Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital: labor and delivery in Hobbs, NM
Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital is a hospital in Hobbs, Lea County, New Mexico that delivers babies. It handled 477 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 21% delivered by C-section (156 such births). That is below the New Mexico rate of 23% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 21%First-birth C-section rate
- 477Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 247Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital
- Newborn care: Level IV NICU
- Midwifery care
- Doula support
- VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) support
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
5419 N Lovington Highway
Hobbs, NM 88240
Lea County
Call (575) 492-5000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 21% | 23% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 247 | 850 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 89 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In New Mexico, Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital has the 9th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 19 hospitals that report one.
The first-birth C-section rate counts first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby. Complication rates are adjusted for patient risk. Our data explains each number.
What patients say
- Patient survey summary: 4 of 5 stars
- 70% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 75% of patients rated this hospital 9 or 10 out of 10
Survey results cover all patients at the hospital, not only maternity patients.
Birthing-Friendly designation
Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital holds the federal Birthing-Friendly designation. Hospitals earn it by taking part in a perinatal quality collaborative and following maternal safety practices.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Hobbs
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoakum County Hospital | Denver City | 20 | – | 60 | – |
| Memorial Hospital | Seminole | 27 | – | 153 | – |
| Permian Regional Medical Center Andrews County Hospital | Andrews | 47 | 28% | 244 | Yes |
| Brownfield Regional Medical Center | Brownfield | 57 | – | 74 | No |
| Carlsbad Medical Center | Carlsbad | 66 | 24% | 388 | Yes |
| Covenant Hospital Levelland | Levelland | 73 | 6% | 152 | Yes |
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