NMHU Health Center — Las Vegas, NM
NMHU Health Center is a community health center clinic at 901 Baca Ave, Las Vegas, NM 87701, open 40 hours a week. The typical New Mexico clinic is open 45 hours a week. It is run by Sunrise Clinics, which serves 12,577 patients across 6 clinic locations.
- Address: 901 Baca Ave, Las Vegas, NM 87701 · Directions
- Phone: (505) 454-3218
- Weekly hours: 40 (New Mexico clinic median: 45)
- Operated by: Sunrise Clinics (FQHC look-alike)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Sunrise Clinics
Patients came to Sunrise Clinics for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health care | 2,830 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 52 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 651 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 898 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 213 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 641 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 301 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,497 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 3,072 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 847 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 102 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 57 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 21 | children tested |
Sunrise Clinics also provides care by telehealth.
Who Sunrise Clinics serves
12,577 patients used Sunrise Clinics in 2025. 47% live at or below the poverty line and 100% are at or below twice the poverty line. 20 patients were experiencing homelessness and 277 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | NM median | U.S. median | vs NM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 47% | 63% | 65% | −16 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 100% | 90% | 92% | +10 pts |
| Measure | This center | NM median | U.S. median | vs NM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 11% | 20% | 14% | −9 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 32% | 33% | 42% | −1 pts |
| Medicare patients | 22% | 18% | 11% | +4 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 35% | 26% | 24% | +10 pts |
Quality of care at Sunrise Clinics
Sunrise Clinics is at or above the New Mexico median on 1 of 6 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | NM median | U.S. median | vs NM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 67% | 67% | 68% | +1 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 30% | 47% | 54% | −17 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 27% | 36% | 44% | −9 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 48% | 72% | 77% | −24 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 72% | 79% | 86% | −6 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 65% | 73% | 79% | −8 pts |
Patients from ZIP 87701
4,076 Sunrise Clinics patients live in ZIP 87701, and 9% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- El Centro Family Health — 3,749 patients from 87701
- Mora Valley Community Health Services, Inc. — 200 patients from 87701
- Presbyterian Medical Services — 200 patients from 87701
- Southwest Care Center — 111 patients from 87701
Community health centers near NMHU Health Center
Las Vegas Medical & Dental Clinic
San Miguel Clinic
Main Clinic
PMS - Pecos Valley Medical Center
La Loma Clinic
More Sunrise Clinics locations
Santa Rosa Primary Care
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