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Sarasota Memorial Health Care System

Since 1925, SMH has grown from 32-beds to a 2 hospital, full-service system - by & for the community. Since 1925, we've delivered high-quality healthcare.

SMH has grown from 32-beds to a 2 hospital, full-service care health system - by and for the community.

12/27/2025

As we age, a lifetime of bumps and bruises can add up — sore backs, weak knees, bad shoulders and aching hips keeping us from the activities we love.

✨ Join orthopedic surgeons this January at Sarasota Memorial’s Kolschowsky Research and Education Institute to learn how advances in surgical techniques and innovative technologies are helping patients get back on their feet and back to their lives!

12/26/2025

👏👏 Congrats to our latest : Travis Hall, HVAC Tech in Facilities Management!

💙 While driving to South Carolina for a family funeral, Travis witnessed a serious accident in the middle of the night. A car ran a stop sign and collided with a pick-up truck, which spun into the grass median and caught fire with a man trapped inside. Without hesitation, Travis ran to the burning vehicle and pulled the man to safety.

The man was in shock and visibly injured, so Travis remained by his side until help arrived. Thanks to his quick thinking and bravery, the man was removed from immediate danger!

12/25/2025

🐾🎁 SMH Pet Therapy pups from the Humane Society of Sarasota County are wishing you Happy Pawlidays!

💙 To the first responders, healthcare providers and others working through the holidays, we thank you for continuing to care for our community.

12/24/2025

🎅❤️ Santa made a special stop at SMH-Sarasota, spreading joy throughout the NICU, Mother-Baby Unit and Pediatrics!

✨ From tiny hand squeezes to heartfelt smiles, Santa shared precious moments and photos with our babies and their families, bringing comfort, cheer and a little holiday magic to the hospital halls.

12/23/2025

💙🎁 Grateful for Our Community’s Heart 🎁💙

A heartfelt thank you to our many who donated toys and activities, helping every pediatric patient feel a little more at ease while receiving care.

These thoughtful gifts bring smiles, spark joy, and provide meaningful moments of comfort to children throughout the year. We are deeply grateful for your generosity and support! 💙

12/22/2025

🎄🍸 All alcohol is made the same way — and there’s no “healthy alcohol.”

Experts with the SMH RENEW Program share that alcohol adds empty calories, disrupts sleep, affects energy, hydration and weight, and increases the risk of chronic disease.

This holiday season, enjoy alcohol as a treat, not a habit:
✨ Mind the sugar content and calorie count
✨ Avoid drinking on an empty stomach
✨ Stay hydrated
✨ Opt for a “mocktail”

12/21/2025

Congrats to Sarasota Memorial’s very first DAISY Nurse Leader Award winners:
🌼 Susan Quimby, DNP, APRN, SCRN, NE-BC – Manager, Disease Specific Programs, SMH-Sarasota
🌼 Alivia Duncan, MSN, RN, MEDSURG-BC – Clinical Manager, Neuro/Med Surg, SMH-Venice

💙 The DAISY Nurse Leader Award shines a spotlight on nursing leaders who create the culture, support and inspiration that allow compassionate, high-quality care to flourish. Nominated by their own teams, Susan and Alivia are being recognized for empowering nurses, leading with heart and making a lasting impact every day!

Thank you for all you do to support our nurses, our patients and our community!

12/20/2025

While the word “trauma” is often used casually, it has a much deeper meaning when it comes to mental and emotional health.
🎙️🎧 In this final episode of ' behavioral health mini-series, Stephanie Iacopelli, LMHC, Manager of Behavioral Health Services for the Cornell Behavioral Health Pavilion at Sarasota Memorial, breaks down what trauma really is, the different ways it can affect people, and how healing and recovery are possible through the right support and treatment.

Listen to more: https://www.smh.com/podcast

12/19/2025

🌼🏆 Congrats to Sarah Osoria-Ruiz, BSN, RN, for earning the by going above and beyond to make a difference in the lives of our patients and their families!

Sarah is recognized by her colleagues as a standout role model — professional, compassionate and an exceptional charge nurse. Her strong clinical judgment and stroke nursing expertise make her a trusted leader, while her willingness to step in and support others sets her apart. Always putting patients, families and coworkers first, Sarah’s kindness, energy and positive attitude inspire everyone around her.

👏 Thank you, Sarah, for all you do for SMH, our patients & our community!

12/18/2025

🎁💙 The spirit of giving is shining bright at Sarasota Memorial!

✨ Every day, shows up to care for patients and save lives across our community. This holiday season, our staff took that commitment even further — coming together in record-breaking numbers to support local families and neighbors. Thanks to their generosity, donations benefited Senior Friendship Centers, Mothers Helping Mothers and Children First, Inc. — spreading comfort and joy beyond our health system walls!

Thank you, , for making a difference every day — and for giving this holiday season. 💫

12/17/2025

✨ Non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) accounts for 70–80% of all bladder cancers? It can be difficult to treat due to high rates of recurrence and progression, often leading to surgeries that can significantly impact quality of life.

Sarasota Memorial’s Kolschowsky Research and Education Institute is participating in two new clinical trials — ABLE-22 and ABLE-32 — exploring a potential gene therapy alternative to bladder-removal surgery.

Led locally by Robert I. Carey, MD, PhD, FACS, with Sarasota Memorial’s First Physicians Group and the Brian D. Jellison Cancer Institute, both studies are evaluating nadofaragene firadenovec — an investigational therapy that uses a safe, non-replicating virus to deliver a gene into bladder cancer cells. Once delivered, the gene helps the body produce interferon alfa-2b, a protein that strengthens the immune system's ability to target cancer cells, slows the growth of new blood vessels that feed tumors and helps kill cancer cells directly.

12/16/2025

🫐 From the health benefits of authentic sourdough bread and antioxidant-rich berries to the truth about eating before bedtime and swimming after meals, we’re separating fact from fiction using evidence-based research.

You may be surprised to learn that:
✨ Most berries are rich in antioxidants to fight off carcinogens
✨ The skins and peels of fruits and vegetables are often the most nutrient-dense parts
✨ Frozen fruits and vegetables can be just as nutritious as the fresh-picked

This Healthe-Matters blog takes a closer look at common food and nutrition myths — and what the science really says!

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1700 South Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL
34239

Telephone

+19419179000

Website

http://www.smh.com/

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