Covenant Children's Hospital

Details

Name :

Covenant Children's Hospital

Address  :

4015 22nd Place

Town  :

Lubbock

State  :

Texas

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

79410

Phone  :

806 725 0000

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Gastro-enterology
  • Neurologist
  • Oncologist
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 72


Description

Children are different Special And when theyre sick or injured they deserve health care designed to meet their unique needs Thats why we founded Covenant Childrens Hospitalour regions only licensed childrens hospital and one of only seven in the entire state of Texas

In fact we believe providing our community with the best possible pediatric care is an extension of our sacred mission of healing And to ensure families can always get the help they need close to home weve assembled the largest staff of pediatric specialists in the region and offer a comprehensive range of services ranging from emergency care to oncology neurology to gastroenterology


History

Covenant Health System is a member of St Joseph Health System one of the most successful notforprofit health systems in the United States It was founded in 1998 through the merger of two of Lubbocks most venerable heath care facilities St Mary of the Plains Hospital and Lubbock Methodist Hospital System

St Mary Hospital was founded in 1937 as the 10bed Plains Hospital and Clinic becoming St Mary of the Plains Hospital in 1939 when the Sisters of St Joseph of Orange California purchased the facility Today St Mary of the Plains Hospital is known as Covenant Medical CenterLakeside

The facility now known as Covenant Medical Center began as the 25bed Lubbock Sanitarium in 1918 The facility became known as Lubbock General Hospital in 1941 then Lubbock Memorial Hospital in 1945 In 1954 it became Methodist Hospital
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