Supporting Community Health in New Mexico
Presbyterian Healthcare Services envisions a healthy New Mexico, and we exist to ensure all of the patients, members, and communities we serve can achieve their best health.
We are committed to addressing health equity in our communities by creating opportunities for good health and well-being for everyone. This means improving access to healthcare, behavioral health services, health insurance benefits, financial assistance, community support, healthy food options, and opportunities for physical activity. We recognize none of this is possible without working to eliminate barriers such as poverty, discrimination, and systems of oppression that contribute to health inequity.
Community Health is the bridge between healthcare and community to better understand health, support the conditions to thrive, and reduce inequities.
Learn More: 2026-2028 Community Health Assessments and Implementation Plans
Community Informed Priorities
In alignment with the health needs of each community we serve, Presbyterian is focusing on three core priorities that help build conditions to thrive: Behavioral Health, Social Determinants of Health, and Physical Health.
Of particular concern to our communities is Connections to Care – specifically, helping people navigate and better access healthcare and social services. This includes guiding individuals to behavioral health and substance use treatment, supporting them in overcoming barriers such as transportation, housing, and insurance, and connecting them with specialty care to address health-related social needs.
Communities want to continue to focus on empowering changes that individuals and families can make to prevent and manage communicable and chronic conditions.
Conditions like safe drinking water, breathable air, a strong economy, and opportunities to earn better wages, as well as strong connections to each other, are essential for health.
Providing safe, compassionate, and equitable care, rooted in earning and maintaining trust, guides our community health programs, partnerships, and investment plans for 2026-2028.
Learn more about priority initiative and plans for 2026-2028
In 2019, Presbyterian embarked on a formalized journey to address health equity in our communities and for our patients and members. To achieve health equity, we seek to understand how our patients experience health inequities due to structural and social determinants of health (SDOH). We strive to remove barriers for individuals as we simultaneously seek big-picture, systemic change. This work is carried out across the system and through interdisciplinary, enterprise-wide committees, including the Health Equity, LGBTQ+, and Perinatal Health Equity Committees.
Learn More about Presbyterian's Commitment to Health Equity
Outcomes Matter – Impact Reports & Publications
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Resources and Programs
Presbyterian patients, members and the community have access to programs that help support access to healthy food, fitness and cooking classes, healthcare services and more.
Community Health Resource Center
The Presbyterian Community Health Resource Center is a hub for various programs and resources to help support social needs in the Albuquerque community.
Assessments and Reports
In support of its mission and as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Presbyterian Community Health prepares reports for planning, implementing and assessing community health initiatives, as well as shares reports and assessments of organizations with whom we partner.
