Aug/10/2010
Breast Cancer Patients’ Guiding Force
Nurse Navigator program adds personal touch on the path to wellness
View the ABC7 news video here

Aug/10/2010
Questions and Answers about Swine Flu
The World Health Organization acknowledged today that the swine flu pandemic is finally over.

Jul/29/2010
Sarasota Memorial Celebrates World Breastfeeding Week August 1st – 7th, 2010
Most women have heard that breastfeeding gives babies a healthy start in life.

Jul/20/2010
Medicare study: SMH outperforms most US hospitals in heart/pneumonia care
In a nationwide government study, Sarasota Memorial once again outperformed most U.S. hospitals in caring for heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia patients.

Jul/20/2010
Florida Health Alert: Dengue Fever
Worldwide the incidence of dengue infections has increased dramatically over the past several years.

Jul/15/2010
SMH Wins the “Gold” for Stroke Care
Sarasota Memorial Hospital received the American Heart Association’s Get With the Guidelines – Stroke Gold Performance Achievement Award.

Jul/07/2010
Sarasota Memorial Names New Chief Operating Officer, Interim Chief Financial Officer
David Verinder, who has served as the health system’s chief financial officer since 2006, was named chief operating officer.

Jul/01/2010
Florida Obstetricians Tackle Issues of Preventable Late Preterm Birth and Rising Cesarean Section Rate
Much has been published of late, in medical journals as well as in the general media, concerning the national rise in both the Cesarean section and premature birth rates. While not directly connected, the two medical concerns have many interrelated variables.

Jun/17/2010
Sarasota Memorial earns national five-star rating for value to community
Sarasota Memorial Health Care System was recently recognized as a top-ranked Community Value Provider by Cleverley + Associates, a leading health care consulting firm.

Jun/09/2010
SMH Cardiovascular Disease Assessment Center Putting Heart Attack/Stroke Risk in Perspective
For centuries, eyes have been seen as windows to the soul. Medical research now demonstrates the eyes also offer vital clues to our risk of heart disease and stroke.

May/20/2010
Deepwater Horizon emergency response and how you can help
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has been designated the lead state agency for responding to potential impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill along Florida’s shoreline.

May/20/2010
Welcome to Our New and Improved Website!
SMH.com now features easier navigation, a powerful database-driven engine, a user-friendly design and interactive new tools

May/17/2010
Esophagus damage, cancer rising with long-term heartburn.
Early monitoring, treatment can reverse damage before it turns deadly
View the ABC7 news interview with Dr. Scott Corbett here

May/11/2010
Sarasota Memorial Nurses Welcome Every Baby Home
New moms and dads are leaving Sarasota Memorial Hospital with more than their bundles of joy.

May/10/2010
SMH Names 2010 Nurses & Patient Care Technicians of Excellence
Sarasota Memorial Health Care System kicked off Nurses’ Week with a presentation and celebration of its 2010 Magnet Nurse of Excellence and Patient Care/Multi-Skilled Technician of Excellence Awards.

May/05/2010
SMH, Bayfront Unite to Target Dangerous Distracted Drivers, Enhance Network of Local Trauma Care
Sarasota Memorial Hospital and its primary trauma partner Bayfront Medical Center took steps today to caution the public about a growing cause of trauma-related injuries across the nation – Distracted Driving.
Click here for a My Fox Tampa Bay News Report
View the ABC7 news segment and video here

Apr/30/2010
Stroke Rate Rising Among Younger People
Often considered a disease of the elderly, strokes are now striking adults at much younger ages.
View the Herald Tribune Video Here

Apr/27/2010
SMH Honors Employee/Leader of the Year
The following employees were recognized at the April meeting of the Sarasota County Public Hospital Board

Apr/08/2010
C.A.R.E. Channel and Silencing Tools Help to Create Healing Environment for Sarasota Memorial Hospital
A busy hospital and healing environment don’t often go hand in hand. But it’s a challenge that Sarasota Memorial has made a priority as it moves forward with the largest construction project on its main campus in half a century.

