Covenant Medical Group

AS EXPRESSIONS OF GOD'S HEALING LOVE, WITNESSED THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF JESUS, WE ARE STEADFAST IN SERVING ALL, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE POOR AND VULNERABLE.

SEE SCHEDULE O PROVIDENCEAT PROVIDENCE, WE USE OUR VOICE TO ADVOCATE FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND NEEDED REFORMS IN HEALTH CARE. WE PURSUE INNOVATIVE WAYS TO TRANSFORM HEALTH CARE BY KEEPING PEOPLE HEALTHY, AND MAKING OUR SERVICES MORE CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE FOR ALL. IN AN INCREASINGLY UNCERTAIN WORLD, WE ARE COMMITTED TO HIGH-QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE CARE FOR EVERYONE REGARDLESS OF COVERAGE OR ABILITY TO PAY. WE HELP PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES BENEFIT FROM THE BEST HEALTH CARE MODEL FOR THE FUTURE - TODAY.TOGETHER, OUR 120,000 CAREGIVERS (ALL EMPLOYEES) SERVE IN 52 HOSPITALS, 1,085 CLINICS AND A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF SERVICES ACROSS ALASKA, CALIFORNIA, MONTANA, NEW MEXICO, OREGON, TEXAS AND WASHINGTON. THE PROVIDENCE FAMILY INCLUDES:-PROVIDENCE ACROSS SEVEN WESTERN STATES-COVENANT HEALTH IN WEST TEXAS-PROVIDENCE FACEY MEDICAL FOUNDATION IN LOS ANGELES, CA-HOAG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PRESBYTERIAN IN ORANGE COUNTY, CA-KADLEC IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON-PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTERS IN SEATTLE, WA-SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES IN SEATTLE, WA2021 WAS MARKED BY THREE MAJOR SURGES IN COVID-19 VOLUMES, A NATIONAL SHORTAGE OF HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL, AS WELL AS DEFERRALS OF NON-EMERGENT CARE. EVEN WITH THESE TREMENDOUS CHALLENGES, THE PROVIDENCE FAMILY OF ORGANIZATIONS CONTINUED TO INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITIES, GUIDED BY OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND OUR COMMUNITY BENEFIT PRIORITIES.FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO: HTTPS://WWW.PROVIDENCE.ORG/ABOUT/ANNUAL-REPORT ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE STANDARDSOVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, PROVIDENCE ADVANCED A SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FRAMEWORK THAT INCLUDES A STRONGER COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. WE UPDATED OUR INTEGRATED STRATEGIC & FINANCIAL PLAN TO MORE CLEARLY EXPRESS OUR COMMITMENT AND ACCELERATION OF THIS IMPORTANT WORK TO ADDRESS SOCIAL, RACIAL, AND ECONOMIC DISPARITIES IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. PROVIDENCE'S SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FRAMEWORK AIMS TO DEPLOY THE ASSETS OF OUR SYSTEM TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT, STRENGTHEN LOCAL ECONOMIES AND REDUCE OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT. IN 2021, OUR SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE PURCHASING PROGRAM COMMITTED TO INCREASE OUR SPEND WITH WOMEN AND MINORITY OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES BY OVER $300 MILLION ACROSS THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. WE ALSO DEPLOY AN INVESTING PORTFOLIO WHICH INCLUDES SHAREHOLDER ADVOCACY, IMPACT INVESTING, AND SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS PORTFOLIO SCREENS. IN 2021, PROVIDENCE MADE PROGRESS TOWARDS ITS CLIMATE COMMITMENT TO BECOME CARBON NEGATIVE BY 2030. WE ARE IMPLEMENTING AN ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP SYSTEM STRATEGY THAT ENCOURAGES WASTE REDUCTIONS, EFFICIENT ENERGY AND WATER USE, LOCAL AGRICULTURE PARTNERSHIPS, LESS TOXIC AND FEWER CHEMICAL USE, AND A REDUCTION IN CARBON FROM TRAVEL.PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTSCOVENANT MEDICAL GROUP IS A NON-PROFIT, TAX-EXEMPT MEDICAL FOUNDATION THAT IS CERTIFIED UNDER TEXAS LAW TO EMPLOY PHYSICIANS AND PRACTICE MEDICINE. IT IS OWNED BY COVENANT HEALTH SYSTEM, BUT IS SELF-GOVERNING IN MOST ASPECTS, OTHER THAN FISCAL MATTERS. THERE IS A BOARD OF 16 PHYSICIANS WHO PROVIDE THE OVERSIGHT OF THE GROUP'S STRATEGIC PLANNING, POLICY DEVELOPMENT, RECRUITMENT AND CREDENTIALING, QUALITY IMPROVEMENT TASKS, RESEARCH, AND MEDICAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES. ALL OF THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE ACTIVELY PRACTICING WITHIN CMG. THIS SELF-GOVERNING ASPECT OF CMG TENDS TO MAKE IT QUITE PHYSICIAN-FRIENDLY IN ITS POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING IN THAT THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE IMMEDIATELY PERSONALLY IMPACTED IN THEIR OWN PRACTICE BY THEIR BOARD DECISIONS.WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO "CARING FOR THE PEOPLE OF OUR REGION" OUR REGION: COVENANT MEDICAL GROUP IS HEADQUARTERED IN LUBBOCK, TEXAS, THE SITE OF THE SOUTHWEST'S PREEMINENT MEDICAL CENTER BETWEEN THE DALLAS / FORT WORTH METROPLEX AND PHOENIX. WITH A COUNTY POPULATION OF 250,000 AND SERVING AN AREA OF 1.2 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE REGION, LUBBOCK HASMANY OF THE AMENITIES OF A LARGER METROPOLITAN AREA, INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, GREAT SHOPPING AND RESTAURANTS, AND EXCELLENT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS, YET RETAINING A WONDERFUL "SMALL-TOWN" ATMOSPHERE. OUR HEALTH SYSTEM'S REGIONAL CLINICS ARE LOCATED THROUGHOUT WEST TEXAS AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO. OUR REGIONAL CLINIC NETWORK CONTAINS SEVERAL OPERATIONALLY DIFFERENT MODELS. SOME ARE DIRECTLY OWNED AND OPERATED BY CMG; SOME ARE RURAL HEALTH CLINICS IN WHICH CMG SUPPLIES ITS EMPLOYED PHYSICIANS TO WORK FOR A RURAL HOSPITAL-OWNED FACILITY; SOME ARE RURAL HEALTH CLINICS IN WHICH THE PHYSICIANS ARE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS; AND SOME ARE SATELLITE CLINIC SITES TO WHICH CMG SUBSPECIALISTS TRAVEL A FEW TIMES PER MONTH. THESE REGIONAL CLINICS ARE INTEGRAL TO THE PROVISION OF PRIMARY CARE SERVICES TO THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND ALSO SEND SUBSTANTIAL NUMBERS OF PATIENTS TO LUBBOCK FOR TERTIARY CARE THAT IS NOT AVAILABLE LOCALLY.FOR MORE INFORMATION ON COVENANT MEDICAL GROUP GO TO: WWW.COVMEDGROUP.ORGFOR MORE INFORMATION ON COVENANT HEALTH SYSTEM GO TO: WWW.COVENANTHEALTH.ORGFOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM AND PROVIDENCE ST. JOSEPH HEALTH, PLEASE VISIT WWW.STJHS.ORG AND WWW.PROVIDENCE.ORG