Lexington Medical Center is a 607-bed teaching hospital in
West Columbia, South Carolina. It anchors a health care network that includes
six community medical centers and employs a staff of more than
8,500 health care professionals. The hospital is ranked best hospital in
the Columbia Metro and #2 hospital in South Carolina by U.S. News & World
Report and was named one of the “Best Places to Work in South Carolina” by SC
Biz News, in partnership with the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce and Best
Companies Group. Lexington Medical Cancer Center is an accredited Cancer Center
of Excellence and has a clinical research and education affiliation with MUSC
Hollings Cancer Center. The network includes a cardiovascular program
recognized by the American College of Cardiology as South Carolina's first
HeartCARE Center. The network also has an occupational health center, the
largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, an Alzheimer's care center
and more than 70 physician practices. Lexington Medical Center operates
one of the busiest Emergency departments in South Carolina, treating nearly
100,000 patients each year. The hospital delivers more than 4,000 babies
each year and performs more than 25,000 surgeries. Its postgraduate
medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year
residencies.