Sarasota Memorial Heart Failure Program
With more than 50 cardiologists on staff, Sarasota Memorial offers patients the region’s most comprehensive and advanced cardiovascular services. But what does that mean for our patients with heart failure?
It means care at Sarasota Memorial will exceed your expectations.
What You Can Expect
- Top-notch healthcare from a veteran team of specialized medical providers with decades of experience in treating heart disorders and chronic conditions like congestive heart failure
- The latest diagnostic and treatment options
- Conveniently located outpatient disease-management clinics
- Ongoing education and support for patients and their families to better manage changes in diet, medications and other factors that can affect heart health
- Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation programs that will improve your quality of life
- A roster of prevention and lifestyle programs with something to suit every patient
SMH Heart Failure Care Team
Led by Thomas Archer, MD, the Heart Failure team includes more than 50 cardiology specialists, as well as highly trained cardiovascular nurse specialists for inpatient care. The nurse specialists provide in-depth education tailored to each patient’s diagnosis and needs, and provide follow-up for recently discharged patients to ensure a smooth transition from inpatient hospital stays to the return home.
Heart Failure Center Locations
Call: 941-917-7867
Fax: 941-917-7193
Sarasota Memorial
Heart Pavilion
1540 S. Tamiami Trail,
Suite 202
Sarasota, FL 34239
Sarasota Memorial Health Care Center at Blackburn Point
929 S. Tamiami Trail,
Suite 204
Osprey, FL 34229
Heart Failure Center
The goal of Sarasota Memorial’s Heart Failure Center is to alleviate heart failure symptoms and improve patients' quality of life. Our comprehensive approach has been shown to reduce frequent ER visits and hospitalizations associated with heart failure. We welcome patients at any stage of this chronic disease, providing the tools and support necessary to effectively manage this condition. By working closely with each patient and their care team, we create a personalized treatment plan to ensure successful long-term management and a better quality of life.
Outpatient services include:
- Direct access to specialty-trained clinical staff
- Personalized heart failure management plan
- Expert optimization of medical therapies
- Education for patients and families on heart failure, management strategies, and diet
- Conversations on device therapies, including the latest advancements
- Device monitoring to indicate fluid levels
- Assistance with programs for high-cost medications
- Discussions on advanced heart failure therapies
- Support in exploring goals of care
Medicare, Medicaid and most insurance plans cover services at the Heart Failure Center; a physician referral is required for participation. For more information on our Heart Failure Centers, call 941-917-7867 (PUMP).
Honors & Awards
With a patient-centered approach, Sarasota Memorial’s Heart Failure program continually strives for excellence—so patients can be assured that they are getting better with the best. The program was spotlighted as a "Higher Performer" in Heart Failure by the U.S. News' "Best Hospitals" report.
Resources
Ornish Diet & Lifestyle Program to reverse heart disease
Cardiopulmonary Rehab
American Association of Heart Failure Nurses Patient Tip Sheet