Covenant Hospital Plainview: labor and delivery in Plainview, TX
Covenant Hospital Plainview is a hospital in Plainview, Hale County, Texas that delivers babies. It handled 321 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 29% delivered by C-section (105 such births). That is above the Texas rate of 26% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 29%First-birth C-section rate
- 321Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 298Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Covenant Hospital Plainview
- Newborn care: Level I newborn nursery
- Lactation consultants
- Rooming-in with your baby
- Childbirth and parenting classes
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
2601 Dimmitt Rd
Plainview, TX 79072
Hale County
Call (806) 296-5531 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Covenant Hospital Plainview compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 29% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 298 | 248 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 67 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Texas, Covenant Hospital Plainview has the 110th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 164 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
- 72% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 71% 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 Hospital Plainview 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 Plainview
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamb Healthcare Center | Littlefield | 41 | – | 29 | Yes |
| University Medical Center | Lubbock | 44 | 20% | 3,100 | Yes |
| Hereford Regional Medical Center | Hereford | 57 | 25% | 268 | Yes |
| Covenant Hospital Levelland | Levelland | 57 | 6% | 152 | Yes |
| Bsa Hospital | Amarillo | 69 | 24% | 1,817 | Yes |
| Northwest Texas Hospital | Amarillo | 69 | 19% | 2,394 | Yes |
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