Lexington Memorial Hospital

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Hospital Information

• Respected 94-bed community hospital in a smaller town setting 20 miles from Winston-Salem
• Medical staff represents more than twenty specialties, and services include Anesthesia, a Birthing Center, Cancer Center, Critical Care, Diagnostic Cardiology, a brand-new Outpatient Center, full service Radiology, Rehabilitation and a wide range of surgical subspecialties
• Excellent equipment includes helical CT and MRI
• Full service, 24-hour laboratory
• Wake Forest Baptist affliliation established in 2008
• Anticipated newly constructed ED and Rehabilitation Center by 2012

Emergency Department

• 10 bed ED
• Broad, community-type patient pathology
• 24-hour chart dictation
• Helipad and established referral network for patient transfer as needed
• Modern monitoring equipment
• Imaging Department adjacent to ED provides easy access to x-ray and CT
• Minor Care Track with 5-beds 
• Excellent nurses are certified in ACLS, BCLS, TNCC, and PALS
• New state-of-the-art ED anticipated by 2012

Emergency Department Schedule

Double physician coverage during peak hours to provide for 2.3-2.5 patients per physician hour

Lexington, North Carolina Community

Lexington, the county seat of Davidson County, is currently home to approximately 20,000 residents. The region has experienced population growth at a rate of more than 20% during the past ten years, and for good reason. Lexington is a wonderful place to live and work, offering a wide variety of housing, excellent schools, low unemployment, and abundant local amenities. A wide variety of shopping includes the historic Uptown area that is host to quaint shops and restaurants. The arts are represented by established art and history museums. High Rock Lake has 356 miles of shoreline offering waterfront living, and great water sport opportunities. And Lexington is famous worldwide for its barbecue, and is host to the Annual Barbecue festival and more than twenty of the best barbecue restaurants in the south. All this, plus easy access to the metropolitan amenities of Winston-Salem and its suburban residential options is sure to provide for a high quality of life.