Do you have a doctor who knows your name? Nearly three in 10 New Mexico adults don't — the worst gap on this page, and the number that best captures the 'can't get in anywhere' complaint.

Duration from walking into an ER to walking out: about 2 hours, 43 minutes in New Mexico — 22 minutes longer than the norm for neighboring states. Wait times everywhere are measured straight off hospital clocks. Besides frustration and boredom, lengthy wait times can cause severe patient harm, lead to higher overall health care costs, and result in systemic strain across a state's entire medical infrastructure.

The number of patients who gave up and left the ER before a doctor ever saw them is about one in 33 here, roughly double the norm of surrounding states. That people would rather give up than wait is perhaps the clearest signal that waits are too long.

Nearly half the state lives in an area the federal government has flagged as short on primary care. That compares to fewer than a third for states around us. This story is primarily one of rural New Mexico - with residents facing delayed care and worsened patient outcomes - but it places a strain on health care systems statewide, impacting everyone.

Regarding insurance you get through a job or buy yourself — as opposed to a government program or nothing - barely one in three New Mexicans has it, versus over half in neighboring states. Utah is the exception with seven in 10 having it. This is the job market and the health care system telling the same story: The state runs on public coverage because private-sector paychecks with benefits are scarce.

How long can a baby born here expect to live?: 74.5 years, about two and a half years less than the surrounding state average. This metric is perhaps the single bluntest summary of a state's health.

This metric weighs a 25-year-old's death far heavier than a 75-year-old's. New Mexico loses about 40% more early-life years to deaths before age 75 than the area norm, driven by overdoses, crashes and violence. A high premature death rate indicates systemic public health challenges, socioeconomic disparities, and limited access to quality healthcare.

What does an independent OB/GYN pay for one year of malpractice insurance in New Mexico: about $102,000 — nearly double the neighbors' average. For a small practice, that's a salary gone before the first baby is delivered.