Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, TX
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About Covenant Medical Center
Covenant Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level II trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 381 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. The nearest other listed hospital is Covenant Specialty Hospital, about 0.3 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.29
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.37
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.69
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.42
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryWorse than national · SIR 2.10
64% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend70%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1070%
- Completed surveys868
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
33.57775, -101.89219
Nearby hospitals
- Covenant Specialty Hospital3815 20th Street, Lubbock, TXLong-term care hospital0.3 mi
- Covenant Childrens Hospital4015 22nd Place, Lubbock, TX · Level II traumaChildren's hospital0.6 mi
- University Medical Center602 Indiana Avenue, Lubbock, TX · Level I traumaAcute care hospital0.9 mi
- Lubbock Heart Hospital Lp4810 North Loop 289, Lubbock, TX · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.1 mi
- Grace Surgical Hospital2412 50th St, Lubbock, TX · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.4 mi
- South Plains Rehabilitation Hospital An Affiliate5406 Colgate Street, Lubbock, TXRehabilitation hospital2.5 mi
- Oceans Behavioral Hospital of Lubbock4202 Princeton Street, Lubbock, TXPsychiatric hospital2.7 mi
- Trustpoint Rehab Hospital of Lubbock4302 Princeton, Lubbock, TXRehabilitation hospital2.7 mi
- Starcare Specialty Health /Sunrise Canyon Hospital1950 Aspen Avenue, Lubbock, TXPsychiatric hospital4.9 mi
- Exceptional Community Hospital Lubbock6401 Spur 327, Lubbock, TX · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.9 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Covenant Medical Center located?
Covenant Medical Center is at 3615 19th Street, Lubbock, TX 79410 in Lubbock County.
Does Covenant Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Covenant Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 164 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Covenant Medical Center?
Covenant Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 3 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Covenant Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level II trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date March 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Texas EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Covenant Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (806) 725-4431.
Would patients recommend Covenant Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (868 completed surveys), 70% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 70% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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