SMH announces plans to prepare for increased demand after Venice hospital shutters

In addition to expansions and transformations, Sarasota Memorial Hospital also announced it had hired almost 100 former ShorePoint Health employees.

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| 1:50 p.m. September 23, 2022
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The SMH Venice campus announced it had hired 100 former ShorePoint Health employees. (Courtesy photo)

Manatee-Sarasota

After ShorePoint Health Venice closed its doors Thursday, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System went into hyperdrive to prepare for increased demand.

ShorePoint Health made the announcement last month citing the opening of a new hospital within 5 miles that led to a decline in patients, as well as other factors like rising labor costs and staffing challenges. Instead the organization will focus on outpatient services at its ambulatory campus, HealthPark, which will continue operating.