Texas health system moving spine, orthopedic cases to new surgical hospital

Covenant Health is shifting many of its spine and orthopedic cases at Covenant Medical Center to Grace Surgical Hospital in Lubbock, Texas, which will open Dec. 5, EverythingLubbock.com reports.

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Three things to know:

1. The three-story hospital has 10 operating rooms, 32 inpatient beds and 15 post-anesthesia care unit beds.

2. Grace Surgical Hospital will begin performing surgeries on Dec. 7. General surgery, urology, cardiology and gynecology procedures will also be performed at the hospital.

3. A $140 million spine and orthopedic tower is expected to open at Covenant Medical Center in early 2022.

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