UNM Hospital is in the news again as a major Albuquerque medical center dealing with regional crises, trauma care, and education. Public teaching hospital affiliated with UNM.
Four people have died and 18 first responders have been exposed to an unidentified substance at a Mountainair, New Mexico residence. Authorities say the substance may be transmitted by contact rather than airborne, and there is no current threat to the public. The University of New Mexico Hospital is monitoring affected individuals.