University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas is a public, non-profit 500-bed hospital. UMC is the primary hospital of the MC Health System and is owned by the taxpayers of Lubbock County. It serves as the primary teaching hospital for the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. UMC had the first Level 1 Trauma Center in West Texas, the John A…
University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas is a public, non-profit 500-bed hospital. UMC is the primary hospital of the MC Health System and is owned by the taxpayers of Lubbock County. It serves as the primary teaching hospital for the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. UMC had the first Level 1 Trauma Center in West Texas, the John A. Griswold Trauma Center, and it is still the only Level 1 Trauma Center in the region. UMC's Timothy J. Harnar Burn Center is the only Burn Center in the region. UMC is the first magnet status hospital in West Texas. UMC's Children's Unit is a part of the Children's Miracle Network and includes a pediatric intensive care unit and a neonatal intensive care unit.
Location: 602 Indiana Ave. · Lubbock, Texas, United States
Opened: 1978
Care system: Public
Affiliated university: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC)