Jennifer Wilson, Public Relations Manager · March 18, 2014
West Columbia, S.C. – Lexington Medical Center is pleased to announce that Jan Burt is the new chair of the Lexington County Health Services District board of directors. Appointed by board members at their February meeting, Mrs. Burt will lead the 21-member board of Lexington Medical Center for the next year.
A lifelong Lexington County resident, Mrs. Burt is senior vice president and city executive of the Cayce/West Columbia area for First Citizens Bank. She has an extensive community leadership background and more than 25 years of experience in the banking industry.
Mrs. Burt has been a member of the hospital’s board since 2007. Prior to her appointment as chair, she served as board vice chair, the vice chair of the Finance Committee and the chair of the Audit Committee.
In addition to her work with Lexington Medical Center, Mrs. Burt is a recent past chair of the Cultural Council of the Arts for Richland and Lexington counties. She also currently serves on the Midlands Citizens Committee on Judicial Qualifications, Foundation for the SC Commission for the Blind, and Women in Philanthropy.
Mrs. Burt is passionate about serving the community that she calls home. At Lexington Medical Center, she’s proud of the hospital’s innovative programs and services such as the growth of the Duke-affiliated cardiovascular and oncology care programs, and the successful implementation of an electronic health records system.
“I’m honored to serve as the chair of the Lexington Medical Center board of directors,” Mrs. Burt said. “I look forward to working with the board and hospital administration on opportunities to enhance the medical services that will meet the health care needs of our growing community in this ever-changing health care environment.”
Mrs. Burt graduated from the University of South Carolina and the Graduate School of Banking of the South at Louisiana State University. She and her husband, Mark, live in Cayce, and have three sons.
At their February meeting, members of the board also elected Richard Westbrook as vice chair and Dr. Tripp Jones as secretary. Mr. Westbrook is a senior vice president at South Carolina Bank and Trust in Columbia. Dr. Jones is a retired oncologist.
The Lexington County Health Services District board meets on the fourth Thursday of each month inside the board conference room located inside Lexington Medical Park 1 on the hospital campus.
Lexington Medical Center is a 607-bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It anchors a health care network that includes five community medical centers and employs a staff of more than 8,000 health care professionals. The hospital is ranked best hospital in the Columbia Metro and #2 hospital in South Carolina by U.S. News & World Report and was named one of the “Best Places to Work in South Carolina” by SC Biz News, in partnership with the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce and Best Companies Group. Lexington Medical Cancer Center is an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence and has a clinical research and education affiliation with MUSC Hollings Cancer Center. The network includes a cardiovascular program recognized by the American College of Cardiology as South Carolina's first HeartCARE Center. The network also has an occupational health center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, an Alzheimer's care center and more than 70 physician practices. Lexington Medical Center operates one of the busiest Emergency departments in South Carolina, treating nearly 100,000 patients each year. The hospital delivers more than 4,000 babies each year and performs more than 25,000 surgeries. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies.
