Lexington Medical Center Welcomes D. Perry Breazeale Jr., CPA as Chief Financial Officer
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April 14, 2016
West Columbia, S.C. – Lexington Medical Center is pleased to welcome D. Perry Breazeale Jr., CPA as Chief Financial Officer at Lexington Medical Center. In this role, Mr. Breazeale will oversee the health district’s financial management and accounting operations.
A Lexington County native, Mr. Breazeale brings extensive experience in health care financial management to his new position. Before coming to Lexington Medical Center, he worked as the Corporate Director of Finance at Emory Healthcare in Atlanta. He has also worked as the Controller at a hospital system in Columbia, and as an auditor in the Midlands offices of two international accounting firms. Mr. Breazeale is a licensed certified public accountant.
“It is my privilege to have the opportunity to work for an organization that provides quality health services that meet the needs of a community that I will always call home. I am excited to be working with a team that has extensive industry experience and knowledge,” Mr. Breazeale said. “I look forward to providing my expertise to ensure that we continue to fulfill our mission at Lexington Medical Center from a position of financial strength.”
Mr. Breazeale received a Master of Accountancy and a Bachelor of Science in business administration from the University of South Carolina. He has served on the board of directors for several organizations including the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Columbia and the Palmetto chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. He has been a member of Lexington Baptist Church for 30 years.
Mr. Breazeale has been married to his wife Christine for 20 years. They have three children.
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.
