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UNM Hospital reports new critical care tower, warns of Medicaid eligibility changes and budget impact
Summary
UNM Hospital CEO Kate Becker told Bernalillo County commissioners the hospital opened a new critical care tower Oct. 5 and posted a $37,000 positive bottom line for fiscal Q1 2026. Becker also flagged major Medicaid eligibility changes expected Jan. 1, 2027, that could increase uncompensated care and reduce state-directed payments beginning 2028.
UNM HospitalCEO Kate Becker updated the Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 28 on capital, financial and workforce issues, highlighting the Oct. 5 opening of the hospital—ritical care tower and a modest first-quarter surplus while warning of significant Medicaid-driven budget pressures ahead.
Becker said the new tower opened Oct. 5 and staff moved 132 patients from existing intensive care units, the adult emergency room and the pavilion into the new facility. "We actually moved 132 patients...and everybody got there safely and none of the staff got hurt," she said. Becker reported a $37,000 positive bottom line for fiscal-year 2026 Q1 and said patient…
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