Lexington Medical Center in West Columbia, SC
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About Lexington Medical Center
Lexington Medical Center is an acute care hospital in West Columbia, Lexington County, South Carolina. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level III trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 557 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Three Rivers Behavioral Health, about 0.3 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.00
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.43
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.30
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.58
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.63
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.91
64% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend80%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1080%
- Completed surveys4,647
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
34.00685, -81.11375
Nearby hospitals
- Three Rivers Behavioral Health2900 Sunset Boulevard, West Columbia, SCPsychiatric hospital0.3 mi
- Prisma Health Ltach-Baptist1330 Taylor Street Suite Fl 7, Columbia, SCLong-term care hospital4.6 mi
- Prisma Health Baptist1330 Taylor At Marion St, Columbia, SC · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.6 mi
- Prisma Health Richland Hospital5 Medical Park, Columbia, SC · Level I traumaAcute care hospital4.9 mi
- Lexington Regional Rehabilitation Hospital3085 Taylor Road, Cayce, SCRehabilitation hospital5.0 mi
- Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Cola2935 Colonial Drive, Columbia, SCRehabilitation hospital5.1 mi
- Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown2435 Forest Drive, Columbia, SC · Emergency roomAcute care hospital5.9 mi
- Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge400 Palmetto Health Parkway, Columbia, SC · Emergency roomAcute care hospital6.2 mi
- Columbia Sc VA Medical Center6439 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, SC · Emergency roomVA medical center8.9 mi
- Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center6439 Garners Ferry Road, Mount Pleasant, SC · Emergency roomVA medical center9.1 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Lexington Medical Center located?
Lexington Medical Center is at 2720 Sunset Blvd, West Columbia, SC 29169 in Lexington County.
Does Lexington Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Lexington Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 223 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Lexington Medical Center?
Lexington Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 3 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Lexington Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level III trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the South Carolina EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Lexington Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (803) 791-2000.
Would patients recommend Lexington Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (4,647 completed surveys), 80% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 80% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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