▁United ▁Method ist ▁Church . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁Method ist ▁Hospital ▁completed ▁mer gers ▁that ▁expanded ▁its ▁presence ▁to ▁nearby ▁Lev ell and ▁and ▁P lain view . ▁Method ist ▁Hospital ▁is ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁" C oven ant ▁Medical ▁Center ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁a ▁small ▁group ▁of ▁do ctors ▁in ▁Lub bo ck , ▁Texas ▁founded ▁the ▁ 1 0 - bed ▁Pla ins ▁Hospital ▁and ▁C lin ic . ▁However , ▁found ers ▁Frank ▁B . ▁Mal one ▁Sr ., ▁O lan ▁Key ▁and ▁Sam ▁Ar nett ▁preferred ▁pract icing ▁medicine ▁to ▁handling ▁hospital ▁administration . ▁They ▁contact ed ▁the ▁Sister s ▁of ▁St . ▁Joseph ▁of ▁Orange , ▁California , ▁who ▁had ▁experience ▁in ▁operating ▁hosp it als . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁The ▁sister s ▁purchased ▁the ▁hospital ; ▁it ▁was ▁agreed ▁that ▁the ▁found ing ▁do ctors ▁would ▁continue ▁to ▁manage ▁the ▁clin ic . ▁The ▁hospital ▁was ▁then ▁named ▁St . ▁Mary ▁of ▁the ▁Pla ins ▁Hospital , ▁which ▁displays ▁a ▁floor ▁med all ion ▁with ▁the ▁initial s ▁M K A ▁comm emor ating ▁the ▁original ▁found ers . ▁St . ▁Mary ▁of ▁the ▁Pla ins ▁Hospital ▁is ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁" C oven ant ▁Medical ▁Center – L akes ide ". ▁ ▁C oven ant ▁Health ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁when ▁Method ist ▁Hospital ▁and ▁St . ▁Mary