Spine Surgeon, SMH Testing Spinal Fusion Alternatives

Advances in non-fusion technology and motion-sparing techniques are giving some spine-surgery patients an alternative to spinal fusion. Learn how these developments are benefitting patients who suffer from low-back pain with leg pain or neck pain with arm pain. Led by Orthopedic Spine Surgeon Ashvin Patel, MD, Sarasota Memorial is testing these technologies that could change the gold standard.

Thursday, July 15, 2021

SMH Lab Earns Re-Accreditation, Recognition for Year of Critical Services

Sarasota Memorial’s Laboratory earned re-accreditation from the College of American Pathologists this month following a rigorous on-site survey and numerous accomplishments and critical services provided during a challenging year.

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Demolition Paves Way for New Behavioral Health Pavilion

Sarasota Memorial Hospital leaders gathered this week to celebrate the first step in building a state-of-the-art Behavioral Health Pavilion on its Sarasota campus. Demolition of the 1960s-era Bayside East, which previously housed SMH behavioral health administrative offices and outpatient services, is clearing the way for a new, 82-bed, 95,000-square-foot Behavioral Health Pavilion that will be built on the east side of Osprey Avenue, between Waldemere and Hawthorne streets.

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

SMH-Venice Installs New Physician Leaders

Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice is pleased to announce its inaugural team of physician leaders. As SMH-Venice moves closer to its opening this fall, the physician leaders will serve an increasingly critical role in overseeing patient safety and the professional performance of the medical staff at the Venice hospital.

Monday, May 24, 2021

SMH Opens Doors to More Visitors as COVID-19 Cases Decline

Sarasota Memorial Hospital is opening its doors to more visitors, thanks to a drop in hospitalizations, increasing immunity from COVID-19 vaccinations and a continuing decline in cases of COVID-19 across our community and nation.

Friday, May 21, 2021