[Lwvcnmtopics] LWVCNM - Monthly Educational Meeting - July 9th at Noon - Access to Healthcare in New Mexico - All NM League Members Invited to Attend

[LWV CentralNewMexico]

Dear Members,

Please join us on Thursday July 9th in person or on Zoom for our monthly
eductional m eeting. This months topic is once again very timely. Access to
healthcare in NM is a statewide issue and we are in crisis. All  New
Mexcio League
members are welcome to attend.

*JULY EDUCATIONAL MEETING*
*Thursday, JULY 9TH at Noon*

*WHERE:     LWVCNM Offices Conference Room, 6739 Academy Rd. NE, ample
parking   available*

*In person (members and guests only); Zoom (members and general
public)*


*TOPIC:   **   Access to Healthcare in New Mexico*

*SPEAKER:*      *Dr. **Joanne Turnbull, PhD, Chair, Healthcare Committee,
League of Women Voter of Southern New Mexico, and Steering Committee for
Patients Primero*



New Mexico’s shortage of health care providers is a full-blown crisis. Lack
of physicians and other healthcare providers result in untreated conditions
and communities without adequate resources. The situation is especially
dire in rural areas where hospitals and clinics are threatened with closure.


This LWVCNM Educational presentation describes the crisis, the key factors
that are driving it, statewide advocacy efforts that led to the passage of
House Bill 99 (Medical Malpractice Changes) in January 2026, and the
League’s new statewide study, The Impact of Medical Malpractice on Access
to Care. Although HB99 limited punitive damages, healthcare providers
indicate that this addresses only a fraction of the challenges facing NM
physicians.


During the April 2026 LWVNM Council, the LWVSNM Healthcare Access Study was
adopted as a statewide study, and study chair Joanne Turnbull is actively
recruiting committee members from the three other local leagues. LWVCNM
invited JoAnne to offer a discussion of the challenges facing New Mexicans
seeking healthcare and obstacles to healthcare providers in New Mexico.


Joanne Turnbull earned a PhD in Social Work & Psychology from the
University of Michigan and an MFA from the University of Southern Maine in
Creative Writing. She has practiced as a psychotherapist and taught marital
and family therapy and advanced clinical practice in the Department of
Psychiatry at Duke, the University of North Carolina, Columbia University
and the University of Michigan Schools of Social Work. She also held senior
administrative positions at Duke, the University of Pittsburgh Medical
Center, and the University of Texas Medical Center, and is Executive
Director Emerita of the National Patient Safety Foundation. In addition to
numerous academic articles, she has published fiction and an award-winning
essay. She was awarded a Healthier Communities Fellowship by the American
Hospital Association and co-authored *To Do No Harm: Ensuring a Culture of
Safety in Health Care*. She chairs the Healthcare Committee for the League
of Women Voters of Southern New Mexico and serves on the Steering Committee
for Patients Primero.


*Zoom Invitation*


LWVCNM is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Access to Healthcare in New Mexico
Time: Jul 9, 2026 12:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
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