Sarasota Memorial Health Care System

🎉 Congratulations to our latest #smhHERO: Alis Senver, RN. 👏 💙 Earlier this year, Alis came across a devastating car accident involving several teenagers who were T-boned. Out of the five teens involved, two were airlifted to All Children’s Hospital. Without hesitation, Alis sprang into action, assisting the injured teens by contacting their families and doing her best to keep them calm until first responders arrived. “She went above and beyond her call of duty and I am so thankful for her stopping at the accident,” said one of the parents. Many thanks to Alis for taking the time to assist members of our community. #HealthcareHero

🎃 Halloween has arrived at the SMH NICU! Thanks to the generous spirit of a former NICU mom, these little ones are celebrating their first Halloween in style.

👏 Sarasota Memorial once again passed its 2024 digital health check-up with flying colors, earning a spot among the world’s “Most Wired” hospitals! CHIME spotlighted SMH for its commitment to implementing digital health systems and practices that enhance patient safety and strengthen clinical and information technology security. Learn what this recognition means for patients, https://lnkd.in/en2hWvZb

👏 🏆 Congrats to our latest TEA ROSE Award winner: Michelle Morrell, MST at SMH-Venice. The "TEA ROSE" award — or Technician Excellence Award Recognizing Outstanding Service & Experience — is a nomination-based honor given to standout patient-care technicians who are role models in clinical skill & compassionate care. Michelle is personable, kind, caring, and friendly, taking the time to engage with each patient on a personal level through meaningful conversations. "She is the best teach I’ve ever had at any hospital, and I’ve stayed in many. I will never go anywhere else; this is the best care I’ve ever received," said one of her patients. Thank you, Michelle, for all you do!

💙 🎉 We're honored to be named among the nation’s leading hospitals in Newsweek’s 2025 “Best-in-State” hospital rankings. Congrats #TeamSMH! It's your hard work and unwavering dedication that led to these awards and the best possible outcomes for patients. Learn more about SMH's latests rankings and awards from Newsweek, https://lnkd.in/eR8njq2S

CONGRATS to our President & CEO, David Verinder, for his well-deserved recognition as one of Florida's most influential business leaders in the latest edition of Florida Trend! For the seventh consecutive year, the publication has honored Verinder for his contributions through Sarasota Memorial in advancing clinical research and education and fostering an environment that attracts, trains, and inspires the next generation of physicians and clinicians. To learn more about the Florida 500 selection, visit floridatrend500.com.

Sarasota Memorial's Research Institute is proud to participate in the international HEAL-IST trial, a clinical study assessing a hybrid cardiac ablation procedure for patients with inexplicably high resting heart rates. 💬 “The goal of the study is to determine if this sinus node-sparing hybrid ablation approach can safely and effectively reduce elevated heart rate and potentially improve quality of life among patients who don’t respond to or cannot tolerate medications to treat this type of arrhythmia,” said cardiothoracic surgeon Paul Vesco, MD, Principal Investigator of this study. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eV7K48rj

At Sarasota Memorial, we understand that facing a diagnosis of prostate cancer can feel overwhelming, but you’re not alone. Sarasota Memorial's Research Institute is proud to announce its participation in the Solar-Stage study, aimed at enhancing how we diagnose and stage this common disease. This trial explores a new imaging agent, Copper Cu 64 PSMA I&T, which helps physicians see tumors more clearly through advanced scans, helping to guide treatment decisions. 💬 “My hope is that the Curium 64 Solar Stage Research Study will help patients by clearly and accurately outlining the extent of their disease prior to surgery,” said Robert I. Carey, MD PhD FACS, Principal Investigator of this study. Dr. Carey shared that this treatment may spare patients from future toxic therapies. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dV8rbq8E

🎉👶 Congratulations to Kyra and Chad, proud parents to the 1,000th baby delivered at SMH-Venice: Colton Joseph Janowiecki! Colton was born on October 16 at 8:38 pm, weighing 9 lbs. and measuring 22 ½ inches long. This is the family's third child, as Colton prepares to join his big brothers, Bryson, age 4, and Bentley, age 2, in their home in North Port. 💙 The delivery team at SMH-Venice included OB/GYN Anthony Canino, MD, assisted by Labor & Delivery nurses Dana Crum, RN, Sheera Thomas, RN, Jessica Holter, RN, and Jessica Isley, RN.

🙌💙 MANY THANKS to Jason Weida, Secretary of the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), for visiting SMH-Sarasota and recognizing #TeamSMH for their efforts and commitment to caring for the community throughout Hurricane Milton. #InThisTogether #ItTakesAVillage