Jellison Family Foundation Donates $25M to Cancer Institute

The Brian and Sheila Jellison Family Foundation is donating $25 million to Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation – the largest donation in the healthcare foundation’s history – to help advance the mission of Sarasota Memorial’s Cancer Institute.

Thursday, October 1, 2020

Primary Care Doctors Join SMH’s First Physicians Group

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is welcoming two new primary care physicians to the health system’s First Physicians Group network and community: Nicholas Sakellarios, DO, and Bhavesh Shah, MD. Both physicians are now accepting new patients at the FPG practice in Waldemere Medical Plaza.

Friday, September 25, 2020

GYN Oncologist Joins SMH's First Physicians Group

Sarasota Memorial welcomes gynecologic oncologist Toni Kilts, DO, to the health system’s First Physicians Group (FPG) network. Dr. Kilts specializes in the treatment of women with endometrial cancer, ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, vulvar cancer, gestational trophoblastic disease and complex surgical needs.

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

SMH-Venice Chief Nursing Officer Named American Academy of Nursing Fellow

The American Academy of Nursing recently selected Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice Chief Nursing Officer Jean Marie Lucas to join its prestigious 2020 Class of Fellows, a group of 230 distinguished nursing leaders from around the nation who have made significant contributions to healthcare.

Friday, August 21, 2020

HealthFit Earns 'Medical Fitness Facility' Recertification

HealthFit - Powered by Sarasota Memorial announced today that it earned recertification as a Medical Fitness Facility by the Medical Fitness Association (MFA). HealthFit remains the only certified facility in Sarasota, and one of just two in the state.

Thursday, January 2, 2020