CMS certification 420073
Lexington Medical Center
2720 Sunset Blvd, West Columbia, SC 29169
Lexington Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. 80% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 27 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 4 and worse on 4. Emergency patients spend a median of 3 h 43 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min).
Every figure on this page is published by CMS; we arrange and explain it, and score nothing ourselves.
What patients said
Answers from patients who stayed here, collected by CMS in the national HCAHPS survey: 4,647 completed surveys, 19% response rate, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
Emergency department
How long emergency patients spent here and how some time-critical care went, from CMS's timely and effective care measures, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025. CMS classes this emergency department's patient volume as very high; busier departments tend to have longer times, so the national median for departments of the same volume is shown too. These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
| Measure | This hospital | SC | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving Lower is better · 376 visits sampled · US median for EDs of the same volume: 3 h 21 min | 3 h 43 min | 2 h 38 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Median time for psychiatric and mental health patients Lower is better · 28 visits sampled | 2 h 51 min | 4 h 4 min | 4 h 17 min |
| Left before being seen Lower is better · 98,102 patients | 10% | 2% | 2% |
| Stroke symptoms: brain scan read within 45 minutes Higher is better · 12 patients | 75% | 72% | 69% |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 186 patients | 64% | 63% | 65% |
How Lexington Medical Center compares with nearby hospitals
The closest hospitals of the same kind that CMS rates or surveys - the same city first, then the same county and ZIP area. Every figure is CMS's: the overall star rating, the share of patients who would definitely recommend the hospital, the median time emergency patients spent before leaving, and how many death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS found better or worse than the national rate.
| Hospital | CMS stars | Would recommend | ER median time | Vs the nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Medical CenterThis hospital | 3/5 | 80% | 3 h 43 min | 4 better 4 worse |
| Prisma Health Baptist ParkridgeSame county · Columbia | 4/5 | 75% | 2 h 42 min | 2 better |
| Prisma Health Tuomey HospitalSame ZIP area · Sumter | 3/5 | 55% | 2 h 50 min | 1 better 2 worse |
| Newberry County Memorial HospitalSame ZIP area · Newberry | 3/5 | 79% | 1 h 50 min | 2 worse |
| McLeod Health ClarendonSame ZIP area · Manning | 3/5 | 64% | 3 h 32 min | No different |
Hospitals differ in size and in how sick their patients are. CMS adjusts its outcome measures for that, but a star or a percentage is a starting point for questions, not a verdict. All hospitals in West Columbia.
Deaths
How many patients died within 30 days of admission, adjusted by CMS for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| All patients, hospital-wide 7,979 cases | Too few cases | 3.7% | 3.9% |
| Heart attack 357 cases | Too few cases | 11.6% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure 1,214 cases | Too few cases | 12.6% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 1,054 cases | Too few cases | 16.8% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 775 cases | Too few cases | 13.4% | 11.9% |
| COPD 399 cases | Too few cases | 11% | 8.6% |
| Heart bypass surgery (CABG) 215 cases | Too few cases | 3% | 2.4% |
Complications
How often patients had serious complications, most of them after surgery, adjusted for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2024.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serious complications, combined measure | No different | 0.88 likely 0.66 – 1.1 | 1 |
| After hip or knee replacement 53 cases | Too few cases | 4.8% | 4.1% |
| Deaths after a serious but treatable surgical complication 173 cases | No different | 191.82 per 1,000 likely 147.28 per 1,000 – 236.36 per 1,000 | 173.3 per 1,000 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 14,214 cases | No different | 0.64 per 1,000 likely 0.2 per 1,000 – 1.09 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 16,328 cases | No different | 0.13 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.29 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 16,803 cases | No different | 0.25 per 1,000 likely 0.08 per 1,000 – 0.42 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 4,110 cases | No different | 1.89 per 1,000 likely 0.75 per 1,000 – 3.04 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 1,908 cases | No different | 1.31 per 1,000 likely 0.09 per 1,000 – 2.54 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 1,888 cases | No different | 7.12 per 1,000 likely 2.92 per 1,000 – 11.32 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 4,174 cases | No different | 3.58 per 1,000 likely 2.02 per 1,000 – 5.14 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 1,810 cases | No different | 4.87 per 1,000 likely 2.09 per 1,000 – 7.64 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 893 cases | No different | 1.41 per 1,000 likely 0.04 per 1,000 – 2.77 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 3,555 cases | No different | 0.67 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.45 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
Infections caught in the hospital
Standardized infection ratio: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one. Lower is better. Data from Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloodstream infections from central lines (CLABSI) | No different | 0.58 likely 0.28 – 1.06 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | Better | 0.43 likely 0.22 – 0.77 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | No different | 0.91 likely 0.5 – 1.51 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomy | No different | 0.63 likely 0.16 – 1.73 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | Better | 0 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.3 likely 0.21 – 0.4 | 1 |
