2 New Mexico hospitals fined for violating heart device rules

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Two New Mexico hospitals have a big fine to pay for not following the rules for implanting cardiac devices into patients. The U.S. Department of Justice has reached settlement with more than 450 hospitals.The Heart Hospital of New Mexico in Albuquerque and Roswell’s Eastern New Mexico Medical Center are on that list. Federal officials say these hospitals violated the rules by implanting cardiac devices into patients with recent medical episodes, such as heart att