Alta Vista Regional Hospital

104 Legion Drive, Las Vegas, NM 87701

Human Resources Department: 505-426-3884

Hospital Information

• 54 licensed beds
• Physicians: Active: 29; Courtesy: 33
• 313 hospital employees

Specialties

• Family Practice
• General Surgery
• Gynecology
• Hospitalists
• Internal Medicine
• Neurology
• Obstetrics
• Ophthalmology
• Orthopedics
• Pediatrics
• Radiology
• Urology

Services

• Cardiac (Cath Lab)
• Cardiopulmonary/Respiratory
• Emergency Department
• Imaging (Bone Densitometry, CT Scanner, MRI, Mammography, Nuclear Medicine, Ultrasound)
• Labor & Delivery, Nursery
• Laboratory
• Nutritional Counseling
• Rehabilitation (OT, PT, Speech)
• Surgery (Inpatient/Outpatient)

Weather

Average annual rainfall: 15"
Average snowfall: 35"
Average temperature in winter: 35°
Average temperature in summer: 82°

Community Facts

Population: 14,755 (City)
             34,258 (County)

Las Vegas, NM, is nestled in the southeastern Rocky Mountains, 1 hour north of Santa Fe, 1.5 hours southeast of Taos and 2 hours north of Albuquerque.

Las Vegas offers the following activities:

Points of Interest:

• City of Las Vegas Museum and Rough Rider Memorial Collection
• Montezuma Castle
• Old Town Las Vegas
• 900 Buildings on the National Register of Historic Places
• Fort Union
• Las Vegas Wildlife Refuge

Market Data

Average household income: $35,322
Average cost of existing 3BR home: $110,300
Average cost of a 2BR apartment: $625
State Income Tax: Yes, 3.8-6.8%

Education

High Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 2
Elementary Schools: 9
Day Care Centers: 3

• New Mexico Highlands University
• Luna Community College
• UnitedWorld College

For more information on Las Vegas, log onto www.lasvegasnm.org.