Covenant Medical Center

Description

Mission


To extend Christian ministry by caring for the whole personbody mind and spiritand by working with others to improve health and quality of life in our communities


Vision


We believe that to put our mission into practice we must provide the best possible care to all our patients That means following proven standardized practices throughout the system focusing on evidencebased medicine and tracking and reporting outcomes We work to nurture a culture of safety and expect to rank at the top of our class in providing an exceptional patient experience and successful treatment

We believe that every interactionwhether it involves Covenant staff our patients or their familiesis a sacred encounter We come together to provide compassionate care and contribute to the overall good health of the people we serve We believe that each of the communities we serve should be among the healthiest in the United States and we are committed to improving access to care

Our core values are Dignity Service Excellence and Justice


Facts and Statistics


Covenant Health System is the largest health care institution in the West Texas and Eastern New Mexico region

Geographic information Serves a 62county area with a population of more than 12 million people

Facilities Four cornerstone facilities plus a network of 14 leased and managed community hospitals including Covenant Hospital Levelland and Covenant Hospital Plainview 20 Covenant Healthcare Centers and Family Healthcare Centers four mobile coaches and two ECHOPV vans go out in the community to bring services to the medically underserved

Our four cornerstone facilities combinedCovenant Medical Center Covenant Medical CenterLakeside Covenant Specialty Hospital and Covenant Childrens Hospitalhave

1103 licensed beds
More than 5000 employees
More than 600 admitting physicians
530patient average daily census
38000 annual admissions
Over 100000 annual adult and pediatric Emergency Room visits

Community Benefit

Provided 59 million in community health and education services in 2007 includes care for the underinsured
Total regional impact of 12 billion annualy for the greater Lubbock region
Ongoing operations sustain 12600 jobs annually
Total economic impact includes an annual household earningssalaries impact of 500 million
Employees contribute more than 500000 per year to United Way
422630 employee volunteer hours to community in 2008

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