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Sarasota Memorial Hospital's new Courtyard Tower is seen in this March 11, 2013 photo. Three of the nine floors within the new tower will be dedicated to newborn delivery and infant care, including Labor and Delivery, Mother and Baby and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. (3.11.2013)(Herald-Tribune photo by Elaine Litherland) Basic Protective Measures Against The New Coronavirus We here at New...

Written By : Tribune Herald Staff Sarasota Memorial Hospital was ranked the seventh best hospital in Florida, tied with Baptist Hospital of Miami, on a list released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.  Ahead of Sarasota Memorial were Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Tampa General Hospital, Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville, Cleveland Clinic Florida in...

Written By : HERALD TRIBUNE Read More : ORIGINAL ARTICLE Oct . 21, 2016 In an update this week to the closely watched star ratings on the federal government's Hospital Compare website, Sarasota Memorial Hospital held onto the highest-tier ranking it received in July -- as one of 111 hospitals nationwide and the only one in Florida with an overall five stars this time around. Star ratings...

By Maggie Clark maggie.clark@heraldtribune.com Published: Thursday, July 28, 2016   Sarasota Memorial Hospital was one of just two hospitals in Florida and 102 in the country to earn the maximum five stars in Medicare's newest hospital rating published this week. The score is designed to help patients compare and choose among hospitals when planning a surgery or other significant...

By Maggie Clark  Published: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 3:25 p.m. SARASOTA - Cardiac care at Sarasota Memorial Hospital got a big boost three years ago when the hospital affiliated its heart surgery department with Columbia University Medical Center's cardiothoracic surgery division. Now, the two hospital systems are expanding their partnership to include the cardiology...

Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Sarasota, FL is ranked nationally in 1 adult specialty. It was also high-performing in 8 adult specialties, as shown below. Sarasota Memorial Hospital is a 628-bed general medical and surgical facility with 24,187 admissions in the most recent year reported. It performed 6,080 annual inpatient and 12,347 outpatient surgeries. Its emergency room had 97,680...