Readmissions and return visits
How often patients had to come back to a hospital after going home. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2023 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Readmitted after a heart attack 471 cases | Too few cases | 14.4% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 1,641 cases | Too few cases | 22.8% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 1,325 cases | Too few cases | 17.6% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 741 cases | Too few cases | 20.7% | 20% |
| Readmitted after heart bypass surgery 247 cases | Too few cases | 12.1% | 11% |
| Readmitted after hip or knee replacement 59 cases | Too few cases | 6.6% | 5.8% |
| Days back in hospital after a heart attack 354 cases | Too few cases | 10 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 1,319 cases | Too few cases | 20.9 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 1,080 cases | Too few cases | 22.6 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 628 cases | No different | 12.7 per 1,000 likely 9.8 per 1,000 – 16.7 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Hospital admissions during outpatient chemotherapy 171 cases | No different | 8.6 per 100 likely 5.8 per 100 – 12.9 per 100 | 10.7 per 100 |
| ER visits during outpatient chemotherapy 171 cases | No different | 4.8 per 100 likely 3 per 100 – 7.5 per 100 | 5.4 per 100 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 1,766 cases | No different | 0.9 likely 0.8 – 1.1 | — |
1 more measure had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
429 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry. The same address can take in offices and clinics in the building, and a listing does not prove admitting privileges or current employment.
| Specialty | Clinicians |
|---|---|
| Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | 112 |
| Emergency Medicine | 49 |
| Hospitalist | 45 |
| Physical Therapist | 31 |
| Pharmacist | 26 |
| Anesthesiology | 24 |
| Occupational Therapist | 22 |
| Diagnostic Radiology | 13 |
| Acute Care | 11 |
| Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology | 11 |
| Dietitian, Registered | 10 |
| Speech-Language Pathologist | 9 |
First 12 alphabetically
Money from drug and device companies
Drug and device makers have to report what they pay teaching hospitals to CMS's Open Payments program. At many teaching hospitals most of it is research funding, or royalties for inventions the hospital licensed to a company. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.
What the 2025 general payments were for
| Type of payment | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Medical devices and supplies on long-term loan | $33,533 | 5 |
| Gifts | $7,500 | 1 |
| Speaking, teaching and other services | $6,764 | 3 |
Largest paying companies, 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| AngioDynamics, Inc. | $30,000 | 1 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $22,728 | 12 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals INC. | $7,553 | 9 |
| Arjo Inc. | $7,500 | 1 |
| Sterilmed, Inc. | $6,764 | 3 |
| Ethicon Inc. | $5,667 | 7 |
| Linvatec Corporation | $3,305 | 2 |
| Stryker Corporation | $228 | 2 |
Largest research studies funded here, 2025
| Study | Amount |
|---|---|
| ACURATE IDE Boston Scientific Corporation · NCT03735667 | $22,728 |
| EMERGE 402: Phase IV Observational Study to Collect Safety and Outcome Data in Real-World Setting in Adult Patients With Extensive Stage Small Cell L… JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | $7,553 |
| Research to further inform thinking about the role of LINX for Reflux Disease Ethicon Inc. | $5,667 |
Amounts are as the paying companies reported them to CMS; Open Payments data retrieved 13 Sep 2026. Full record on CMS Open Payments.
How to read this page
- Everything here is published by CMS on Care Compare. We arrange it and explain it; the star ratings and the better / worse verdicts are CMS's, not ours.
- “No different” is the most common result on most measures at most hospitals. CMS only calls a result better or worse when the difference from the national rate is statistically clear.
- Death, complication and readmission rates are adjusted by CMS for how sick patients were, so hospitals that treat sicker patients can be compared fairly.
- Infection results are ratios: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one, below 1.0 is fewer.
- These are hospital-wide results. They do not rate an individual doctor, nurse or department, and they are not medical advice.
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Common questions about Lexington Medical Center
Is Lexington Medical Center a good hospital?
Lexington Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. Of the 27 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 4 and worse on 4. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Lexington Medical Center?
80% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 4,647 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the Lexington Medical Center emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 3 h 43 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min). Among US emergency departments with very high patient volume, like this one, the median is 3 h 21 min. 10% of emergency patients left before being seen (US 2%). These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
Does Lexington Medical Center receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $83,745 in payments to Lexington Medical Center for 2025, under the federal Open Payments program. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.