News Release: July 30, 2010

RIO RANCHO, NM – At yesterday’s community celebration for the Presbyterian Rio Rancho Medical Center, Presbyterian unveiled a celebration video to increase excitement and anticipation for the future hospital.

The video features Rio Rancho Mayor Tomas Swisstack, the Rio Rancho Fire Department, Jazzercise Rio, Fairwinds Retirement Center in Rio Rancho, Rio Rancho Regional Chamber of Commerce, both cheer teams from Cleveland High School and Rio Rancho High School and Presbyterian employees.

To view the video, anyone can access the Presbyterian Rio Rancho Medical Center Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/PresRioRancho. You do not need to have a Facebook account to view this page.

The song used in the video was “Boom Boom Pow” by The Blacked Eyed Peas.

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The Presbyterian Rio Rancho Medical Center will have 66 private patient rooms, a full-service emergency department, state-of-the-art women’s center and labor and delivery unit, operating rooms, catheterization lab and a physician office building. The new hospital will be home to more than 500 employees and physicians.

Presbyterian Healthcare Services exists to improve the health of patients, members and the communities we serve. Presbyterian was founded in New Mexico in 1908, and is the state’s only private, not-for-profit healthcare system and its largest provider of care. Presbyterian offers eight hospitals, a statewide health plan, and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Presbyterian is the second largest private employer in New Mexico with more than 9,000 respected employees and growing.