
Lexington Medical Center
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About Lexington Medical Center
Lexington Medical Center (LMC) is a comprehensive healthcare provider based in West Columbia, South Carolina, dedicated to delivering high-quality medical services to the Midlands community. As a 607-bed teaching hospital, LMC serves as the cornerstone of a vast healthcare network that includes six community medical centers, an occupational health facility, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, an Alzheimer's care center, and over 70 physician practices.
Comprehensive Medical Services
LMC offers a wide array of medical services to meet the diverse needs of its patients:
- Emergency Care: Operating one of the busiest emergency departments in South Carolina, LMC treats nearly 100,000 patients annually, providing around-the-clock care for acute illnesses and injuries.
- Surgical Services: Performing more surgeries than any other hospital in the Midlands, LMC boasts over 30 operating rooms across its main campus and community medical centers.
- Cancer Care: The hospital's Cancer Center is accredited as a Cancer Center of Excellence and collaborates with the MUSC Hollings Cancer Center for research and education.
- Cardiovascular Services: Recognized by the American College of Cardiology as South Carolina's first HeartCARE Center, LMC provides comprehensive cardiovascular care.
- Women's Services: LMC delivers over 4,000 babies each year and offers specialized care in obstetrics and gynecology.
- Rehabilitation Services: The hospital features a state-of-the-art rehabilitation department, providing services such as physical and occupational therapy, as well as cardiac rehabilitation.
Community Medical Centers
To enhance accessibility, LMC operates several community medical centers across the Midlands, including:
- LMC Cayce: Located at 1111 Knox Abbott Drive, Cayce, SC 29033; offers urgent care and imaging services.
- LMC Chapin: Situated in Chapin, SC; provides urgent care and imaging services.
- LMC Irmo: Located in Irmo, SC; offers urgent care, imaging services, outpatient surgery, and physical and occupational therapy.
- LMC Lexington: Found at 811 West Main Street, Lexington, SC 29072; provides urgent care, outpatient surgery, laboratory services, radiology, women's imaging, and physical and occupational therapy.
- LMC Northeast: Located in Northeast Columbia, SC; offers urgent care, imaging services, outpatient surgery, and physical and occupational therapy.
- LMC Saluda Pointe: Situated in Lexington, SC; provides urgent care and imaging services.
Medical Office Buildings
LMC also operates several medical office buildings to provide specialized care:
- Forest Acres: Located at 5143 Forest Drive, Columbia, SC; houses primary care, women's health services, and an imaging center.
- Irmo Medical Park: Situated in Irmo, SC; offers services including family medicine, pediatrics, orthopaedics, and plastic surgery.
- LMC Lexington Offices: Located within the LMC Lexington Community Outpatient Hospital at 811 West Main Street, Lexington, SC 29072; offers specialties such as orthopaedics, pediatrics, gastroenterology, obstetrics and gynecology, internal medicine, family medicine, and interventional pain.
- LMC Lexington 2: Also in Lexington, SC; provides additional medical office spaces.
- LMP Chapin: Located in Chapin, SC; offers office spaces for various specialties.
- Otarre Pointe: Found in Cayce, SC, near I-77; provides occupational health services, a walk-in clinic, and other medical services.
Accreditations and Recognitions
Lexington Medical Center has received numerous accolades, including being ranked as the best hospital in the Columbia metro area and the second-best hospital in South Carolina by U.S. News & World Report.
It is also the first hospital in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction® recognition for excellence in nursing care.
Locations
- West Columbia, SC, USA
- Columbia, SC, USA