Mar/26/2010
New Therapy for Sleep Apnea
For the past 25 years, the primary treatment for people with obstructive sleep apnea has been the continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine, an air pump device that continuously blows air into a hose connected to a sleeper’s face or nasal mask.
View the ABC7 Video Here

Mar/11/2010
Health officials address nation’s rising maternal death rate.
Health officials address nation’s rising maternal death rate. Sarasota Perinatologist Washington Hill, MD, medical director of Sarasota Memorial’s Maternal-Fetal Medicine Department, discusses risk factors that can lead to maternal deaths and healthy steps mothers-to-be and healthcare providers can take to help prevent them.

Mar/11/2010
Florida Surgeon Demonstrates Kidney Sparing Cancer Treatment in Live Surgical Webcast
By observing a laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation procedure live, and seeing first hand the benefits to patients, Sarasota Memorial Urologist Robert Carey, MD, hopes more surgeons will embrace less invasive cancer treatments.
View the Bradenton Herald Press Release Here

Mar/05/2010
Catheter Ablation Urged for Some A-Fib Patients
Once considered benign, Atrial Fibrillation (also known as A-Fib or AF) is now considered a serious precursor to stroke – one that warrants early and aggressive treatment.

Feb/19/2010
Countywide Bioterrorism Drill Tests Local Hospitals’ Emergency Preparedness
Local hospitals and public health officials today tested their capacity to respond to an escalating bioterrorist attack involving deliberate and widespread salmonella poisoning in Sarasota County.
View the ABC7 Video Here

Feb/12/2010
Sarasota Memorial cardiologist and medical director Edmund Bermudez, MD, shares advice to help people living with heart disease prevent a second heart attack.
Sarasota Memorial cardiologist and medical director Edmund Bermudez, MD, shares advice to help people living with heart disease prevent a second heart attack.

Feb/11/2010
National Parkinson ’s forum live webcast Feb. 17 at Sarasota Memorial’s Institute for Advanced Medicine
On Feb. 17, the Sarasota community will have the opportunity to participate in a national forum about education and advocacy for Parkinson Disease.

Jan/28/2010
Heart Attacks More Common in Winter
You probably know from experience that winter brings a surge in colds and flu. But did you know that winter is also the season for heart attacks?

Jan/28/2010
North Port Laboratory Receives Nation’s Highest Accreditation
The Sarasota Memorial ER & Healthcare Center Laboratory – located in the North Port Medical Plaza – has been awarded accreditation by the College of American Pathologists (CAP), based on the results of a recent onsite inspection.

Jan/26/2010
Sarasota Memorial ranks among top 5% of hospitals in America
Sarasota Memorial ranks among the top 5% of hospitals in America based on its unusually low mortality and complication rates, according to a study reported on Forbes.com today.

Jan/26/2010
SMH Chief Nursing Officer to represent Florida nurses
The Florida Organization of Nurse Executives installed the new executive board for 2010 at their fall conference in Clearwater Beach.Innette Sarduy, RN, MPH, NEA-BC, is the new FONE president.

Jan/26/2010
SMH First Physician Group recognized for superior performance
The national Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) recently named Sarasota Memorial's First Physicians Group a “better performer” because of its superior customer satisfaction and operational performance compared with similar medical group practices around the country.

Jan/18/2010
Sarasota Memorial stands ready to support Haitian relief efforts
SARASOTA - Sarasota Memorial Health Care System’s employees, physicians and volunteers extend their prayers and sympathy to the people of Haiti. We are prepared to do everything we can to support relief efforts.

Jan/14/2010
Heart Pillows Created by Caring Hands Help with Recovery and Bring Comfort to Cardiac Patients at Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Tami Holm, a teacher of 9-12th graders at West Florida Christian School, teaches Life Management classes like cooking, carpentry, auto and bike mechanics – and one of her favorites, sewing. Her classes are designed to instill confidence and a little more independence in her students as they grow.

Jan/06/2010
Every breath you take ...
Two people may have Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), but one may exhibit symptoms of chronic bronchitis, while another may show symptoms of emphysema. Sarasota Memorial Hospital pulmonologist Bruce Fleegler, MD, explains ways to recognize, prevent and treat COPD in today’s Sarasota Herald-Tribune.

Jan/04/2010
Sarasota Memorial welcomes county's New Year's baby
Sarasota Memorial Hospital welcomed New Year’s baby Darius Martin Simpson into the world at 3:22 a.m. Today – and celebrated Sarasota County’s first birth in 2010.

