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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Florida’s legislative session will end soon, and lawmakers have yet to decide if and how they will expand health care to uninsured Floridians of modest means. What’s at stake: Health care for roughly a million low-income Floridians and more than $50 billion in federal money. Extending coverage not only has vital health benefits for so [...]

One of these seminars may help! While there’s no “silver bullet” for back and neck pain, several successful treatments and procedures are available. Since chronic problems can be as complex and unique as our own spines, Sarasota Memorial is hosting a series of lectures featuring several different specialists and topics: • Thursday, May 16, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Sarasota [...]

Sarasota Memorial recently held a special celebration to mark the opening of the ground floor of its new Courtyard Tower! Community leaders, Hospital Board members, staff, physicians and volunteers took a “sneak peek” tour of the hospital’s new lobby, registration department, preadmission testing, volunteer services, surgery check-in, Courtyard Cafe, courtyards and other public areas. The [...]

Sarasota Memorial is celebrating Doctors’ Day on Thursday, 3/28. We love our doctors – always finding more new ways to help patients. We’ve decided to follow their lead by thanking them in as many new ways as we have up our new scrub sleeves. We invite you to join in! Please view our new ‘Thank You, [...]

Let’s talk about civility. A good definition from the Association of Consultants International (AICI) states that civility is about kindness, consideration, sensitivity, caring, giving and nurturing. It is a code of conduct based on the principles of respect, restraint and responsibility that can be a guide for how we treat each other every day in our [...]

Did you know that reducing the fat in your diet too strictly may compromise your overall health? Healthy fats have been proven to decrease inflammation, lower cholesterol and promote satiety at meals. Recent research also indicates a possible impact on the reduction of the risk of stroke. The well-recognized “no-no” fats are the saturated fats [...]