SMH maintains top federal government ranking

Sarasota Memorial Hospital has received the federal government’s highest quality rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services setting a 10-year benchmark for five-star care.

Of more than 4,000 U.S. hospitals evaluated each year, SMH-Sarasota is the only one in Florida — and among fewer than 20 nationwide — to receive a five-star rating each year since CMS began the overall hospital quality star ratings in 2016. It is also the only hospital in the Tampa Bay region to earn five stars this year.

“As SMH marks a century of service, we want to recognize the dedicated physicians, nurses and staff who have been providing outstanding care to our community since 1925,” said Sarasota Memorial Health Care System CEO David Verinder in a news release. “The exceptional care they deliver year after year, and through the decades, demonstrates our deep roots and long-term investment in the health and well-being of our community.”

The overall hospital quality star ratings summarize a variety of measures across five areas of quality — mortality, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely and effective care — into a single rating for each hospital. 

Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice, which opened in late 2021, received a four-star rating. It is the second year the Venice hospital has been eligible for review. 

For more information about the 2025 CMS Star Ratings, visit Medicare.gov/care-compare.