To honor area first responders Covenant Health will be offering first responders two chances during National EMS week the opportunity to obtain free food.
Coronavirus cases are continuing to rise across Lubbock and the region. The last time we saw a spike in cases, the hospitals in the area limited how many people could visit loved ones who were in the hospital, whether they were in the hospital for coronavirus or not...
In the afternoon hours of Tuesday, November 17th, the City of Lubbock COVID-19 dashboard reported -18 available hospital beds, meaning that there were only 20 beds available for the 38 patients that needed them.
On Tuesday, November 10th, the City of Lubbock announced that due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, mobile medical tents will be used.
Covenant Health, one of Lubbock's major hospitals and health systems, will be providing free masks to over 90,000 students in West Texas and eastern New Mexico.
In Fall 2019, Covenant Health announced plans to build a hospital in Hobbs, and now it's being announced that an agreement has been signed to acquire existing facilities at Lea Regional Medical Center.