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 …

Last fall Covenant Health announced plans to build a hospital in Hobbs. Covenant Health is proud to announce that we have signed an agreement to acquire the existing facilities at Lea Regional Medical Center and is pleased to extend a warm welcome to many of the caregivers who currently serve their patients and community. It is anticipated the acquisition will …

In August, the Lubbock-based Covenant Health System and Loving-ton’s Nor-Lea Hospital announced Hobbs was getting a new hospital. It would feature all the bells and whistles that come with today’s hospitals, general, emergency and specialized care. No official location was announced, although rumors had the hospital’s location on the southeast corner of Lovington Highway and Millen Drive. Well, there’s a …