Dec/09/2009
Sarasota Memorial Rated Among Best in Nation for Heart Attack, Heart Failure & Pneumonian
In a nationwide government study, Sarasota Memorial outperformed most U.S. hospitals in caring for heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia patients.

Dec/03/2009
Health Leaders Unite Over Clean Hands Proclamation
As Peak Flu Season Looms, Region’s Health Leaders Unite in Signing Clean Hands Proclamation

Dec/03/2009
Heritage Harbour Pain Care Center Opens Dec. 11
Sarasota Memorial recently welcomed a new pain medicine specialist to its medical staff – Paul Satia, MD – and this month will open a new Pain Care Center for people who live in the northern/eastern areas of Sarasota and Manatee counties.

Nov/25/2009
Sarasota Memorial Marks 50 Millionth Milestone
Sarasota Memorial Health Care System recently entered its 50 millionth order into its electronic health record (EHR) system. The notable physician order was entered by emergency medicine specialist Bill Colgate, MD.

Nov/10/2009
SMH-Walgreens offers bedside delivery of patients’ prescription medications
Sarasota Memorial Hospital and Walgreens Pharmacy have teamed up to provide a service that eases the transition from hospital to home: bedside delivery of their prescription medications.

Nov/09/2009
Kenneth Hurwitz, MD: Recipient of SMH 2009 Physician of the Year Award
Local pulmonologist and critical care specialist Kenneth Hurwitz, MD, was named “2009 Physician of the Year” by Sarasota Memorial Health Care System’s medical staff at their annual medical staff meeting Oct. 27.

Nov/09/2009
Bernard Feinberg, MD: Recipient of SMH 2009 SMH Physician Lifetime Achievement Award
Sarasota Memorial’s Medical Staff recently bestowed a Lifetime Achievement Award on a local physician for contributions he has made to the hospital and community.

Nov/04/2009
Sarasota Memorial “Home Care” Rated Among Best in Nation
Sarasota Memorial Hospital and its nurses have long been recognized among the best in the nation. But few may be aware of the highly skilled team of home care nurses, therapists and aides who work outside the hospital setting.

Nov/02/2009
SMH tightens visitation policy to help protect most vulnerable patients from H1N1 virus.
Sarasota Memorial Hospital tightened its visitors’ policy Monday in an attempt to protect its most vulnerable patients from the H1N1 (swine) flu.

Nov/02/2009
H1N1 Can Be a Devastating Disease.
As H1N1 continues to affect people in our community and across the nation, it’s disheartening to read about healthy people becoming gravely ill and dying from the flu.

Nov/02/2009
Aetna-SMH contract expanded to include Medicare Advantage Members.
Aetna (NYSE: ?ET) announced today that it has expanded its relationship with Sarasota Memorial Hospital by reaching agreement on a long-term contract that will provide access for Aetna’s Medicare Advantage members. This agreement marks the first time Sarasota Memorial has agreed to participate in a Medicare Advantage network plan.

Nov/02/2009
Need relief from Lumbar Spinal Stenosis? Attend a free information session.
Now you have options. Lumbar Spinal Stenosis (LSS) can be a painful and debilitating condition. If you feel you’ve lost some of your quality of life, join Sarasota Memorial’s neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons for a series of free and informative presentations.

Nov/02/2009
Home Care Health Fair.
Sarasota Memorial Home Care will host a free Health Fair at Sarasota Memorial’s Institute for Advanced Medicine, 5880 Rand Blvd., (1/2-mile west of I-75 off Clark Road), on Nov. 19, 10 am-2 pm, with free blood pressure checks, pulse oximetry monitoring, chair massages and more. Call 917-7777 for information.

Oct/30/2009
Sarasota Memorial Once Again Named Consumers' Preferred Hospital
For the 12th consecutive year, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System was named the Consumer Choice Award winner for the Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice metropolitan area by the National Research Corporation.

Oct/20/2009
Sarasota Memorial Leverages Social Media Marketing
Healthcare thrives on word-of-mouth advertising. Online social networking puts it on steroids, says Peter Taylor, marketing director for Sarasota Memorial Health Care System.

