Facts and Statistics

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

Geographic information

Serves a 62-county area with a population of more than 1.2 million people.

Our four cornerstone ministries are located in Lubbock, TX - Covenant Medical Center, Covenant Medical Center-Lakeside, Covenant Specialty Hospital and Covenant Children’s Hospital.

Combined, these hospitals have:

• 977 licensed beds
• More than 5,000 employees
• More than 600 physicians on staff
• Average daily patient census of 400
• 28,250 annual discharges
• 62,000 annual adult Emergency Department visits
• 25,500 annual pediatric Emergency Department visits

Community Benefit

• Provided $73 million in community health and education services in 2011 (includes care for the underinsured)
• Total regional impact of $1.2 billion annually for the greater Lubbock region
• Ongoing operations sustain 12,600 jobs annually
• Total economic impact includes an annual household earnings/salaries impact of $500 million
• Employees contribute more than $565,000 per year to the Lubbock Area United Way, and more than $600,000 to the Covenant Cares Fund