July 8, 2025
West Columbia, SC – Lexington Medical Center, in collaboration with Alliance for a Healthier SC, are launching a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) this summer to learn how to best serve their shared community. This partnership includes the assistance of numerous community partner agencies such as non-profits, other health care organizations to aid in distributing the assessment. The results from the assessment will allow for the development of a plan to collectively address the needs of the community, both clinical and non-clinical.
A Community Health Needs Assessment is a systematic survey involving the community to identify and analyze community health needs. The results provide organizations with the community’s health priorities so they can plan and act upon unmet needs.
As a best practice, many health systems periodically conduct a CHNA to understand the critical needs of the communities served. “We are excited to see this collaboration to better understand the needs of the Midlands community,” said Monty Robertson, executive director, Alliance for a Healthier SC. “This partnership further enhances the long-term goal to align community health improvement efforts between local and state plans.”
“For more than 50 years, Lexington Medical Center has provided quality care to our friends, families and neighbors in the Midlands. We’re excited to partner with Alliance for a Healthier SC for the Community Health Needs Assessment, a valuable tool to help us identify and address the health needs in our communities,” said Tod Augsburger, president and CEO of Lexington Medical Center. “Working together, we can continue to find ways to meet the health care needs of Midlands residents and provide them with access to vital resources that will improve their overall health and well-being.”
Residents of Richland and Lexington Counties are asked to complete the needs assessment survey here.
It will take about 10 minutes to complete this survey and responses will remain anonymous.
Community focus groups will also be conducted throughout the Richland and Lexington counties. Upon completion of the Community Health Needs Assessment and once results are compiled, a report will be made available. The community will be engaged in the development of strategies to address the identified health needs.
Contact Thomas Tafel at tetafel@lexhealth.org for any additional questions or to request a paper copy of the CHNA.
Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607-bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. The hospital was ranked best hospital in the Columbia Metro by U.S. News & World Report, was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare, and was the first hospital in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care. Lexington Health Cancer Center is an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence. 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 nearly 80 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.
