Sarasota Memorial Celebrates  Record-Breaking Births in July

Sarasota Memorial Celebrates Record-Breaking Births in July

Sarasota Memorial’s Women & Children’s Services teams are celebrating a system record after welcoming 434 babies at its Sarasota campus in July — the most babies ever born in a single month at an SMH facility.

Friday, August 14, 2026
A Parents’ Guide to Childhood Obesity

A Parents’ Guide to Childhood Obesity

When the American Academy of Pediatrics officially updated its guidelines on the treatment and prevention of childhood obesity in 2023, they did so in the hopes of combating its alarming rise. Still, one in five American children and teenagers today have obesity. We spoke with First Physicians Group pediatrician Dr. Susan Mihm to learn more about how parents can build healthy habits that give their children an advantage in the growing epidemic.

Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Sarasota Memorial Health Care System Ranked Florida's #1 Employer for Women by Forbes

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System Ranked Florida's #1 Employer for Women by Forbes

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System (SMH) was recognized as Florida’s top employer for women in a new study released by Forbes. Sarasota County’s largest employer and only community-owned health system, SMH also ranked #28 nationally across all industry employers and #8 among U.S. healthcare employers in Forbes’ “America’s Best Employers for Women 2026” released last week.

Monday, August 10, 2026
Neighborhood Update

Neighborhood Update

See construction updates and notifications as progress continues on the SMH-North Port Hospital Campus. 

Monday, August 10, 2026
Protecting Student-Athletes From Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Protecting Student-Athletes From Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Nearly 2,000 children and adolescents die from sudden cardiac arrest each year, with student-athletes being at particular risk. That’s why Sarasota Memorial Hospital and Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital Specialty Physicians team up each year to present Cardiac Athletic Screening for Adolescents, or CASA, as an opportunity for parents to have their children evaluated for risk of sudden cardiac arrest, free of charge, and to schedule whatever follow-up care they may need.

Tuesday, August 4, 2026
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