University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
The HSC Public Affairs department is responsible for external and internal communication. Through its external communication program, HSC Public Affairs: prepares news releases, writes feature stories, responds to media queries, handles interview requests, sets up news conferences and other media events.
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Sam Giammo Director 272-3682 |
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Luke Frank Sr. PA Representative 272-3679 |
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Cindy Foster PA Representative 272-0260 |
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Lauren Cruse PA Representative 272-3690 |
1000 Stanford NE
(Corner of Marble and Stanford)
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131
Public Affairs Email
FAX: 272-3680
To contact HSC Public Affairs on weekends or after hours, call the UNM Hospital switchboard at 272-2111 and ask the operator to page the HSC Public Affairs on-call representative. Leave your phone number and your call will be returned promptly.
For patients involved in newsworthy events, the HSC Public Affairs on-call representative can provide the patient’s condition, if available. The conditions used by UNM Hospital are:
Possible Threat to Life: Patient is acutely ill, may be conscious or unconscious. Vital signs are stable. Indicators are questionable.
Under the new Federal privacy law, it is required that you provide the patient’s name when requesting a condition. To avoid confusion and wrong information, the Public Affairs on-call representative will not be able to provide a condition without the patient's name.