South Carolina system taps 5th CEO in 54 years

Lexington Health in West Columbia, S.C., has appointed Kirk Jenkins president and CEO. 

He will succeed Tod Augsburger, who will retire Jan. 1, according to an Aug. 29 health system news release.

Mr. Jenkins has served as senior vice president of the system’s physician network since 2015. Under his leadership, the network grew from 387 to 718 employed physicians and advanced practice providers and added market-leading service lines in specialties including heart and vascular, orthopedics, oncology, urology and general surgery.

He joined Lexington Health in 2013 after serving as a healthcare administrator in the Air Force from 2004 to 2013. He has held leadership roles at Lexington Health for more than a decade.

The system has only had five CEOs throughout its 54-year history, the release said.

Lexington Health includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 healthcare professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607-bed teaching hospital.

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