Residents from Tech will soon be seeing local patients - MyPlainview.com

Studies show that a substantial percentage of doctors ultimately end up practicing where they completed their residency training. These statistics are vital when it comes to ensuring the future of healthcare in Hale County and neighboring communities.

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Covenant Hospital Plainview, Covenant Healthcare Center Plainview, Area Health Educators Center and several area physicians partnered with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center to create a Rural Training Track Residency Program to address local future healthcare needs and projected physician shortage.

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