With its continued growth, Las Cruces is quickly becoming a regional health center, serving a major portion of 4 counties. Two major community hospitals, Memorial Medical Center (MMC) and Mountain View Regional Medical Center (MVRMC), provide a full spectrum of advanced health care services. Mountain View Regional Medical Center has a new comprehensive, state-of-the-art medical facility, ranked by Health Grades in the top 10% nationally for overall Cardiac Surgery.

These facilities are supported by a new rehabilitation hospital, a new acute care hospital (under construction), 2 psychiatric hospitals and numerous clinics, retirement and assisted living centers, and nursing agencies.