Medical
Lubbock Hospitals
People from 7 counties in West Texas and eastern New Mexico travel to Lubbock for
state-or-the-art medical services and basic health care needs. The city's medical
institutions throughout the United States, ensuring that the populace is cared for by
experts in numerous medical fields.
Lubbock-based Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - which includes the School
of Medicine, the School of Pharmacy, the School of Allied Health, and the School of
Nursing - specializes in providing rural health care to communities throughout the region.
The center annually records about 190,000 visits and delivers approximately
one-third of all the babies born in West Texas.
Major Area Medical Facilities
Canyon Lakes Residential Treatment Center
2402 Canyon Lakes Fr.
806 762 5782
Canyon Lakes treats emotionally disturbed children ages five to seventeen. The
center specializes in treatment for combative/defiant behavior, conduct disorders, and
depression.
Covenant Health Systems
The newest member of Lubbock's health care industry, Covenant Health System
was created through the merger of Lubbock Methodist Hospital System and St.
Mary Hospital. The legal process consummating the merger was completed
in June 1998.
Covenant Health System
3610 21st St.
Covenant Health System
3615 19th St.
Covenant Health System
4000 24th St.
Highland Medical Center
2412 50th St.
806 795 8251
This 123-bed medical/surgical facility provides staff privileges to more than 150
physicians. From obstetrics to orthopedic surgery to skilled nursing, the hospital
upholds its family-centered philosophy.
The Baby Place at Highland features labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum rooms,
furnished with all the comforts of home. In addition, the program offers childbirth
classes, infant CPR, a 24-hour childbirth help line, and a physician referral service.
Specialized treatment is available at the Highland Regional Diabetes Outpatient
Management Center and the Lipid Management Center. Images Surgical Weight Loss
Program helps those suffering from obesity. The Highland Family Rehabilitation
Center is dedicated to the rehabilitation of patients recovering from catastrophic
injuries, and neurological disorders. Finally, Highland health Care clinic provides
family practice, pediatrics, gynecology, and minor emergency services.
IHS Hospital of Lubbock
1409 9th St
Lubbock, TX
806-767-9133
Lubbock
Heart Hospital
4810 N. Loop 289
Lubbock, TX 79414
806 687 7777
Fax: 806 687 7778
Lubbock Plastic Surgery
Assoc
4404 6th St
Lubbock, TX
806-785-4800
Methodist Hospital is now
Covenant Health Systems
3615 19th St
Lubbock, TX
806-725-1011
Northstar Surgical
Center
4640 N Loop 289
Lubbock, TX
806-761-4880
Regional Services-Methodist
4402 34th St
Lubbock, TX
806-796-7529
South
Plains Emergency Medical Services
South Plains Endoscopy
Center
3610 24th St
Lubbock, TX
806-797-1015
Southwest
Lubbock Surgical Center
4434 S Loop 289
Lubbock, TX
806-780-6681
Sunrise Psychiatric
Treatment
1950 Aspen Ave
Lubbock, TX
806-740-1400
Texas Tech School of
Medicine
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
3601 4th Street
Lubbock, TX 79430
806 743 1000
University
Medical Center (UMC)
602 Indiana Ave.
806 743 3111
The 365-bed hospital serves as the primary teaching hospital serves as the primary
teaching hospital for the Texas Tech University School of Medicine. UMC consists of
general and specialized medical and surgical facilities, including the Children's Hospital
and the Southwest Cancer Center. As the most specialized medical center. As
the most specialized medical center in the region, UMC provides many one-of-a-kind
services, including liver and bone marrow transplantation and burn center.
Patients at UMC benefit from a team of experts, including more than 130 full-time
faculty physicians from Texas Tech University Health Science Center, 200 physicians from
the Lubbock community, fellows in four specialty area of patient care, and 162 resident
physicians in 12 specialties.
UMC's adult and pediatric emergency centers are staffed around the clock by physicians
and nurses certified in advanced cardiac, burn and trauma life support.
Other Lubbock Medical Facilities
US Veterans Outpatient Clinic
4902 34th St # 10
Lubbock, TX
806-796-7900
The Regional Mental Health Mental Retardation Center (MHMRC)
1602 10th St.
806 766 0310
MHMRC offers numerous mental health services specializing in care for indigent persons.
The center's mission is to respond to the diverse needs of people with mental
retardation, mental illness, and chemical dependence through services and resources that
support individual choices and promote lives of dignity and self-determination.