Sarasota Memorial Health Care System

👏 🏆 Congrats to our latest TEA ROSE Award winner: Jeminii Brown, PCT, 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. Jeminii prioritizes patient care and comfort above all else. One of her colleagues put it best: "I always appreciate working with Jeminii. I have complete confidence that patients are in the best hands when she is present." Thank you, Jeminii, for all you do!

👏🎉Friday marked a remarkable day for Auburn running back Brian Battie. After over three months at SMH, Brian was discharged from the Rehabilitation Pavilion. 💙#TeamSMH, along with Brian's friends and family, gathered to celebrate as he WALKED out of the hospital! Initially, his diagnosis suggested permanent paralysis and he would likely never walk again. 🙏While he will continue outpatient rehabilitation in the weeks and months to come, we are overjoyed by the progress he has made. #TeamSMH will continue to cheer him on as he starts this next phase of healing!

👏 🏆 Congrats to #smhEXCEL Award winner Jaime Parker, Patient Care Representative II in Cardiovascular Diagnostics! 🙌 Jaime is a wealth of knowledge and is always eager to share with others and lend a helping hand. She is known for her kind and caring demeanor towards both patients and #TeamSMH. One of her colleagues put it best: "Jaime treats every patient as if they were her own family." 👏👏 Thank you, Jaime, for all you do!

💙 🎉 We are honored to be recognized by #TeamSMH and Forbes/Statista as one of America's "Best-In-State Employers" once again! Learn more about SMH's latest rankings and awards from Forbes: https://lnkd.in/efvdj-Db

💙 🎉 We're honored to be nationally recognized in Becker's Hospital Review's list of "Great Hospitals in America" and "67 Health Systems with Strong Finances!" 👏👏 👏👏 These recognitions for high quality care and sustained financial performance are a testament to Sarasota Memorial's diligent and dedicated leadership and our exceptional team's unwavering commitment to our community. We're proud to continue delivering world-class care to our patients and community! Learn more about SMH's recognition as a "Great Hospital," https://lnkd.in/exTShqgg Learn more about SMH's recognition as one of America's "67 Health Systems with Strong Finances," https://lnkd.in/eneW9PZ8

👏 😋 This week, Sarasota Memorial hosted multiple food truck rallies for our day & night shift teams at multiple campuses + lunch deliveries at other locations! 💙 We appreciate you #TeamSMH, thank you for all that you do each and every day - for SMH, our patients, and our community. You are all #HealthcareHeroes!

👏 🏆 Congratulations to #smhEXCEL Leader of the Quarter Award winner, Jacqueline "Jackie" Gould, Clinical Manager I in the Orthopedic-Surgical Department at SMH-Venice! 🙌 Jackie is known for her unwavering compassion, dedication, and proactivity in always helping others. Thanks to Jackie's leadership and creativity, the bed-to-car program was established. This initiative was developed in partnership with her unit, therapy, surgical services, and logistics, with the goal of improving patient flow, length of stay, and promoting a better patient experience. 👏👏 Thank you, Jackie, for all you do for SMH, our staff & the community.

👏 What an exciting year it has been! We have so much to celebrate with our community. Check out all the ways we've expanded to meet the healthcare needs of our fast-growing community in the 2024 Community Update, https://lnkd.in/e3UVKnuX

💙 For 30+ years, the Sarasota Memorial Community Specialty Clinic has provided specialized healthcare assistance to financially vulnerable residents in Sarasota County. Thanks to dedicated volunteer physicians like Manivel Eswaran, MD, our clinic community will always find an expert hand, a sympathetic ear and the high quality medical care it deserves. 🙌 A heartfelt thank you to our dedicated physicians who volunteer their time and skills to serve the community!

🏥 Sarasota Memorial was founded almost a century ago, and since then, the landscape of healthcare and our public health system has changed significantly. 🎙️🎧 In this #smhHealthCasts episode, David Verinder, President and CEO of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, discusses how SMH has grown with the community and kept up with ever changing technology and patient needs. 📽️ Check out the interview, https://lnkd.in/eNjrSn2g