January 1, 2020
West Columbia, S.C.– Are you trying to quit smoking? Lexington Medical Center is pleased to offer a series of FREE smoking cessation classes to members of our community who want to kick the smoking habit for good.
The Freedom from Smoking classes, offered at the hospital’s community medical centers around Lexington County, meet once each week for two hours and last eight weeks. The program boasts a 54 percent quit rate, compared with the national average of 17 to 23 percent. It’s open to anyone who wants to quit smoking, and because of a generous grant from the Lexington Medical Center Foundation, there is no cost to participate.
Here are the upcoming class dates:
January 7 – February 25, 2020
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Lexington Medical Center Lexington – 811 West Main Street, Lexington
March 10 – April 28, 2020
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Lexington Medical Center Irmo – 7035 St. Andrews Road, Irmo
May 5 – June 23, 2020
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Lexington Medical Center Lexington – 811 West Main Street, Lexington
July 7 – August 25, 2020
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Lexington Medical Center Main Campus, North Tower. 5th Floor Classroom B – 2720 Sunset Boulevard, West Columbia
September 8 – October 27, 2020
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Lexington Medical Center Lexington – 811 West Main Street, Lexington
September 10 – October 29, 2020
2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Lexington Medical Center Batesburg-Leesville – 338 East Columbia Avenue, Batesburg-Leesville
To sign up, call Lexington Medical Center Lexington’s Cardiac Rehabilitation department at (803) 358 – 6180. Participants must register in advance.
Tobacco cessation facilitators who have training from the American Lung Association lead the classes. The classes provide helpful tips for quitting. The program doesn’t end with the completion of the eight-week course. The clinicians leading the classes check on each participant at 30-, 90-, 180- and 365-day intervals for the first year.
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.
