It is National Nurses Week and Sarasota Memorial is celebrating the care, compassion and expertise of its 3,500 nurses with a weeklong slate of activities across both SMH hospital campuses and network of outpatient and urgent care locations.
In The Leapfrog Group’s hospital safety report cards released today, both Sarasota Memorial Hospital campuses received top marks for patient safety. SMH-Sarasota continued the straight “A” streak it has held since 2016, and SMH-Venice earned an A on its very first report card.
Sarasota Memorial Health Care System honored more than 750 employees celebrating milestone work anniversaries this year, including longtime staffers reaching 40 and 45 years of service.
It’s estimated that nearly 30 million Americans experience some form of sleep apnea. And for the longest time, a CPAP machine was the only remedy. But a promising new treatment is now available.
From peanuts and pollen to housecats and bee stings, allergies of all sorts affect millions of people every day. We talked with Dr. Alicia Alvarez about how to diagnose allergies and how immunotherapy can be as good as a cure.
