Lexington Medical Center to Receive Grant From Local Affiliate of Susan G. Komen For the Cure Foundation
June 29, 2015
Foundation Will Also Honor A “Komen Champion” from the Midlands
WEST COLUMBIA, SC – Please join Lexington Medical Center on Thursday, July 2 at 11:30 a.m. for a news conference where our hospital will receive a grant from the SC Mountains to Midlands Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen For the Cure Foundation. The grant will provide breast cancer screenings for uninsured and underinsured women in the Midlands. Lexington Medical Center is the only hospital in the Midlands to receive the grant this year, and one of only four in South Carolina.
“Our community grants program is a competitive application process with many applicants,” said Emily Bugay, Susan G. Komen SC Mountains to Midlands Mission Coordinator. “Funding is based on the merits of the project balanced with the needs identified in the community.”
Lexington Medical Center applied for the grant to help women in need in our community. Mammograms can help to detect breast cancer in its earliest stages. Clinicians know that early detection is key to successful treatment of breast cancer. Many times, women without insurance or financial resources don’t have a routine screening mammogram.
“Lexington Medical Center works with local partners to find ways to help provide screenings where they are most needed,” said Barbara Willm, vice president of Community Relations at Lexington Medical Center. “Recently, that’s included outreach into the Korean and Hispanic communities, including a health fair at a Hispanic grocery store with Lexington Medical Center’s mobile mammography van.”
In addition, the Susan G. Komen Foundation will honor a “Komen Champion” from the Midlands during the presentation. In its inaugural year, the “Komen Champion” award will celebrate a woman who shares the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s mission to create a world without breast cancer. The “Komen Champion” will be revealed at the news conference.
Lexington Medical Center diagnoses approximately 250 breast cancer patients each year. The hospital’s breast program is accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) and the American College of Radiology (ACR). Lexington Medical Center has four Women’s Imaging centers and a mobile mammography van, all offering digital mammography. During treatment, breast cancer patients receive the assistance of a nurse navigator who provides education and emotional support. Lexington Medical Center’s cancer program is also accredited with commendation by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer.
This is the fourth time that this affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation has awarded Lexington Medical Center a grant for breast cancer screenings.
For more information about the grant screenings, including eligibility requirements, call (803) 936-8850.
The news conference will take place Thursday, July 2 at 11:30 a.m. inside the Lexington Medical Center Auditorium at 2728 Sunset Boulevard in West Columbia. That’s inside Lexington Medical Park 1. Lunch will follow. Reporters and editors should RSVP to Jennifer Wilson, Lexington Medical Center Public Relations Manager, at (803) 939-4512.
About Lexington Medical Center
Lexington Medical Center, in West Columbia, S.C., anchors a health care network that includes six community medical centers throughout Lexington County and employs a staff of 6,000 health care professionals. The network also includes comprehensive cardiovascular and oncology care affiliated with Duke Medicine, an occupational health center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas and 58 physician practices. At its heart is the 414-bed state-of-the-art Lexington Medical Center, with a reputation for the highest quality care. Lexington Medical Center has won “Best Hospital by readers ofThe State for 12 years, “Best Hospital” by readers of the Free Times, “Best Place to Have a Baby” by readers of Palmetto Parent and The State, the “Consumer Choice Award” from the National Research Corporation and the prestigious “Summit Award” from Press Ganey for outstanding patient satisfaction. Visit LexMed.com.
About Susan G. Komen SC Mountains to Midlands
Local affiliate of Susan G. Komen®, Susan G. Komen SC Mountains to Midlands is focused on a single promise: to end breast cancer forever. Locally incorporated and operated, the Komen SC Mountains to Midlands affiliate raises funds through events like the Race for the Cure® and other year-round fundraising opportunities. The Affiliate has invested over $4.6 million in community breast health programs in 22 South Carolina counties and over $1.67 million for local and national breast cancer research.
