University Medical Center

University Medical Center is a government-operated public hospital located in Lubbock, TX, holding CMS certification number 450686. The Lubbock covers Lubbock-area healthcare news, including major facility changes, regulatory ratings, and service-line developments at University Medical Center.

As an acute-care hospital, University Medical Center treats short-term, severe medical conditions including emergencies, surgeries, trauma, and critical illness. The facility operates a 24-hour emergency department.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) assigns University Medical Center an overall quality rating of 2 out of 5 stars based on its most recent public reporting cycle. The CMS overall rating is a composite of mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience, effectiveness of care, timeliness of care, and efficient imaging measures. The Lubbock tracks rating changes year-over-year for every hospital in our coverage area; a one-star change typically reflects meaningful shifts in clinical performance.

For Lubbock residents, University Medical Center is one of the hospital options to weigh when choosing emergency care, surgical care, or specialty services. The Lubbock regularly reports on hospital expansions, closures, leadership changes, and major regulatory actions affecting Lubbock-area healthcare facilities — including University Medical Center.

Story tip about University Medical Center? Email editor@nexcom.media. For more healthcare coverage, visit thelubbock.org/news. This profile uses public data from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (Hospital General Information dataset) and is updated as CMS releases new reporting cycles.