Lexington Medical Center
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Lexington Medical Center is a 414-bed not-for-profit modern medical complex and anchor of a comprehensive county-wide health care
network employing more than 5,000 people. The network includes six community medical centers around Lexington County, two occupational health centers, the largest extended care facility in the state, an Alzheimer’s care center and more than 40 affiliated physician
practices. Its mission is to provide quality health care
services that meet the needs of its community.
that repairs aortic aneurysms with a catheter
. Lexington Medical Center was also the first hospital in the Columbia area to perform single port laparoscopy
, which limits scarring and improves recovery time.
in the Midlands, performing 20,623 surgeries in fiscal year 2009.
in South Carolina
to perform Microwave Ablation, a treatment that can destroy tumors with a minimally-invasive, outpatient procedure. It was also one of the first hospitals in the state to offer IGRT, a treatment
delivering precise amounts of radiation to tumors, resulting in higher cure rates and fewer side effects. And, Lexington Medical Center’s cancer program is accredited by the American College of Surgeons
.
at the main hospital campus is one of the busiest in South Carolina
. More than 93,700 patients received care there in fiscal year 2009. Patients are also seen at Lexington Medical Center’s six urgent care
facilities around Lexington County. In all, the hospital’s emergency centers saw nearly 240,000 patients in 2009.
and the only Midlands hospital with Five Day Detection to Diagnosis for breast cancer
. Recently, it received a prestigious accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) for its commitment to providing the highest quality evaluation and management of patients with breast disease
.
program is the first-of-its-kind in the Southeast, offering mothers a personal birth coach for comfort and reassurance during labor and delivery.
and rehabilitation
facility, is the largest in the state.
(LEED) silver certification from the Green Building Council for its Lexington Medical Park 2. The building was the first health care building in South Carolina to receive that distinction.
Health care
Health care is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans. Health care is delivered by practitioners in medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, allied health, and other care providers...
network employing more than 5,000 people. The network includes six community medical centers around Lexington County, two occupational health centers, the largest extended care facility in the state, an Alzheimer’s care center and more than 40 affiliated physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
practices. Its mission is to provide quality health care
Health care
Health care is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans. Health care is delivered by practitioners in medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, allied health, and other care providers...
services that meet the needs of its community.
Technology
Lexington Medical Center was one of the first hospitals in the United States to perform minimally-invasive endovascular surgeryEndovascular surgery
Endovascular surgery is a form of minimally invasive surgery that was designed to access many regions of the body via major blood vessels.Endovascular techniques were originally designed for diagnostic purposes. Basic techniques involve the introduction of a catheter percutaneously into a large...
that repairs aortic aneurysms with a catheter
Catheter
In medicine, a catheter is a tube that can be inserted into a body cavity, duct, or vessel. Catheters thereby allow drainage, administration of fluids or gases, or access by surgical instruments. The process of inserting a catheter is catheterization...
. Lexington Medical Center was also the first hospital in the Columbia area to perform single port laparoscopy
Single port laparoscopy
Single port laparoscopy , also known as single port access surgery , single port incisionless conventional equipment-utilizing surgery , single incision laparoscopic surgery , Single access endoscopic surgery , laparo-endoscopic single-site surgery , natural orifice transumbilical surgery , and one...
, which limits scarring and improves recovery time.
Surgery
Lexington Medical Center performs more surgeries than any other hospitalHospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
in the Midlands, performing 20,623 surgeries in fiscal year 2009.
Cancer
Lexington Medical Center is the first hospitalHospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
in South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
to perform Microwave Ablation, a treatment that can destroy tumors with a minimally-invasive, outpatient procedure. It was also one of the first hospitals in the state to offer IGRT, a treatment
delivering precise amounts of radiation to tumors, resulting in higher cure rates and fewer side effects. And, Lexington Medical Center’s cancer program is accredited by the American College of Surgeons
American College of Surgeons
The American College of Surgeons is an educational association of surgeons created in 1913 to improve the quality of care for the surgical patient by setting high standards for surgical education and practice.-Membership:...
.
Emergency Care
The Emergency DepartmentEmergency department
An emergency department , also known as accident & emergency , emergency room , emergency ward , or casualty department is a medical treatment facility specialising in acute care of patients who present without prior appointment, either by their own means or by ambulance...
at the main hospital campus is one of the busiest in South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
. More than 93,700 patients received care there in fiscal year 2009. Patients are also seen at Lexington Medical Center’s six urgent care
Urgent care
Urgent care is the delivery of ambulatory care in a facility dedicated to the delivery of medical care outside of a hospital emergency department, usually on an unscheduled, walk-in basis. Urgent care centers are primarily used to treat patients who have an injury or illness that requires immediate...
facilities around Lexington County. In all, the hospital’s emergency centers saw nearly 240,000 patients in 2009.
Women
Lexington Medical Center’s Women’s Imaging Center is the first breast center in the Midlands accredited by the American College of RadiologyAmerican College of Radiology
The American College of Radiology , founded in 1923, is a non-profit professional medical association composed of diagnostic radiologists, radiation oncologists, interventional radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians, and medical physicists. It is based in Reston, Virginia, with offices in...
and the only Midlands hospital with Five Day Detection to Diagnosis for breast cancer
Breast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
. Recently, it received a prestigious accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) for its commitment to providing the highest quality evaluation and management of patients with breast disease
Breast disease
Breast diseases can be classified either with disorders of the integuement, or disorders of the reproductive system. A majority of breast diseases are noncancerous.Breast awareness is a goal of the breast health movement...
.
Labor and Delivery
Lexington Medical Center delivers more than 3,200 babies each year. Its innovative DoulaDoula
A Doula is someone who provides non-medical support to women and their families during labour and childbirth, and also the postpartum period. The term can also be used to describe other supportive roles for other life events such as abortion, death and more....
program is the first-of-its-kind in the Southeast, offering mothers a personal birth coach for comfort and reassurance during labor and delivery.
Long-Term Care
Lexington Medical Center Extended Care, its long-term careLong-term care
Long-term care is a variety of services which help meet both the medical and non-medical need of people with a chronic illness or disability who cannot care for themselves for long periods of time....
and rehabilitation
Rehabilitation (neuropsychology)
Rehabilitation of sensory and cognitive function typically involves methods for retraining neural pathways or training new neural pathways to regain or improve neurocognitive functioning that has been diminished by disease or traumatic injury....
facility, is the largest in the state.
Environmental
Lexington Medical Center received the Leadership in Energy and Environmental DesignLeadership in Energy and Environmental Design
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design consists of a suite of rating systems for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings, homes and neighborhoods....
(LEED) silver certification from the Green Building Council for its Lexington Medical Park 2. The building was the first health care building in South Carolina to receive that distinction.