NEWS-SUN STAFF Services have resumed at the new Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital following a week-long stoppage due to “environmental issues.” An Oct. 7 press release disclosed hospital officials had “received reports of rodents in and around the facility.” Ainsley Nelson, Covenant Health spokesperson in Lubbock, Texas, wrote the decision was made to “reduce services beginning immediately, until we can provide …

Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital CEO Dan Springer stepping down Dan Springer said telling staff and administration at Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital he was leaving his post as chief executive officer of the facility was one of the toughest things he’s had to do in his career. So, Springer will depart his office for the last time on Jan. 7 — …

Crews have started preliminary work on a long-anticipated $65 million construction project to bring additional medical care to the Hobbs community. Earthwork began in early January for Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital at Millen Drive and Lovington Highway northwest of Hobbs, Meredith Cunningham, spokesperson for Covenant Health in Lubbock, Texas, told the News-Sun last week. First announced in August 2019, Covenant …