delivery of superlative medicine and services, progressive
research on life-saving and life-improving advances and
investing in leading edge technology. The Healthcare
Foundation also supports continuing education and
professional staff development to ensure providers stay
current with rapid healthcare advancements.
“For more than 90 years, our mission has been to deliver
astonishing medical advances, and thanks to the trust
and support of the Healthcare Foundation, have
pioneered successful new treatments in cardiac, cancer,
helped shape who we are today–one of America’s best
and most respected hospitals.”
MISSION: Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation is an
independent charitable organization working together with
Sarasota Memorial Health Care System and others to
ensure world-class healthcare throughout our community.
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Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation
Working together to provide extraordinary healthcare
David Verinder & Mason Ayres
and for 41 years, Sarasota Memorial Healthcare
Foundation has played a key role in building that
System (SMH). “Few community hospitals offer what
Sarasota Memorial does with highly advanced
technology, equipment and services as well as
outstanding patient care, which is a testament to its high
standards of caring,” Mason Ayres, President of Sarasota
Memorial Healthcare Foundation, says. “Philanthropy
has and will continue to ensure that SMH maintains that
level of quality and the strength of our healthcare system
for many years to come.”
Devoted practitioners and staff have created a
collaborative environment that is patient-centric and
innovative. Through their efforts, SMH is a 829-bed,
world-class healthcare destination providing
comprehensive and high quality healthcare services
locally. Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation helps
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