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 27/7 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

SMH-Sarasota Named Among “Best Hospitals for Maternity Care” by U.S. News & World Report

Sarasota Memorial has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report in its 2025 list of "Best Hospitals for Maternity Care" released today.

Tuesday, December 10, 2024