Oct/13/2009
SMH Collaborates with Sarasota based Voalté to introduce an innovative iPhone application.
Trey Lauderdale, Vice President of Innovation for Voalté (pronounced volt), announced a newly established collaboration agreement with Sarasota Memorial Hospital that brings cutting edge communication technology to nurses and other point-of-care workers.
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Oct/08/2009
Early Detection, Best Protection.
Just as digital cameras have revolutionized the way we take and view photos, digital mammography is making it possible for physicians to detect breast cancer in its earliest form, and in greater detail than ever possible with film mammography.

Sep/21/2009
Look out germs, "Clean Hands" are coming.
From doorknobs to money to food, harmful germs can live almost anywhere. The need for hand washing in the region is critical, according to hospitals and local health officials.

Sep/11/2009
Region's leading robotic surgeons head to Port Charlotte Town Center Mall.
Sarasota Memorial surgeons will present “The Robotic Surgery Revolution!,” a free community presentation demonstrating the extraordinary capabilities of Intuitive Surgical ‘s da Vinci-S surgical robots and the ever expanding specialties and conditions that can be treated with this minimally invasive technology.

Aug/21/2009
Sarasota Memorial Set to Open Freestanding ER and Health Care Center in North Port.
Sarasota Memorial is scheduled to open its long-awaited freestanding Emergency Room and Health Care Center in North Port on Sept. 1.

Aug/12/2009
Sarasota Memorial was named a “Best Practice” Social Hospital in an independent analysis of how hospitals are using Social Media to engage patients
Sarasota Memorial was named a “Best Practice” Social Hospital in an independent analysis of how hospitals are using Social Media to engage patients, cultivate open communications and enhance customer satisfaction. Click here to review the independent analysis and findings.

Aug/05/2009
Sarasota Memorial recruits nationally recognized heart surgeon to expand robotic surgery program.
Atiq Rehman, MD, FACS, a nationally recognized cardiovascular surgeon specializing in robotic and minimally invasive heart surgery, valvular repairs and coronary artery bypass surgery, has joined the medical staff of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System.
Click here for a Sarasota Herald-Tribune news report

Jul/29/2009
Get screened at Sarasota Memorial's Health & Rehabilitation Fair September 23.
National Rehabilitation Awareness Week is September 20-26, and Sarasota Memorial’s rehabilitation professionals, in conjunction with our skilled nursing center and home health teams will be sponsoring a health fair and open house at Sarasota Memorial’s Institute for Advanced Medicine, 5880 Rand Blvd., ½-mile west of I-75 off Clark Road, Sarasota.

Jul/16/2009
U.S. News & World Report: Sarasota Memorial named among America's "Best Hospital's" - 6th year in a row.
For the sixth consecutive year, Sarasota Memorial Hospital has been ranked among the nation’s top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. It remains the only hospital in Southwest Florida consistently recognized on U.S.News’ annual “Best Hospitals” list.

Jul/14/2009
Robotic surgery: One of the most effective treatments for prostate cancer. Learn more from Sarasota’s only fellowship-trained robotic surgeon, Robert Carey, MD.
Sarasota Memorial offers the most advanced robotic surgery technology in the world – the da Vinci-S Surgical System – for patients with prostate cancer. The da Vinci’s minimally invasive approach is ideal for delicate urologic surgeries like prostatectomies, where the target site is not only confined, but also surrounded by nerves affecting urinary control and sexual function.

Jun/03/2009
Sarasota Memorial expands important outpatient specialty clinic to help people taking blood thinners
Sarasota Memorial has expanded an important outpatient specialty clinic to help patients safely manage their anticoagulation medications, including Coumadin, Jantoven, warfarin and low molecular weight heparin.

Jun/02/2009
June 1 marks the start of National CPR & AED Awareness Week — join hundreds of others getting trained in this life-saving skill
The first week in June is National CPR/AED Awareness Month, a time the nation set aside to highlight the importance of knowing CPR and how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). Each year approximately 300,000 people suffer sudden cardiac arrest.

