Even as revelers were welcoming in the new year in the wee hours of Friday morning, a quiet yet important change was taking place. Starting more than a year ago with the announcement by Covenant Health of plans to build a new hospital in Hobbs, plans finally came to fruition as Lea Regional Medical Center officially changed owners to the …
In August 2019 Covenant Health announced plans to build a new hospital in Hobbs, with a groundbreaking in January 2021, but on Tuesday Covenant announced it will be in Lea County even sooner by purchasing Lea Regional Medical Center. Tuesday, Covenant signed a purchase agreement with Lea Regional and it corporate owner, Community Health Systems Inc., with an anticipated closing …
Thousands of Lea County residents enrolled in Medicaid may soon not be able to access Lea Regional Medical Group and its physicians for non-emergencies. LRMC alerted local Medicaid patients through a mailing it may not be able to use the hospital for non-emergencies after this month due to an impasse in contract negotiations with health insurers. LRMC, the only hospital …
Zariah Khloe Nicole Garza, the first newborn baby of Lea County in 2019 by just minutes, was truly a miracle baby for Daphne and Ray Garza of Hobbs. Daphne was born at 9:58 p.m. Jan. 1 at Lea Regional Medical Center, weighing 7 pounds, 3.2 ounces, measuring 20 1/2 inches. She is the fourth child of the Garzas, and their …
Families search for their children’s artwork Tuesday night at Lea Regional Medical Arts Plaza Exhibit. The student display is the third installment in an annual District Wide Elementary School Art Exhibit series and is a collaboration between the Hobbs Municipal Schools, the Center of the Arts. State of New Mexico and Lea Regional Medical Center.
Tatum council eyes ordinance to legalize side-by-sides in town limits Denise Marquez/News-Sun TATUM …