Programs

  • Comprehensive Healthcare Services

    OTERO COUNTY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, D/B/A CHRISTUS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO (CSNM), PREVIOUSLY GERALD CHAMPION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH-CARE SERVICES THROUGH ITS 98-BED HOSPITAL, OUTPATIENT AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES, AND A MULTI-SPECIALTY PHYSICIAN GROUP. CSNM RECEIVES 80% OF ITS ADMISSIONS FROM OTERO COUNTY. CSNM'S PRIMARY MARKETS ARE THE CITIES OF ALAMOGORDO AND TULAROSA WITH SECONDARY MARKETS EXPANDING TO MORE REMOTE AREAS OF OTERO COUNTY, LINCOLN COUNTY, CHAVEZ COUNTY, AND BEYOND. THE ORIGINAL FACILITY OPENED IN AUGUST 1949, AND THE CURRENT MEDICAL CENTER IS A STATE-OF-THE-ART ACUTE CARE FACILITY THAT OPENED IN DECEMBER 1999.EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023, THE MEDICAL CENTER ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH CHRISTUS HEALTH WHEREBY BOTH PARTIES AGREED THAT THE MEDICAL CENTER SHOULD HAVE A SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER AND THAT CHRISTUS HEALTH SHOULD BE THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF THE MEDICAL CENTER. CHRISTUS HEALTH IS A CATHOLIC, NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTH SYSTEM WITH FACILITIES IN TEXAS, LOUISIANA, NEW MEXICO, AND INTERNATIONALLY IN LATIN AMERICA. IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, CHRISTUS HEALTH CONTRIBUTED $240 MILLION TO THE NEWLY FORMED SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS FOUNDATION, A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION CREATED FOR THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL WELFARE. THE USE OF CHRISTUS HEALTH'S CONTRIBUTION IS RESTRICTED TO CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES IN OTERO COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.THE ORIGINAL HOSPITAL OPENED IN 1949 WITH 26 BEDS. TODAY, CSNM IS PROUD TO BE A 98-BED ACUTE CARE FACILITY ACCREDITED BY DNV, INCLUDING TWO DISTINCT PPS UNITS: BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE (24 BEDS) AND AN INPATIENT REHABILITATION (12 BEDS) THAT WAS CLOSED IN MAY 2023. CSNM SHARES A UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP WITH HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE AS THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN THE UNITED STATES WHERE ACTIVE-DUTY MILITARY PHYSICIANS PRACTICE IN A CIVILIAN HOSPITAL. THIS SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT ALLOWS ONE FACILITY TO MEET THE COMBINED COMMUNITY AND MILITARY NEEDS, WHILE SERVING AS A MODEL FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN CONSERVING RESOURCES.THE DELIVERY MECHANISMS OF CARE AT THE HOSPITAL INCLUDE BOTH INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES; ACUTE CARE INPATIENT THROUGH MEDICAL/SURGICAL, TELEMETRY, MATERNAL CHILD AND 10-BED INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; SURGERY DEPARTMENT SUPPORTED BY PRE-ADMIT, OUTPATIENT CARE UNIT AND POST-ANESTHESIA CARE UNIT; OUTPATIENT SURGERY CENTER; PROVIDER-BASED PHYSICIAN PRACTICES IN THE AREAS OF FAMILY PRACTICE, WOMEN'S SERVICES INCLUDING OBSTETRICS, MEDICAL AND RADIATION ONCOLOGY, MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY, GASTROENTEROLOGY AND ENDOCRINOLOGY, INTERNAL MEDICINE, ORTHOPEDICS, GENERAL SURGERY, PAIN MANAGEMENT AND NEUROLOGY; INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES; CARDIAC CATH LAB; INPATIENT REHABILITATION SERVICES, INCLUDING PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REHAB SERVICES; INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT CAP-CERTIFIED LABORATORY SERVICES WITH THE CAPABILITY TO PERFORM OVER 225 DIFFERENT PROFILES AND TESTS IN-HOUSE; INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES, INCLUDING X-RAY, 64-SLICE CT AND PET SCAN, MRI, ULTRASOUND, INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY, RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT COMPREHENSIVE CARDIOPULMONARY SERVICES, INCLUDING BEHAVIOR SLEEP MEDICINE, HOLTER MONITORING, EVENT MONITORING, AND IMPEDANCE CARDIOGRAPHY. BY THE END OF 2024, CSNM EMPLOYED APPROXIMATELY 1,273 PEOPLE. OF THESE EMPLOYEES THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 216 ACTIVE MEDICAL STAFF MEMBERS, CONSISTING OF 73 EMPLOYED PROVIDERS AND 79 EMPLOYED NURSE PRACTITIONERS, AND 9 INDEPENDENT PHYSICIANS. IN ADDITION TO THOSE EMPLOYEES, CSNM CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES IN VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS SUCH AS PHARMACY, ANESTHESIA, WOUND CARE, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, AND HOSPITALIST PROVIDERS.CSNM CONTINUES TO SEEK OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND SERVICES AND IMPROVE QUALITY, WITH THE PHILOSOPHY OF NOT LIMITING ITS POTENTIAL BY THE DESIGNATION OF "RURAL HOSPITAL," BUT RATHER IDENTIFYING ITS SCOPE OF SERVICE BASED ON COMMUNITY NEEDS AS A REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER. CONTINUED PROGRESS AND EXPANSION HAS ENHANCED CSNM'S COMMITMENT TO STRIVE FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE AND QUALITY, ACKNOWLEDGING THAT ITS FUTURE IS NOT IN ITS BUILDING OR TECHNOLOGY, BUT RATHER ITS PEOPLE. TO THIS END, WE SUPPORT THE PEOPLE OF OTERO COUNTY AND OUTLYING SERVICE AREAS WITH OUR EXPANDED SERVICES AND OUR FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS. CSNM HAS, SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1949, PROVIDED QUALITY MEDICAL HEALTH CARE REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP, AGE, OR ABILITY TO PAY. ALTHOUGH REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES RENDERED IS CRITICAL TO THE OPERATIONS AND STABILITY OF CSNM, IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT NOT ALL INDIVIDUALS POSSESS THE ABILITY TO PURCHASE ESSENTIAL MEDICAL SERVICES AND, FURTHER, THAT OUR MISSION IS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO PROVIDING HEALTH-CARE SERVICES AND HEALTH-CARE EDUCATION. THEREFORE, IN KEEPING WITH CSNM'S COMMITMENT TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY, WE PROVIDE: FREE CARE AND/OR SUBSIDIZED CARE - CARE TO PERSONS COVERED BY GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS AT BELOW COST; AND HEALTH ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY WILL BE CONSIDERED WHERE THE NEED AND/OR AN INDIVIDUAL'S ABILITY TO PAY COEXIST. MANAGEMENT EXPANDED THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FROM 200% TO 300% OF FPL EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2015. CSNM MAINTAINS RECORDS TO IDENTIFY AND MONITOR THE LEVEL OF CHARITY CARE IT PROVIDES. THESE RECORDS INCLUDE THE AMOUNT OF CHARGES FOREGONE FOR SERVICES AND SUPPLIES FURNISHED UNDER ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
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    $180.2M