Sarasota Memorial Hospital

Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Geography
Location 1700 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, Florida, United States
Organization
Funding Public hospital
Hospital type General
Services
Emergency department Level II trauma center
Beds 829
History
Founded 1925 (1925)
Links
Website www.smh.com
Lists Hospitals in Florida

Sarasota Memorial Hospital (SMH) is a 829-bed health care facility located in Sarasota, Florida.[1] The hospital was founded in 1925 and is currently the only trauma center in Sarasota County, Florida.[2]

History

The hospital opened as Sarasota Hospital on November 2, 1925 with a capacity of 32-beds and usage of simple canvas tents.[3] The facility was turned over to the city of Sarasota in 1927 and the hospital was renamed Sarasota Municipal Hospital. The hospital was renamed in 1954 to its current name in honor of the veterans from World War I and World War II.

References

  1. ↑ "About Sarasota Memorial Hospital Health Care System". Sarasota Memorial Health Care System. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  2. ↑ Redmonde, Alix. "Sarasota Memorial receives Level II trauma center designation". Sarasota News. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  3. ↑ "The History of Sarasota Memorial". Sarasota Memorial Health Care System. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
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