Lexington Medical Center
Lexington Medical Center President and CEO Tod Augsburger updated West Columbia City Council about COVID numbers at the Tuesday council meeting. Augsburger said in the last two months LMC has had a record number of COVID patients, but in the last two weeks the number of COVID patients has declined dramatically. Augsburger said there were […]
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There were 49 patients hospitalized with COVID at Lexington Medical Center as of Friday according to numbers released by LMC on the hospital’s Facebook page. Of those, 15 were in the Intensive Care Unit. During last week the overall number of COVID cases fell each day. On Tuesday there were 67 COVID patients at LMC. […]
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Lexington Medical Center reported Monday that there were 84 patients being treated for COVID. For the last two weeks the number of COVID patients at LMC has declined. The number of serious cases has declined, too. There were 22 with COVID in the Intensive Care Unit reported Monday. A majority of COVID patients at LMC […]
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COVID has been bad news since the first case was reported. The recent spike in cases has been alarming. But the trend of hospitalizations this week at Lexington Medical Center shows a decline from day-to-day. On the hospital’s Facebook page, LMC publishes a graphic showing the number of COVID hospitalizations and the number in ICU. […]
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COVID, or the Delta Variant, is making a serious comeback. Speaking of the latest spike in COVID numbers, West Columbia Mayor Tem Miles said “It’s a very sad affair. I absolutely believe we’re in the middle of a health crisis.” His comments were made at the West Columbia City Council meeting, Tuesday. Then Tod Ausberger, […]
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Lexington Medical Center has changed its emergency room policy for visitors. No visitors will be allowed in the emergency waiting room.And after a patient receives a room assignment, only one visitor is allowed for non-COVID patients. Parents or guardians are allowed to accompany patients under the age of 18 in the lobby. Visitors must stay […]
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The number of COVID cases has spiked recently and the beds at Lexington Medical Center are again being filled with virus patients. The hospital’s staff is working to treat the sick. “They are doing the hardest work right now to fight this virus,” said Gregg Martin, the owner of Primal Gourmet, 725 Meeting St., West […]
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The West Columbia Planning Commission Monday will consider a request of “Redevelopment Floating Zone designation for the Buff Property Redevelopment Project,” according to its agenda. That request comes as the (Charleston) Post and Courier is reporting that the owners of the Buff property on Sunset Boulevard want to build 300 apartments. The newspaper report also […]
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