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I'm considering relocating to Alamogordo from Idaho. I'm tired of the cold winters. We (my wife/me) in our mid 60s. I visited Alamogordo this past spring, and liked the area. I also served in the Air Force, though never stationed at Holloman.
My main concern about the area is the availability of quality health care, both in town and away if one needs a specialist or specialized care. We're both currently in good health. The question stems from the possibility of needing specialized healthcare services in the future. I have seen that often w/aging family members, friends.
I'm hoping to receive feedback on the quality of local healthcare services, including the hospital? And also for specialized care not available in town, what are the options: Las Cruces, elsewhere?
I have lived in both Timberon and Capitan.
When we lived in Timberon, we did practically all the shopping and medical stuff in Alamogordo. 12 years ago I had breast cancer and had to have major surgery and go through chemotherapy. I dealt with the doctors/surgeons that were a part of Gerald Champion Hospital. All were good and caring.
If anyone needs anything more major as in trauma, you will be taken to Las Cruces or El Paso and sometimes Albuquerque.
I currently have a friend going through cancer right now and she lives in Ruidoso but going to Alamogordo and dealing with the Gerald Champion doctors and receiving good care.
Alamogordo has great winters and most of the time in the winter, you won't need a coat. The summers are pretty warm.
I met a couple that lived in Alamogordo and moved to Florida to retire. They had lived in that community for years and liked the weather but not all the wind. I didn't get the impression they disliked the area. They did however comment more often than not, they drove to El Paso for health care Specialist. They also mentioned the crime especially property crime was far to much for them to tolerate any longer. So I'd say crime in New Mexico seemed to be their only real complaint. Otherwise they enjoyed the area and state.
I'm considering relocating to Alamogordo from Idaho. I'm tired of the cold winters. We (my wife/me) in our mid 60s. I visited Alamogordo this past spring, and liked the area. I also served in the Air Force, though never stationed at Holloman.
My main concern about the area is the availability of quality health care, both in town and away if one needs a specialist or specialized care. We're both currently in good health. The question stems from the possibility of needing specialized healthcare services in the future. I have seen that often w/aging family members, friends.
I'm hoping to receive feedback on the quality of local healthcare services, including the hospital? And also for specialized care not available in town, what are the options: Las Cruces, elsewhere?
I'll appreciate any feedback on this subject.
Thank you!
Just wanted to mention it does get fairly cold in the winter there. I was over there a couple weeks ago and it was about 23F in the early morning. Granted it got up into the 50s during the daytime, but it's still the high desert.
I met a couple that lived in Alamogordo and moved to Florida to retire. They had lived in that community for years and liked the weather but not all the wind. I didn't get the impression they disliked the area. They did however comment more often than not, they drove to El Paso for health care Specialist. They also mentioned the crime especially property crime was far to much for them to tolerate any longer. So I'd say crime in New Mexico seemed to be their only real complaint. Otherwise they enjoyed the area and state.
Really? The crime? I've been under the impression crime was relatively low in Alamogordo; that just like anywhere, you need to lock things up such as your car parked on the street. I'm considering retiring to Alamogordo for the mild weather (not happy to hear the wind blows a ton), easy access to hiking and mountains, lower housing costs, light traffic, etc.
And moving to FLORIDA for less crime??
Are home burglaries pretty high in Alamo?
I looked at Alamo a couple of years ago for houses. I think in the entire state of New Mexico that Alamo has the best housing stock for the money you pay. And unlike most towns in New Mexico, the inventory of nice homes was solid unless you want a nice older more '20s to '40s type of traditional home. That just doesn't exist there.
To me that worst thing about Alamo is the traffic on White Sands Blvd. Just about everything is located on there and it is really busy. The rest of town is a piece of cake and easy to navigate.
The elevation in New Mexico is just too high to expect super balmy winters. But Alamo is at an elevation where most winter days are nice during the day and summers are more tolerable than the places that do have balmy winters in say Arizona. And of course if you get to hot you can go up the mountain for relief and be in a cool, lovely forested climate in 30 minutes.
I am in health care and I looked at Gerald Champion. People gripe about it a lot but it had a nice extensive set of services for a hospital in a town that size.
My goodness. I'm so glad the OP started this topic. I was briefly in Alamo two months ago, and am seriously considering moving there. I am getting OVER Denver, where I've lived for 45 years. I'm older than the OP, and healthy, but I ain't gonna live forever and I have to think about access to health care.
I don't need totally balmy temps at all times, but Alamo has milder temps than Denver. In the high desert, daytime temps in the 50's are usually quite comfortable for me.
I have many questions, and this topic has answered one of them, so thanks, everyone.
We are seriously thinking of moving to Alamo..we lived there when husband was in the Air Force for five yrs..it was a good time for us! We especially loved the sunsets and chilis and southwest decor and homes! We actually lived in La luz too,,,which was a cool little town!
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