Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Presbyterian Healthcare Services is a private not-for-profit[1] health care system and health care provider in the State of New Mexico.[2] It owns and operates 8 hospitals in 7 New Mexico communities.[3] It also operates Presbyterian Health Plan.

Presbyterian
Founded1908 
Headquarters
Albuquerque, New Mexico
,
United States
Area served
New Mexico
ServicesHealthcare
Number of employees
1,000+ physicians and practitioners, 700+ volunteers and 2,600+ employed nurses for a total of 12,000+ employees (statewide)
Websitewww.phs.org 

History
The Sanitarium in 1911

In 1908, Rev. Hugh A. Cooper, a Presbyterian pastor in Albuquerque founded the Southwest Presbyterian Sanatorium, a facility for the hundreds of tuberculosis patients coming to Albuquerque. By 1950, with tuberculosis under control, its future became in doubt. The board of directors hired a professional hospital administrator to help manage the institution. A new administrator brought a new focus, and a new name: The Presbyterian Hospital Center.[1] Presbyterian Healthcare Services also named its administration center as the Rev. Hugh A Cooper Administration Center after its founder. This building located near the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Park, houses the executives of the organization as well as 2,500+ permanent and contracted employees with a daily visitation of up to 3,500+ employees, patients, contractors and customers at its administration center.

The Presbyterian Hospital Center grew through the 1960s and 1970s: Kaseman Hospital, a satellite facility in northeastern Albuquerque opened, the state's first HMO health plan was established, a statewide multi-hospital system was formed. The Presbyterian Hospital Center was renamed Southwestern Community Health Services, and finally the present Presbyterian Hospital [1]

Hospitals
Rust Medical Center opened in 2011
  • Presbyterian Downtown Hospital[4] Albuquerque (453 beds)
  • Presbyterian–Kaseman Hospital[5] Albuquerque
  • Plains Regional Medical Center[6] Clovis (106 beds)
  • Presbyterian–Espanola Hospital[7] Espanola (80 beds)
  • Presbyterian–Rust Medical Center[8] Rio Rancho (162 beds)
  • Lincoln County Medical Center[9] Ruidoso (39 beds)
  • Socorro General Hospital[10] Socorro (25 beds)
  • Dan C. Trigg Memorial Hospital[11] Tucumcari (25 beds)

References
  1. "About Presbyterian - Presbyterian Healthcare Services". www.phs.org.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-08-06. Retrieved 2013-08-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-07-17. Retrieved 2013-08-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Welcome - Presbyterian Hospital". presbyterian-hospital.phs.org.
  5. Presbyterian–Kaseman Hospital Archived 2013-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Welcome - Plains Regional Medical Center". plains-regional-medical-center.phs.org.
  7. "Welcome - Presbyterian Española Hospital". espanola-hospital.phs.org.
  8. "Welcome - Presbyterian Rust Medical Center". rust-medical-center.phs.org.
  9. "Welcome - Lincoln County Medical Center". lincoln-county-medical-center.phs.org.
  10. "Welcome - Socorro General Hospital". socorro-general-hospital.phs.org.
  11. "Welcome - Dr. Dan C. Trigg Memorial Hospital". danctrigg-memorial-hospital.phs.org.
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