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Sandoval Regional Medical Center, one of the larger health care locations in Rio Rancho, was…

Sandoval Regional Medical Center received another distinction, this time for third most beautiful hospital in the country.

"I’m so grateful to our community, our patients and our team who voted for SRMC. It’s an honor to celebrate all the reasons our hospital is truly a beautiful place. Beyond the breath-taking architecture of our facility, the beauty lies in our dedicated health care team, in our patients and in our hospital’s purpose, centered on quality care and the well-being of our staff and providers,” hospital president Jamie Silva-Steele said.

The contest sponsor, Soliant, announced the winners for this year’s “Top 20 Most Beautiful Hospitals in the U.S.” July 31. The nationwide contest recognizes hospitals for developing and improving their campuses, facilities, staff and creating holistic and healing environments.

Over the past month, the public was invited to vote on more than 70 finalists for the top spot. With more than 179,000 votes, SRMC took third place.

Silva-Steele says it’s their mission that continues to earn SRMC, a level-three trauma center, national recognition. SRMC ranked among the top hospitals in the country for being most equitable and socially responsible by the Lown Institute Hospitals Index. The ranking included top marks for patient outcomes, value of care, community benefit and pay equity, among others. U.S. News & World Report also rated SRMC as a high-performing hospital in diabetes care.

“At the end of the day, what makes SRMC beautiful is all the work our teams do every day for our patients,” she said.