SMH Lung Team Detecting Cancer at Earlier, Most Treatable Stages

All too often, lung cancer is diagnosed in a late stage, when it is difficult to treat and survival odds are poor. But SMH lung cancer specialists are helping people beat the odds with an aggressive outreach program and AI technology that is detecting early-stage lung cancer at double the rate achieved in most health systems across the nation.

Thursday, January 16, 2025

SMH Expands Emergency Care in Rapidly Growing Lakewood Ranch

Sarasota Memorial is pleased to announce that its new ER at Lakewood Ranch opened today. It is a full-service ER that will be staffed 24/7 year-round by SMH’s board-certified emergency medicine physicians.

Tuesday, January 7, 2025

SMH Welcomes First Baby of 2025

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System welcomed its first baby of 2025 early Wednesday morning and 17 total babies born during a Rockin’ New Year’s Eve

Wednesday, January 1, 2025

SMH Employees Named 2024 Patient Care Honorees by HealthCare Chaplaincy Network

Five Sarasota Memorial Health Care System employees have been named 2024 Patient Care Honorees by the HealthCare Chaplaincy Network (HCCN).

Thursday, December 19, 2024

SMH-Venice Opens Emergency Room Expansion

On Monday, SMH-Venice opened its newly expanded Emergency Room - more than doubling the hospital’s capacity to provide emergency care in a region deeply impacted by the closure of two area hospitals – ShorePoint Health Venice in 2022 and ShorePoint Health Punta Gorda in 2024.

Tuesday, December 17, 2024