Health Care
Prisma Health Parkridge
Two hospitals work to keep Irmo residents healthy
L
exington Medical Center is a 485bed hospital in West Columbia. It anchors a health care network that includes three community medical centers and employs a staff of more than 6,500 health care professionals. The network also has cardiovascular and oncology care affiliated with Duke Health, an occupational health center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, an Alzheimer’s care center and 70 physician practices. Lexington Medical Center operates one of the busiest emergency departments in South Carolina, treating more than 85,000 patients each year. The hospital delivers more than 3,300 babies each year and performs more than 23,000 surgeries. Lexington Medical Center recently completed the largest hospital expansion in South Carolina history by creating a new patient care center that opened in the spring
of 2019. Lexington Medical Center has a reputation for the highest quality care. For more information, go online to LexMed.com. Palmetto Health and Greenville Health System are now Prisma Health. Together, we’re looking at health in a completely new way. Prisma Health is the largest health organization in South Carolina serving more than 1.2 million patients annually. Our 30,000 team members are dedicated to supporting the health and well-being of you and your family. Prisma Health’s facilities are conveniently located, including the Baptist Parkridge campus. Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge Hospital, a 76-bed, full-service community hospital with 24/7 emergency care, serves the residents of Irmo, Harbison, Dutch Fork and surrounding areas. The hospital provides high-quality, state-of-the-art inpatient, medical, surgical and emergency care, along with greater access to primary care physicians and specialists. It includes inpatient units, an intensive care unit, a labor and
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