CareSouth Carolina CEO Ann Lewis Named to 2026 Pee Dee 50 Most Influential List

CareSouth Carolina is pleased to announce that Chief Executive Officer Ann Lewis has been named to the 2026 Pee Dee 50 Most Influential list by B2B: Pee Dee Business, recognizing leaders whose work has made a lasting impact on the Pee Dee region and beyond.

Lewis leads CareSouth Carolina, a nonprofit community health care provider serving more than 38,000 patients across 10 rural communities. Under her leadership, the organization has grown from a small clinic into a nationally recognized network of community health centers dedicated to improving access to quality care for underserved populations.

The Pee Dee 50 Most Influential recognition highlights Lewis’s decades of service in health care leadership, her role as chairperson of the South Carolina Primary Health Care Association, and her longstanding involvement with numerous community organizations, including the Coker College Board of Visitors, Pee Dee Area Health Education Consortium, Darlington County Communities in Schools, the Pee Dee Alzheimer’s Association, and many more.

Lewis’s leadership legacy spans more than four decades. She joined CareSouth Carolina in the early 1980s and has guided the organization through periods of growth, financial uncertainty, natural disasters, and a global pandemic, all while remaining focused on the organization’s mission to enhance the health and well-being of everyone it serves.

In addition to her current role, Lewis has been recognized nationally for excellence in community health leadership. In 2012, she received the John Gilbert Award from the National Association of Community Health Centers, one of the organization’s highest honors for leadership and service in community health.

Lewis just recently celebrated 45 years with CareSouth Carolina. She expressed no interest in slowing down and continues to lead with great vision and heart.

“It is an honor and a privilege that God has given me every single day,” Lewis shared. “I love  CareSouth Carolina, and I love our communities. Let’s keep doing it.” 

The Pee Dee 50 Most Influential list is published annually by B2B: Pee Dee Business and recognizes business, civic, and nonprofit leaders whose work shapes the economic and social future of the region.