Covenant Health has announced plans to build a new hospital in Hobbs, New Mexico.

Revealed in a press release, the new hospital is expected to be a $75 million dollar investment for Covenant Health.

The hospital will include 32 patient beds, an ER, an Intensive Care Unit, Operating Room, Labor and Delivery Center, and a Community Center for health education classes.

Covenant also says they and the Nor-Lea Hospital District will be providing $25,000 in scholarships to the News Mexico Junior College for nursing and other medical majors.

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