Sarasota Memorial Hospital

Fire departments in Sarasota and Manatee counties have teamed up to create the Firefighter Cancer Collaborative. The group is partnering with Sarasota Memorial Hospital to research the increase of cancer diagnoses in firefighters.

"Health freedom" advocates have still complained that the hospital limited experimental treatments such as ivermectin.

But the hospital board chairman believes there are not enough votes on the board to force an independent investigation.

The hospital’s COVID death rate was 24% lower than national benchmarks. Still, the report did little to satisfy "health freedom" activists who say they distrust the hospital.

Earlier this year, three activists who are opposed to COVID vaccines and standard treatment protocols for the illness were elected to the board of Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

Health workers on a federal disaster relief team have set up a tent emergency room outside Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Venice. They're helping take the pressure off, so hospital staff can focus on treating the sickest patients.

Attorney General Ashley Moody’s lawsuit contends five hospital districts, by pursuing separate claims against pharmaceutical industry companies, are jeopardizing settlements her office has reached.

The longtime broadcaster has been sharing his treatment for cancer via Twitter.

Treatments are only available for patients at high risk for developing severe COVID-19. Select pharmacies and health facilities have supplies.

The monoclonal antibody treatment that does appear to be effective against the omicron variant is in short supply, so many patients aren't able to access it.

The program will train existing nurses to overcome burnout caused by COVID-19 while developing a pipeline for new nurses to join the hospital.

Dr. Washington Hill has worked as an OB-GYN for more than 50 years and specializes in high-risk pregnancies.