Photo: The tower includes a 68-bed Adult Emergency Department, 96 intensive care beds, a second helipad and 18 new operating rooms. | Photo Credit: Allan Stone and HSC Communications
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The University of New Mexico Hospital officially cut the ribbon Oct. 1 on its new Critical Care Tower, a 570,000-square-foot facility that represents the largest expansion of the hospital in 15 years.
The tower, which welcomed its first patients Oct. 5, adds significant capacity to the state’s only Level I trauma center. The expansion includes a 68-bed Adult Emergency Department, 96 intensive care beds, a second helipad and 18 new operating rooms…