Lexington Medical Center Names Kirk Jenkins Senior Vice President of Physician Network
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July 15, 2016
West Columbia, S.C. – Lexington Medical Center is pleased to announce that Kirk Jenkins has been promoted to the position of Senior Vice President of the hospital’s Physician Network. In this role, he will oversee each of the hospital’s 58 physician practices in locations around the Midlands.
Mr. Jenkins has been with Lexington Medical Center since 2013. He joined the organization as an assistant vice president in the Physician Network.
It is truly an honor to serve our community and support an organization filled with dedicated professionals that do so much good every day,” Jenkins said. “Our physicians and staff provide exceptional care to our patients and we will maintain our focus on building strong support around them to ensure we continue to meet the health care needs of our community.”
Prior to joining Lexington Medical Center, Mr. Jenkins served as a health care administrator in the United States Air Force from 2004 to 2013. During his service in the Air Force, he held multiple operational leadership and strategic planning positions.
Mr. Jenkins, a native of West Columbia and graduate of Brookland-Cayce High School, received a Bachelor of Science in business administration from The Citadel in 2000, and a Master of Business Administration from Clemson University in 2003. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. He lives with his wife and their three children in Lexington.
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.
