With an increasing number of staff planning to retire this year amid global staffing shortages, Human Resources recently announced that all pending employee retirements will be canceled, effective immediately. “We apologize for any inconvenience, but any employees who had planned …
Sarasota Memorial recently recruited Sam Agarwal, MD, FACS, FASCRS, a nationally recognized colon and rectal surgeon and pioneer in single-incision robotic surgery, to lead the new Division of Colon & Rectal Surgery in its First Physicians Group network. Fellowship trained …
A Joint Commission team is scheduled to return to the SMH-Sarasota campus sometime between now and April 25 to conduct an unannounced survey of the new Oncology Tower. While the exact date of the survey isn’t known, the visit itself …
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Sarasota Memorial is celebrating National Donate Life Month throughout April, joining hundreds of organizations in Florida and across the United States in spreading the life-saving message of organ, eye and tissue donation. Today, more than 106,000 individuals in the United …
Sarasota Memorial recently was named among the nation’s 50 top-performing heart hospitals. SMH-Sarasota is the only hospital in southwest Florida recognized on the latest “50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals” list released by Fortune/IBM Watson Health. The annual study identifies the highest …
In an effort to enhance the lives and care for families on the Suncoast and beyond, Sarasota Memorial is among a group of select hospitals participating in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Perinatal Improvement Collaborative. The …
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The Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation recently awarded four grants totaling more than $4 million to support high-quality health care throughout our community. Resiliency Program for Nurses: $21,000 was granted to the USF Foundation and USF College of Nursing for partial …
Each year, a special staff member and a manager or director are singled out from the health system’s 8,000-member workforce as our EXCEL Employee and Leader of the Year. Here are our new honorees. Employee of the Year:A committee of …
Each month, Sarasota Memorial recognizes an outstanding winner of the EXCEL Employee Award. The first winner of 2022, awarded in January, is Patient Care Representative 2 Dyamond Thailing, of Pre-Admission Testing. Dyamond has been an employee since 2017. She received …
While hurricane season is usually top of mind for most Floridians from June 1 through Nov. 30 of each year, severe weather can strike anytime, anywhere. In fact, two tornados recently damaged several neighboring counties, stressing the importance of being …
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If you earned under certain income thresholds, you may be eligible for free help in preparing and e-filing your federal tax return over the next few months. See several notes below from United Way of the Suncoast and Step Up …
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Sarasota Memorial’s Labor Pool is Still Seeking Employees Interested In Working Paid Shifts Many thanks to 350 staff who have joined the Helping Hands Labor Pool to date! These employees, some of whom are pictured here, work outside their job …