Apr/27/2009
SMH Nurses Named Best in Recruitment & Retention
ADVANCE for Nurses Announces 2009 Best Nursing Teams SMH Named Best in Recruitment & Retention

Apr/14/2009
Sarasota Memorial to get extensive renovations and upgrades
SARASOTA - Sarasota Memorial Hospital is going ahead with its own economic stimulus project: a $186 million renovation that will make future hospital visits a lot easier for patients and their caregivers and help create some much-needed jobs, too.

Mar/30/2009
New Technology Detects Hard to Reach Lung Cancer Sooner, Safer
People with hard to reach lung lesions may be able to receive a diagnosis sooner and safer with advanced navigation technology now available at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

Mar/30/2009
New Technology Detects Hard to Reach Lung Cancer Sooner, Safer
SARASOTA (March 30, 2009) – People with hard to reach lung lesions may be able to receive a diagnosis sooner and safer with advanced navigation technology now available at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

Mar/25/2009
Sarasota Memorial named one of nation's top-ranked hospitals, says study reported in AARP The Magazine
Sarasota Memorial was rated among the top hospitals in the nation, according to a Consumers' Checkbook survey reported in the May/June 2009 issue of AARP The Magazine.

Mar/19/2009
Ten ways to save on prescription drugs
Ten ways to save on prescription drugs

Mar/16/2009
Sarasota County Public Hospital Board Names Richard Donegan to Seat 2
The Sarasota County Public Hospital Board has appointed Richard O. Donegan to fill the board's vacant At-Large Seat 2.

Feb/26/2009
SMH recruits two female physicians – Sarasota grads – back home to help counter primary care physician shortage
Locally and nationally, women make up about a third of the physician workforce. But that is changing as today's medical students become tomorrow's doctors. Women make up roughly half the class in U.S. medical schools today.

Feb/18/2009
Born Too Soon: Nothing could have prepared us for the anguish—and the joy—of our premature son’s battle for life.
Born Too Soon: Nothing could have prepared us for the anguish—and the joy—of our premature son’s battle for life.

Feb/16/2009
Man Thanks 59 Donors Who Saved His Life
Bob Cowles Needed a Staggering 69 Units of Blood After Torn Aorta Last Year

Feb/11/2009
Sarasota Memorial Provides Free In-Home Assessments to Local Families Caring for Seniors with Memory Problems
Grant Provides Free In-Home Assessments to Sarasota Families Caring for Seniors with Memory Problems

Jan/29/2009
Sarasota Memorial Listed Among America's Safest Hospitals
For the second year in a row, Sarasota Memorial is listed among "America's Safest Hospitals" – the only hospital in the Sarasota-Manatee area recognized in the national report published on Forbes.com, the website of the nation's leading business magazine.

Jan/28/2009
SMH Ranks In Nation's Top 100 Hospitals to Work For
Sarasota Memorial Health Care System has been named among the nation's Top 100 Hospitals to Work For in 2009 in Nursing Professionals magazine.

Dec/22/2008
Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Center Opens Jan. 5 in Heritage Harbour to Serve Growing East County
Sarasota Memorial Health Care System opens its newest care center on Monday, Jan. 5, 2009, in eastern Manatee County's Heritage Harbour community. The facility houses an array of Sarasota Memorial's advanced outpatient tests and services as well as a walk-in/urgent care clinic staffed by Pinnacle Medical Group.

Dec/22/2008
AC/DC Singer Gives Pediatric Patients the Rock Star Treatment
The new Brian Johnson Music Therapy Room in the pediatrics department at Sarasota Memorial Hospital is being dedicated on Monday, Dec. 22, 2008. The musical equipment, memorabilia and room enhancements were donated to Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation, Inc. by the John Entwistle Foundation (JEF), which is named for the late bassist of The Who.

Dec/17/2008
Sarasota Memorial Again Named Among Nation's "Magnet" Hospitals
The nurses at Sarasota Memorial Health Care System have done it again. The region's only public not-for-profit hospital was re-designated a "Magnet" hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

Dec/03/2008
FSU Medical Students give back to the Communit
FSU Medical Students give back to the Community

Dec/01/2008
Sarasota Memorial Recruits Life-Saving Specialist to Hospital Stroke Team
Sarasota Memorial Recruits Life-Saving Specialist to Hospital Stroke Team

Nov/10/2008
Sarasota Memorial Recruits Life-Saving Specialist to Hospital Stroke Team
Few medical emergencies draw a finer line between life and death than stroke. And few physician specialists have greater impact on that line than neuro-interventional radiologists.

