The new facility will include 90 licensed acute care beds (80 medical/surgical beds and 10 obstetric beds), as well as a 20-bed observation unit and 25-room Emergency Care Center. (Rendering courtesy of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System)
Friday, December 02, 2016
Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration approved the health system’s Certificate of Need (CON) application today.
The planning and construction process will take about three years. Meanwhile, Verinder said, Sarasota Memorial remains committed to investing in medical services in North Port and continuing to attract physicians to the area, with the goal of opening a hospital there as well.
“We believe that the establishment of the Laurel Road facility will greatly help in the recruitment of medical staff throughout south county,” he said. “Our vision is to establish hospitals in key locations, first on Laurel Road and then in North Port, to bring convenient acute care to these growing communities.”
About Sarasota Memorial:
Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is a regional medical center offering Southwest Florida’s greatest breadth and depth of care, with more than 900,000 patient visits a year. Sarasota Memorial’s 819-bed acute care hospital has been recognized repeatedly as one of the nation’s largest, and best, with superior patient outcomes and a complete continuum of outpatient services– from urgent care clinics and physician groups, laboratory and diagnostic imaging centers, to home health and skilled nursing & rehabilitation.
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