New Mexico AG eyes hospital’s obstetrical services closing

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas is demanding answers from a northern New Mexico hospital that ended obstetrical and delivery services six months ago.
Balderas sent letters last week to leaders of the Alta Vista Regional Hospital in Las Vegas and said the closure had left an unacceptable gap in services for women in the area.
The sudden closure left dozens of pregnant women without a local hospital to deliver newborns.
The Democrat stopped short of threaten