Sarasota Memorial Health Care System opened a new free-standing emergency room in Lakewood Ranch at noon Tuesday. The 21-room, 15,000-square-foot full-service emergency room is staffed 24 hours a day ...

VENICE – The expanded emergency room at the Sarasota Memorial Hospital Venice campus opened Dec. 16. The $90 million, 30,000-square-foot expansion significantly enhances the hospital's emergency care ...

VENICE, Fla. (WFLA) — Two years ago, when the longstanding 312-bed hospital in the City of Venice shut down, it caused a ripple effect throughout the area. Dr. Nick Fusco, the medical director of ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — A person died after suffering a medical emergency while swimming at Lido Public Beach on Sunday. According to the Sarasota Police Department, a Sarasota resident went for a ...

HCA Florida Englewood Hospital broke ground Wednesday on a long-awaited free-standing emergency room in Wellen Park at the intersection of Tamiami Trail and Preto Boulevard, just east of the new North ...

A 38-year-old man was sentenced to 40 years in prison after being found guilty of opening fire against Sarasota County paramedics as they responded to a 911 call in 2019. Tyran Young was convicted ...

SARASOTA, Fla. — 911 dispatchers in Sarasota have started working with new technology to help locate vehicles involved in a crash. People with GM's OnStar and other similar services can now rest ...

In response to this week's heavy rain and flooding—and in preparation for possible additional rain to come—the City of Sarasota has declared a local state of emergency. City manager Marlon Brown ...

(This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy). VENICE – The expanded emergency room at the Sarasota Memorial Hospital Venice campus opened Dec. 16. The $90 million, 30,000 ...

SARASOTA, Fla. — A man is dead after suffering from a medical emergency while swimming at Lido Public Beach on Sunday, according to the Sarasota Police Department. Police said witnesses in the area ...