Children's hospital · Lubbock, Texas · 184 beds · CMS certification number 453306
Covenant Children's Hospital
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, amended, stamped by CMS May 6, 2026. 23 years on file, every one shown below. Also on the 340B covered-entity register.
Fiscal 2025 at a glance
What stands out
- Net patient revenue rose from $108.4M in its first year on file (1997) to $477.3M in 2025.
- Its result from patient care: $63.6M (2023), $53.9M (2024), $90.3M (2025).
- All 5 children's hospital peers below with a margin on file also report a gain on patient care for fiscal year 2025.
- Medicaid paid for 6.2% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 0.1%.
- COVENANT HEALTH SYSTEM holds 100% of it, on its Medicare enrollment.
Every statement is drawn from figures on this page; nothing is estimated.
23 years of filings
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Beside its peers
Hospitals of the same type (children's hospital), nearest in size, from Texas first; each on fiscal year 2025.
| Hospital | Beds | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant Children's Hospital | 184 | $477,255,093 | $386,909,187 | 18.9% |
| CHRISTUS Children's, San Antonio | 174 | $501,543,083 | $465,045,609 | 7.3% |
| Children's Medical Center Plano, Plano | 224 | $508,702,710 | $472,007,409 | 7.2% |
| Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg | 119 | $423,197,463 | $386,312,732 | 8.7% |
| El Paso Children's Hospital, El Paso | 148 | $235,962,603 | $222,108,025 | 5.9% |
| Healthbridge Children's Hospital - Houston, LTD., Houston | 111 | $67,198,064 | $60,789,871 | 9.5% |
Patients and payers
- Discharges
- 5,242S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 32,151S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 88.3days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 47.9%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 0.1%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
- Medicaid share of days
- 6.2%S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8
Who owns it
- COVENANT HEALTH SYSTEM100%
Other hospitals with the same owner: Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital (NM), Covenant Medical Center (TX), Grace Surgical Hospital (TX), Covenant Hospital Plainview (TX), Covenant Hospital Levelland (TX), Covenant Specialty Hospital (TX), Trustpoint Rehabilitation Hospital of Lubbock (TX).
Type of control on its cost report: voluntary nonprofit, church.
Owners of 5% or more, from CMS’s hospital ownership file (Medicare enrollment, October 1, 2026).
Community benefit, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, filed by METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (employer identification number 752428911) for tax year 2023. The return lists this hospital as its one hospital facility.
| Figure | As filed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Total community benefit expense (line 7k) | $28,870,403 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $3,884,503 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Medicaid (line 7b) | $20,569,154 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d) | $24,457,995 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Other benefits (line 7j) | $4,412,408 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.08 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
E-file object id 202413189349306921. The IRS archive it was read from.
Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (employer identification number 752428911) for tax year 2023. The return lists this hospital as its one hospital facility.
| Name | Title | Role | Reportable comp, from this organization | Reportable comp, from related organizations | Other compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMANDA HATTON MD | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $422,644 | $51,837 |
| AMY HENNING DO | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $595,651 | $27,115 |
| AMY THOMPSON MD | CEO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | Trustee/director, Officer | $820,069 | $0 | $133,430 |
| ANGELA PATTERSON | ACUTE CARE RN | Highest-compensated employee | $198,980 | $0 | $44,405 |
| BRIAN LANKFORD | EMT FLIGHT PARAMEDIC | Highest-compensated employee | $207,176 | $0 | $35,531 |
| CLAY TAYLOR | FRMR COO | Former | $316,960 | $0 | $42,031 |
| DAVID BAYOUTH | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID GRAY DO | FRMR CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER HOSPITAL | Former | $253,612 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC TEAFF | EMT FLIGHT PARAMEDIC | Highest-compensated employee | $211,331 | $0 | $36,305 |
| HEATHER WALLER | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK ROSTAS III MD | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES KELLY | FRMR OFF. - VP SENIOR CORP COUNSEL | Former | $0 | $704,260 | $104,422 |
| JENNIFER BRYAN | CFO (PART YEAR) | Officer | $0 | $195,795 | $40,067 |
| JOHN GRIGSON | FRMR OFF. - TX/NM REG. CFO | Former | $0 | $1,026,044 | $31,533 |
| JONATHAN ALLUA | EMT FLIGHT PARAMEDIC | Highest-compensated employee | $208,828 | $0 | $22,866 |
| KATHLEEN BURRELL | SECR. CHIEF GOVERNANCE OFF. (PT YR) | Officer | $0 | $162,384 | $31,334 |
| KATHY ROLLO EDD | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH MANN | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LEE SAM MIDDLETON | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NEDRA HOTCHKINS MED | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD PARKS | FRMR OFF EXEC. ADVISOR | Former | $0 | $1,785,594 | $37,055 |
| STEPHEN GARR | CLINICAL PHARMACIST | Highest-compensated employee | $195,410 | $0 | $17,678 |
| TAMMY CAMP MD | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| WALTER CATHEY | FRMR OFF. - NM/TX REG CE | Former | $0 | $1,442,423 | $203,418 |
E-file object id 202413189349306921. The IRS archive it was read from.
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Figures: CMS Healthcare Cost Report Information System, file HOSP10FY2024.ZIP, form CMS-2552-10, filed under CMS certification number 453306. Patients and payers: worksheet S-3 Part I of the same filing. Ownership: CMS Hospital All Owners and Hospital Enrollments.
How this page was built: the CMS Medicare cost report, file HOSP10FY2024.ZIP, read May 6, 2026.