Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is an 806-be regional medical center located in Sarasota County on Florida's Gulf Coast. With about 3,000 staff members, 750 physicians and more than 1,000 volunteers, it is the second-largest acute care public hospital in Florida and Sarasota County's second-largest employer. A community hospital, Sarasota Memorial is a full-service facility, with specialized expertise in heart, vascular, cancer, neuroscience services, outpatient services, home health and long-term care among its many programs. Sarasota Memorial is the only provider of obstetrical services and Level III neonatal intensive care in Sarasota County. The hospital, founded in 1925, was one of the first non-academic hospitals in the nation to develop a clinical research service that conducts studies in Lung Disease, Cardiology, Vascular Surgery, Geriatric Medicine and many other specialty areas. For more information, contact the hospital at (941)917-7777 or log onto .