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Best of Lubbock – UMC Awarded Best Hospital and Emergency Room

UMC is proud to announce receiving awards for “Best Hospital and Best Emergency Room” by Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Best of Lubbock earlier this month.

UMC Opens New 24-Hour Urgent Care Center

UMC is excited to announce the opening of our new Urgent Care Clinic to address non-emergent care needs. The clinic is conveniently located on the UMC Campus – Medical Office Plaza II, 808 Joliet Avenue, Suite 110.

UMC, Amedisys to Host Grand Opening for the New Home Health & Hospice Location

UMC and their partner Amedisys are hosting a ribbon cutting for the grand opening of the new Home Health and Hospice location.

UMC Hosts 38th Annual Children’s Miracle Network Celebration Broadcast

This year, UMC Children’s Hospital is hosting the 38th Annual Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) Celebration Broadcast. As being the only CMN Hospital in the region, the Celebration highlights our CMN partnership, as well as continuing to raise money to provide the best care possible for the children in our region.

UMC’s Updated Visitation Guidelines

UMC strives to always ensure the safety of our patients, visitors, and staff, as we assess current visitation and mask protocols. As UMC continues to follow CDC and state guidelines regarding COVID-19, we are updating visitation policies, effective Wednesday, September 1.

UMC Hosts Hero Celebration for the Lubbock Health Department

The pandemic has brought on new challenges for the Lubbock community, but our UMC Heroes remain firm, not fearful, and we are not alone in this. The Lubbock Health Department has been fighting with us every step of the way to ensure the safety of the Lubbock community. Which is why UMC hosted a hero celebration for the department, to show our appreciation.

UMC Delivers School Supplies to Brown Elementary

This year marks the 13th year UMC employees have donated school supplies to students at Brown Elementary school. UMC Legal and Compliance and UMC EMS delivered the school supplies to the school on August 24.

UMC Delivers School Supplies to Brown Elementary

This year marks the 13th year UMC employees have donated school supplies to students at Brown Elementary school. UMC Legal and Compliance and UMC EMS delivered the school supplies to the school on August 24.

UMC Children’s Miracle Network Celebrates Month of Miracles

UMC Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) is hosting a month-long fundraiser called Month of Miracles to raise money to continue to provide the latest technology in a healing environment at UMC Children’s Hospital. During the whole month of August, local businesses will fundraise and all donations will directly benefit UMC Children’s Hospital and CMN. We want YOU to join us!

Buffalo Wild Wings Tees off for Children’s Miracle Network at UMC

Buffalo Wild Wings continues to offer its generous support to UMC Children’s Hospital and the Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) with the Buffalo Wild Wings (BWW) Golf Tournament. This is the 15th year they have hosted this event.

South Plains Rehabilitation Hospital Opening 26 Additional Beds to Support Community Need

This month, South Plains Rehabilitation Hospital, an affiliate of UMC Health System and Encompass Health, will open 26 new private rooms to treat patients in need of a hospital-level of care for rehabilitation services. With the addition of 26 beds, the hospital, located at 5406 Colgate Street, can now serve up to 66 patients at a time. The hospital will open the additional beds for patient care beginning August 3.

UMC Breast Imaging + Partners Win Gold Starnet Design Award

In mid-2020, UMC partnered with Condray Design Group to completely remodel clinic space that has now been our new Breast Imaging Center for a year. And we are proud to say the design of this space is officially award winning!


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