Lovelace Sandia Health System is a full-service hospital system that serves more than 250,000 patients annually, provides the only hospital and 24 hour Emergency Room on Albuquerque's West Side and implemented the nation's first Provider Sponsored Organization (PSO) MedicarePlus. The mission of Ardent and Lovelace Sandia Health System is to be a premier provider of health care services, delivered with compassion for patients and their families, respect for employees, physicians and other health professionals, accountability for their fiscal and ethical performance, and responsibility to the communities they serve.