{"id":124954,"date":"2026-01-15T22:58:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T22:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/124954\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T22:58:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T22:58:06","slug":"covenant-emergency-reporting-longer-than-usual-wait-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/124954\/","title":{"rendered":"Covenant Emergency reporting \u2018longer-than usual\u2019 wait times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">LUBBOCK, TX (COVENANT HEALTH NEWS RELEASE) &#8211; Like many other hospitals this time of year, we are experiencing longer-than-usual wait times at our Covenant Medical Center Emergency Department. Our team is working hard to care for every patient as quickly and safely as possible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Please remember, the ER is for serious or life-threatening conditions such as chest pain, breathing difficulties, stroke symptoms, severe injuries, or heavy bleeding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">For non-life-threatening illnesses or injuries, our urgent care centers can often provide care faster than typical ER wait times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Our urgent cares treat conditions that don\u2019t require an ER visit, including:<\/p>\n<p>AllergiesAnimal bitesCold and flu symptomsEar infectionsFever or rashMild allergic reactionsMild asthmaMinor cuts and burnsMinor broken bones or simple fracturesMinor infectionsMinor sports injuriesSprains or strainsSinus infections and sore throatsUrinary tract infections (UTI)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Your safety and comfort remain our top priorities. Thank you for your patience and understanding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Covenant Health Lubbock Urgent Care Locations:<\/p>\n<p>Covenant Children\u2019s Urgent Care \u2013 5202 82nd Street | 806-725-7337Covenant HealthPlus \u2013 7601 Quaker Ave | 806-725-9444Covenant Northwest \u2013 611 N. Frankford Ave | 806-725-5480Covenant Urgent Care \u2013 1910 Quaker Ave, Suite 101 | 806-725-4440Grace Clinic \u2013 4515 Marsha Sharp Freeway | 806-744-7223Southwest Medical Park \u2013 9812 Slide Road | 806-725-1000<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2026 KCBD. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LUBBOCK, TX (COVENANT HEALTH NEWS RELEASE) &#8211; Like many other hospitals this time of year, we are experiencing&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":124955,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":{"0":"post-124954","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-lubbock","8":"tag-lubbock","9":"tag-lubbock-headlines","10":"tag-lubbock-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124954"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124954\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}