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Health care in Albuquerque, NM: hospitals, ERs, clinics and pharmacies

Albuquerque, NM has 12 hospitals in Medicare (CMS) data; 6 list emergency services and 1 state a trauma center designation on their own website. Our data also lists 13 urgent care centers, 93 pharmacies, 25 community health center sites, 18 nursing homes, 24 hospice providers, 17 home health agencies and 16 dialysis facilities in Albuquerque.

Built automatically from official data (Medicare, the NPI Registry, HRSA and state licence lists) and from what each hospital publishes on its own website; see Sources and dates. Services change: call before you go.

In a medical emergency, call 911. This guide says what the official data lists for the city on the dates shown; it is not medical advice and not a ranking.

Emergency care

6 of the 12 hospitals in Albuquerque list emergency services in Medicare's data; 6 of them state 24-hour emergency care on their own website, and 1 state a trauma center designation. The wording of each designation is quoted from the hospital’s website.

Walk-in care

13 urgent care centers in Albuquerque are registered in the federal NPI Registry. Urgent care centers treat illnesses and injuries that need care soon but are not emergencies, usually without an appointment. The registry does not record opening hours: call before you go.

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Pharmacies

93 pharmacies in Albuquerque are registered in the NPI Registry (Community/retail pharmacy: 55; Pharmacy: 37; Clinic pharmacy: 1). The registry does not record opening hours or 24-hour service: call the pharmacy. All pharmacies in Albuquerque →

Low-cost care

25 community health center sites in Albuquerque (Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), funded by HRSA: 24; FQHC Look-Alike (meets the same HRSA requirements, without HRSA grant funding): 1). Health centers in the federal Health Center Program (HRSA) must offer a sliding fee based on income and serve patients whether or not they have insurance. Weekly hours are as reported to HRSA.

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Hospitals compared

12 hospitals, highest Medicare rating first. Rating: CMS overall hospital star rating, 1 to 5 (6 of 12 rated). Beds: from the hospital's own website where our research has read it (5 of 12). Price list: the hospital's federal price-transparency file is on its page (11 of 12).

Hospitals in Albuquerque, NM: type, emergency services, Medicare rating, beds and price list
HospitalTypeEmergencyMedicare ratingBedsPrice list
Lovelace Westside Hospital · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 4 of 5 stars — Yes
Lovelace Women's Hospital · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 4 of 5 stars — Yes
VA New Mexico Healthcare System · Full profile Federal/VA Acute Care Hospital ER 3 of 5 stars — —
Lovelace Medical Center · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 2 of 5 stars 263 Yes
Presbyterian Hospital · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 2 of 5 stars — Yes
UNM Hospital · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 2 of 5 stars — Yes
Albuquerque - AMG Specialty Hospital, LLC · Full profile Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Not listed Not rated 25 Yes
Central Desert Behavioral Health Hospital · Full profile Psychiatric Hospital Not listed Not rated 64 Yes
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Albuqu… · Full profile Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital Not listed Not rated — Yes
Haven Behavioral Hospital of Albuquerque · Full profile Psychiatric Hospital Not listed Not rated — Yes
Kindred Hospital Albuquerque · Full profile Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Not listed Not rated 61 Yes
Lovelace UNM Rehabilitation Hospital · Full profile Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital Not listed Not rated 62 Yes

Specialists

Clinicians affiliated with these 12 hospitals, by specialty, from Medicare's clinician data; the number counts clinicians whose primary specialty belongs to that page.

Specialties the hospitals list on their own websites

The number is how many hospitals here list it on their own website (hospitals with a reviewed website profile only).

Long-term care

Medicare-certified providers in Albuquerque, with Medicare star ratings where published, and the state’s licensed assisted living homes.

Nursing homes in Albuquerque with the highest Medicare overall rating

Sources and dates

This guide is generated from the data files above for the 100 U.S. cities with the most hospitals in Medicare's data (cities as CMS spells them; the data has no metro-area definition). Wording last revised November 8, 2026. Not medical advice.

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