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Sarasota Memorial Hospital continued its string of top rankings in U.S. News & World Report’s annual listing of the nation’s best hospitals for 24 medical specialties, procedures and conditions, which was released at midnight Tuesday, July 16.
“Choosing the right hospital to match your needs shouldn’t be a guessing game,” Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and managing editor at U.S. News said in a prepared statement. “The 2024-2025 edition of Best Hospitals provides patients and their families clear, data-driven insights on hospital performance and empowers Americans to choose the facility best suited to their specific health care needs.”
Sarasota Memorial maintained its rank as the top hospital in the North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton region and No. 5 hospital in the state – a ranking it shared a year ago with Baptist Health Baptist Hospital in Miami, which fell to No. 8.
It is still the only hospital in the two-county region that has made U.S. News’ 50 Best Hospitals lists, which evaluates nearly 5,000 hospitals in more than 30 medical and surgical specialties annually.
Sarah Lodge, chairwoman of the elected Sarasota County Public Hospital Board, applauded SMH for setting the benchmark for high quality care, regionally and nationally.
“Over the years, as our hospital grew with the community and evolved into the regional referral center it is today, we have never lost sight of our public mission and why we are here,” Lodge said in a prepared statement. “We continue to serve as our community’s healthcare safety net, while providing the highest quality, nationally ranked medical care.”
U.S. News ranked Sarasota Memorial among the 50 best for specialized rehabilitation and in the top 10% for six other high performing specialties and top ratings for 17 high performing procedures and conditions.
The high performing specialties are: gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery; geriatrics, neurology and neurosurgery; orthopedics; pulmonary/lung surgery; urology.
The high performing conditions, procedures are: abdominal aortic aneurysm repair; aortic valve surgery; back surgery; colon cancer surgery; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD; heart attack; heart bypass surgery; heart failure; hip replacement; knee replacement; kidney failure; leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma; lung cancer surgery; prostate surgery; stroke; and transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
David Verinder, CEO of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, attributed the hospital’s consistent high rankings from U.S. News & World Report and other rankings to the staff and the hospital’s deep roots in the community.
“Our physicians, nurses and staff share a sense of purpose and community mission due to Sarasota Memorial’s singular status as the region’s only not-for-profit, public hospital,” Verinder said in a prepared statement. “SMH has been caring for this community for nearly 100 years. The patient outcomes our team achieves are due entirely to their diligence and dedication to those we serve.”
The Rehabilitation team at the SMH-Sarasota campus improved its ranking to No. 29 on the 50 Best Hospitals list, an improvement from No. 31 last year and No. 35 the year before.
SMH is recognized for 24 high performing specialties, procedures and conditions, up from 20 last year. The “high performer” specialty rankings place SMH among the top 10% of hospitals nationwide.
The Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville maintained its position as the top-ranked hospital in the state; followed by Tampa General Hospital; UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville; and Advent Health Orlando.
Cleveland Clinic Weston, in Weston; Orlando Health, Orlando Regional Medical Center; Baptist Health; The University of Miami Hospital and Clinics-UHealth Tower; and Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami rounded out the top 10.
Lee Memorial Hospital ranked No. 13, NCH Baker Hospital in Collier County ranked No. 17 and Gulf Coast Medical Center in Lee County ranked 29.
The SMH-Venice campus was eligible to be ranked on its own for the first time this year but was not listed among the top 30 hospitals in the state.
The 2024-25 edition of Best Hospitals highlights 466 Best Regional Hospitals, ranked in states and major metro areas across the U.S.
This year, for the first time, U.S. News also identified Best Regional Hospitals for Equitable Access, highlighting 98 hospitals for their success in caring for patients from historically underserved communities.Now in its 35th year, the full list of U.S. News and World Report’s annual “Best Hospitals” rankings can be found here: http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/rankings
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