critical Access hospitals › New Mexico
New Mexico has 13 Critical Access hospitals. 13 of them have an emergency department. Across those that report it, the median emergency department visit lasts 2 hr 16 min.
A Critical Access Hospital is a Medicare designation for a small rural hospital. To qualify, a hospital keeps no more than 25 inpatient beds, sits a set distance from the next nearest hospital, keeps an average inpatient stay of 96 hours or less, and provides emergency care 24 hours a day. The designation exists to keep emergency care within reach in places too small to support a full general hospital, and it changes how Medicare pays them.
| Hospital | City | ER wait | CMS rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union County General Hospital | Clayton | 2 hr 12 min | — |
| Mimbres Valley Medical Center | Deming | 2 hr 28 min | — |
| Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services | Gallup | 2 hr 16 min | — |
| Cibola General Hospital | Grants | 1 hr 55 min | — |
| Alta Vista Regional Hospital | Las Vegas | not reported | — |
| Nor Lea General Hospital | Lovington | not reported | — |
| Miners' Colfax Medical Center | Raton | 1 hr 58 min | — |
| Lincoln County Medical Center | Ruidoso | 2 hr 26 min | 2/5 |
| Gila Regional Medical Center | Silver City | 3 hr 11 min | 2/5 |
| Socorro General Hospital | Socorro | 2 hr 19 min | — |
| Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems | Taos | 1 hr 32 min | 1/5 |
| Sierra Vista Hospital | Truth Or Consequences | 2 hr 55 min | — |
| Dr Dan C Trigg Memorial Hospital | Tucumcari | 1 hr 53 min | — |
Designation from the CMS Hospital General Information dataset. Data published July 2026. See all hospitals in New Mexico, or Critical Access hospitals in other states. How this data works.