Lea Regional Medical Center

5419 N. Lovington Hwy
Hobbs, NM 88240

Human Resources Department:         
575-492-5000

Hospital Information

• 221 licensed beds
• Physicians: Active: 31; Courtesy: 21
• 560 hospital employees
• Accredited by The Joint Commission

Specialties

• Cardiology
• Gastroenterology
• General Surgery
• Gynecology
• Hospitalists
• Laproscopy
• Obstetrics
• Occupational Medicine
• Orthopedics
• Orthopedic Surgery
• Otolaryngology
• Pediatrics
• Radiology
• Trauma
• Urology

Services

• Behavioral Health, Mental Health Unit (Adult)
• Emergency Services
• Cardiac (Cath Lab)
• Cardiopulmonary/Respiratory (Pulmonary Function Lab, EEG)
• Emergency Department, 24-hour
• GI/Endoscopy Lab
• Imaging (3D/4D Ultrasound, CT, MRI, Nuclear Medicine, Bone Densitometry, Digital Mammography)
• Intensive Care Unit
• Labor & Delivery (LDR)
• Laboratory
• Rehabilitation, Inpatient & Transitional Care Unit (PT, OT, Speech)
• Sleep Lab Center
• Sports Medicine
• Surgery (Inpatient, Outpatient)

Weather

Average annual rainfall: 18.15"
Average snowfall: 5"
Average temperature in winter: 34°
Average temperature in summer: 93.5°

Community Facts

Population: 49,000 (Hobbs)
           
Hobbs is located on southeast New Mexico’s desert plains, about 120 miles southwest of Lubbock. It is known as the Oil Capital of New Mexico and has recently been named the EneryPlex.  Hobbs, home for the headquarters of the Soaring Society of America, is a world-class site for hang gliders and sail planes.

Hobbs offers the following activities:

• Gliding
• Golfing
• High school & college sports
• Zia Park Racetrack
• Black Gold Casino
• Drag races

Points of Interest:

• Confederate Air Force Museum
• Harry McAdams State Park
• Linam Ranch Museum
• National Parks & Monuments
• Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame & Western Heritage Museum

Market Data

Average household income: $32,968
Average cost of existing 3BR home: $175,000
Average cost of a 2BR apartment: $700-900/mo. (unfurnished), $850-1,000 (furnished)                                                  

Education

High Schools: 1 public
Middle Schools: 2 public
Freshman Schools: 1 public
Elementary Schools: 12 public/ 2 private
Day Care Centers: 20
Higher Education:

• University of the Southwest
• New Mexico Junior College

For more information on Hobbs, log on to www.hobbschamber.org.