Nov/07/2008
2008 Physician Lifetime Achievement Award
Sarasota Memorial’s Medical Staff recently bestowed a Lifetime Achievement Award on a local physician for contributions he has made to the hospital and community.

Oct/13/2008
Nurses Across Florida Choose Sarasota Memorial
ADVANCE for Nurses newsmagazine announced today that Sarasota Memorial Hospital has again been named one of Florida's “top hospitals” in the magazine’s second annual nurses' survey of hospital performance

Oct/08/2008
Area Consumers Name Sarasota Memorial Their Preferred Hospital
For the 11th consecutive year, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System was named the Consumer Choice Award winner for the Sarasota- Bradenton-Venice metropolitan area by the National Research Corporation (NRC), an independent health care performance measurement company based in Lincoln, Neb.

Oct/06/2008
Flu Season Is Fast-Approaching – Sarasota Memorial Is Offering Flu Shots at Several Key Locations
Flu Season Is Fast-Approaching – Sarasota Memorial Is Offering Flu Shots at Several Key Locations

Sep/17/2008
Cardiologist Named Physician of the Year at SMHCS
Local Doctor Earns International Recognition for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

Sep/17/2008
Local Doctor Earns International Recognition for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Sarasota cardiologist M. El Shahawy,M.D., recently was elected into the European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation.

Aug/31/2008
Hospital Highlights 2008-2009
Hospital Highlights 2008-2009

Jul/31/2008
Judge De Furia Donates Clown Statue to Hospital
On July 28, 2008, a dedication ceremony was held for Judge Rick De Furia's donation of the "When Pigs Fly" clown statue by artist Robert Lovejoy to Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation, Inc. for display at Sarasota Memorial Health Care System (SMHCS). Located in the hospital's main corridor on the first floor, the colorful and humorous artwork enhances the waiting area near the C and D elevators.

Jul/31/2008
New Frank Tedesco Café at Bayside Center for Behavioral Health
A an open-house celebration was held on July 17, 2008, at the Frank Tedesco Cafe located in Sarasota Memorial's Bayside Center for Behavioral Health. A $30,000 contribution by Frank Tedesco to Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation, Inc. helped fund the Café, which is located in Bayside’s East Building.

Jul/11/2008
Sarasota Memorial First In Region To Offer Less Invasive Robot-Assisted Hysterectomies
First it was cancer surgery, then cardiac surgery. Now, Sarasota Memorial has become the first hospital in Southwest Florida to use its da Vinci-S robot to offer women who need hysterectomies the most advanced, minimally invasive alternative to open gynecological surgery.

Jul/11/2008
For the fifth consecutive year, Sarasota Memorial Hospital is listed in U.S. News & World Report’s 2008 publication of America’s Best Hospitals.
For the fifth consecutive year, Sarasota Memorial Hospital is listed in U.S.News & World Report’s 2008 publication of America’s Best Hospitals. It remains the only hospital in Southwest Florida consistently named among the nation's top hospitals.

Jun/10/2008
Today's electronic devices can cause stress to your hands if not used properly, hand therapist Jane Ispaso shares ways to keeping your hands safe during Nationa
Today's electronic devices can cause stress to your hands if not used properly, hand therapist Jane Ispaso shares ways to keeping your hands safe during National Hand Therapy Week.

Jun/01/2008
Chief Nursing Officer Named Winner of Florida Nursing Excellence Award
Sarasota Memorial Chief Nursing Officer Jan Mauck, RN, BSN, MS, CNAA-BC, won the “Management” Category for Florida in the Nursing Spectrum 2008 Nursing Excellence Awards.

May/28/2008
7th Annual Physicians Golf Tournament Honors Former Committee Member
The 7th Annual Physicians Golf Tournament, hosted by the Healthcare Foundation at The Meadows Country Club on May 16, 2008, raised nearly $50,000, far surpassing each of the previous six tournaments. Additionally, in-kind gifts valued at $30,000 were received. Proceeds raised benefit the Physicians Endowment for education.

