Lexington County - Population 216,014
County Profile
Statistics (2000 unless noted) County State
Health Disparities
Total
White
Black and Other
Total
White
Black
and Other
Infant Mortality
(deaths per 1000 live births)*
6.5  6.0  8.4  8.9  5.8  14.5 
Heart Disease and Stroke (deaths per 100,000) 282.9  295.6  206.7   341.0  357.2  305.7 
Cancer
(deaths per 100,000)
164.8  170.2   132.4  204.7  214.1  184.0 
Diabetes Mellitus
(deaths per 100,000)
23.1  20.0   42.0   30.0  24.0  43.0 
HIV Disease
(deaths per 100,000)
2.3  1.6   6.5  6.5  2.1  16.0 
Immunizations among 19-35 Months of Age (%)** NA  NA  NA  78.7  81.9  78.3 
Social Indicators
Not ready for first grade year (%) 12.7  19.5  43.8  14.8  18.5  42.1 
School dropout rate (%) 2.5  2.4  2.7  3.2  2.7  3.7 
Children <18 years of age living below poverty (%) 11.4  7.9  25.3  18.8  9.5  32.5 

*2001 rates, SC DHEC: PHSIS-Division of bioStatistics
**Children in the Q1/2001-Q4/2001 National Immunization Survey were born between 02/1998 and 05/2000 with 4:3:1:3:3

MUSC Assets

Special Initatives | Clinical Outreach | Education | Inpatients from Lexington County | Students from Lexington County | Alumni living in Lexington County | Volunteerism

MUSC Lexington County Programs

Special Initiatives
Dental Services for Special Needs Patients
Diabetes Initiatives of South Carolina
Hands-on-Health
Library Supported Document Delivery
Med-Mentor

Health-E-AME
Health-E-AME Physical-E-Fit

SC Geriatric Education Center Program

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Clinical Outreach
Parish Nursing
Pediatric Cardiology
Pediatric Nephrology
Hypertension Expert Physicians
South Carolina Agromedicine Program

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Education
Family Medicine Rural Clerkship

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Number of Inpatients from Lexington County during year ending June 30, 2004:
203

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Number of Students from Lexington County During Fall 2004
College of Medicine: 37
College of Nursing: 6
College of Dental Medicine: 11
College of Pharmacy: 7
College of Health Professions: 34
College of Graduate Studies: 1

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Number of MUSC Alumni living in Lexington County year ending June 30, 2004
College of Medicine: 113
College of Nursing: 72
College of Dental Medicine: 107
College of Pharmacy: 26
College of Health Professions: 189
College of Graduate Studies: 5

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Volunteerism

Board of Trustees
Mr. William H. Bingham, Sr.

Board of Visitors
Dr. Carey Hite
Mr. John E. Pearce

College of Nursing Advisory Board
Ms. Nettie Dickerson

College of Health Professions Advisory Board
Mr. James Walker

Health Science Foundation Board Directors
Dr. Robert J. Walters, Jr.


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