Congratulations to 2013 Stephen H. Goldman, M.D. Keystone Award Recipients
James Fiorica, MD,
of Sarasota Memorial’s First Physicians Group, and Marie Borsellino, RN BSN OCN CBPN-C, breast health navigator for SMH. The Keystone Award is the highest honor given by the Center for Building Hope and recognizes medical professionals and lay people who have shown extraordinary service [...]

Keeping baby safe from the sun is crucial, as they quickly can suffer short and long term effect of sunburn. Sunburn causes pain, dehydration, and fever.  Just one sunburn raises the risk of melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer. Baby should be kept completely out of the sun until 6 months of age. [...]

Sarasota Memorial’s Auxiliary is helping to develop the next generation of physicians, nurses and clinicians! The hospital’s volunteer organization recently awarded college scholarships to four outstanding local high school students who plan to pursue careers in health care. Each student will receive $10,000 over four years. Named after former Sarasota Memorial CEO G. Duncan Finlay, MD, the [...]

News of Angelina Jolie’s decision to undergo a double mastectomy to reduce her risk of cancer may have you wondering whether you should get tested, too. Approximately 5-10 percent of all cancers are hereditary. Individuals are born with an altered gene passed from generation to generation that places them at increased risk of hereditary cancer. Blood [...]

Recently Sarasota Memorial staff celebrated the official opening and dedication of EPIC Park, located on the west side of the beautiful new Courtyard Tower.  As seen in the photos, the celebration included comments by hospital leaders, the unveiling of the EPIC Park donor sculpture, delicious cake and a Zumba demonstration!  The annual EPIC (Employee Partners In [...]

This is a topic close to my heart…. As labor nurse and a mom who had 3 natural deliveries in a hospital, I get it!  (My 4th baby was an induction with an epidural, and I love him just as much as I love the others, and that birthing experience was just as beautiful and [...]

Sarasota Memorial is celebrating Nurses’ Week, paying tribute to the expertise and achievements of the health system’s more than 1,200 Magnet nurses. One of the highlights of our weeklong celebration is the naming of the 2013 Nurses and Patient Care/Multi-Skilled Techs of Excellence. Nominated and selected by their peers, these exceptional caregivers set a high [...]

As my son and I drove home tonight at 5:30pm, we couldn’t help but notice how warm it was out already. It was only a couple of weeks ago that we wore long sleeves and now we have the air conditioning running full blast. As the sweltering summer weather quickly approaches we should remind ourselves [...]

Congressman Vern Buchanan took a “technology tour” of Sarasota Memorial, getting a firsthand look at state-of-the-art new patient care areas and surgery suites. At left, the Congressman gets a sneak peek at the hospital’s new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) with Marguerite G. Malone, Ed.D., left, member of the Sarasota County Public Hospital Board, and [...]