If you wait until just before classes start in August, your selection may be very limited. Basic medical care is available in Socorro. We have seven physicians specializing in family practice, internal medicine, or pediatrics. We also have four dentists and one optometrist. Socorro General Hospital offers emergency care and 30 beds for in-patient care.
Specialists are available in Albuquerque, and cases requiring their care are referred there.
My s pouse wants a job in Socorro. Realistically, Socorro is a small town of about 9000 people. Albuquerque, New Mexico's largest city, is 76 miles away. Like all small college towns, Socorro has a large number of well- educated spouses of students and faculty competing for a limited number of jobs. You may want to visit Socorro to judge the employment situation for yourself.