Sarasota Memorial Hospital

Sarasota Memorial Hospital (SMH) is an 839-bed health care facility located in Sarasota, Florida.[2] The hospital was founded in 1925, and is a level II trauma center.[3]

Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Sarasota Memorial Hospital, 2017
Geography
Location1700 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, Florida, United States
Coordinates27°19′04″N 82°31′51″W[1]
Organization
FundingPublic hospital
TypeGeneral
Services
Emergency departmentLevel II trauma center
Beds839
History
Opened1925 (1925)
Links
Websitewww.smh.com
ListsHospitals in Florida

History

Early years

Local residents started to raise funds for the hospital in 1921. Sarasota Hospital opened on November 2, 1925, with a capacity of 32 beds and simple canvas tents.[4] In 1927, the facility was turned over to the city of Sarasota, and was renamed Sarasota Municipal Hospital. By the 1930s, the hospital had a capacity of 100 beds, an ambulance garage, nurses' home, and wing for patient overflow. The hospital continued to expand in the 1940s, with a surgical suite, kitchen and dining room, and an air-conditioned unit. The hospital was renamed in 1954 to its current name in honor of the veterans from World War I and World War II.

Christine Chubbuck

On the morning of July 15, 1974, American news reporter, Christine Chubbuck, committed suicide with a revolver on live television and was rushed to Sarasota Memorial Hospital, where she was pronounced dead 14 hours later. Before her suicide, she would also go to the hospital and entertain sick children with puppets on some occasions.

Graduate medical education

Sarasota Memorial Hospital operates internal medicine and emergency medicine residency training programs, which are both affiliated with Florida State University.

Notable staff
  • Eric Minkin (born 1950), American-Israeli registered nurse; formerly professional basketball player

References
  1. "Sarasota Memorial Hospital". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 28, 1987. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  2. "About Sarasota Memorial Hospital Health Care System". Sarasota Memorial Health Care System. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  3. Redmonde, Alix. "Sarasota Memorial receives Level II trauma center designation". Sarasota News. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  4. "The History of Sarasota Memorial". Sarasota Memorial Health Care System. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
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