May/23/2008
Healthcare Foundation receives $25,000 grant from The Frank E. Duckwall Foundation, Inc. for State-of-the-Art Operating Room at SMHCS
Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation, Inc. has received a $25,000 grant from The Frank E. Duckwall Foundation, Inc. to support the design, purchase and installation of an Integrated Operating Room (I-OR) at Sarasota Memorial Health Care System (SMHCS).

May/06/2008
New baby can save lives (video)
New baby can save lives (video)

May/06/2008
Baby-size simulator helps train nurses
At 8 pounds, 12 ounces, the softly cooing new arrival at Sarasota Memorial Hospital seems the picture of newborn health.

May/06/2008
Sim Baby comes to Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Sarasota Memorial Hospital's newest staff member isn't even out of diapers. It's a baby that can't even talk, but it will help to train the medical staff at SMH.

May/05/2008
Stottlemyer Mosaic Mural to be unveiled in SMH Emergency Center Triage
Stottlemyer Mosaic Mural to be unveiled in SMH Emergency Center Triage

Apr/30/2008
Sarasota Memorial Welcomes SimBaby to Hospital's High-Tech Family
Just in time for Mother's Day, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System welcomed its newest arrival — "SimBaby."

Apr/29/2008
New Local Restaurant Supports Women's Health
New Local Restaurant Supports Women's Health

Apr/24/2008
SMHCS Employee Campaigns Surpass the $250,000 Mark
SMHCS Employee Campaigns Surpass the $250,000 Mark

Mar/08/2008
Questions about SMH's outpatient construction
The following Guest Editorials were submitted by Sarasota Memorial CEO Gwen MacKenzie in response to letters questioning the hospital's outpatient center under construction in East Manatee

Feb/17/2008
Questions about SMH's outpatient construction
The following Guest Editorials were submitted by Sarasota Memorial CEO Gwen MacKenzie in response to letters questioning the hospital’s outpatient center under construction in East Manatee

Dec/21/2007
Sarasota Memorial Health Care System has received the American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines SM –Stroke (GWTG–Stroke) Silver Performance Achievem
Sarasota Memorial Health Care System has received the American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines SM –Stroke (GWTG–Stroke) Silver Performance Achievement Award. The award recognizes Sarasota Memorial's commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of stroke care by ensuring that stroke patients receive treatment according to nationally accepted standards and recommendations.

Oct/25/2007
Englewood Man Too Frail For Traditional Surgery Undergoes new, Less Invasive (And Life-Saving) Procedure
Englewood Man Too Frail For Traditional Surgery Undergoes new, Less Invasive (And Life-Saving) Procedure. Deepak Nair, MD, a vascular surgeon at Sarasota Memorial, performs a new, less risky procedure to fix thoracic aneurys

Sep/01/2007
Sarasota Memorial Health Care System was named a Consumer Choice Award winner
For the 10th consecutive year, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System was named a Consumer Choice Award winner for the Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice metropolitan area by the National Research Corporation (NRC), an independent health care performance measurement company based in Lincoln, Neb.

Jul/01/2007
Sarasota Memorial listed in U.S. News' "Best Hospitals" Issue for 4th Straight Year
Sarasota Memorial listed in U.S. News' "Best Hospitals" Issue for 4th Straight Year! For the fourth consecutive year, Sarasota Memorial Hospital has been recognized for clinical excellence on the prestigious U.S.News & World Report’s annual “Best Hospitals” list.

May/01/2007
Sarasota Memorial Neighbors Invited to: Energy Center Sound Demo
Sarasota Memorial Neighbors Invited to: Energy Center Sound Demo All are invited to a presentation that will demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed new energy center design including sound buffers to reduce potential noise levels in the neighborhood . . . Tuesday, May 22, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Jan/05/2007
Sarasota Memorial Hospital Opens 2nd Walk-In Medical Center Staffed By Hospital Physician Specialists
Sarasota Memorial Hospital Opens 2nd Walk-In Medical Center Staffed By Hospital Physician Specialists - Open 8am - 8pm, Monday-Saturday. The centers are equipped with imaging and lab testing onsite to provide quick, comprehensive diagnoses and treatments.