SMH-Sarasota the only Suncoast hospital, and among approximately 10% in nation, to earn Leapfrog’s elite ‘Straight A’ designation
Both Sarasota Memorial Hospital (SMH) campuses received top marks for how well they prevent medical errors, accidents and infections, as noted in The Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2025 Hospital Safety Report Cards, which were released on Nov. 13, SMH staff announced.
“It is the latest in a streak of straight A’s earned by Sarasota Memorial Health Care System’s flagship SMH-Sarasota campus and its newer SMH-Venice campus, which opened in November 2021,” a news release points out.
“Issued in the spring and fall of each year to approximately 3,000 general hospitals across the nation, Leapfrog’s safety grades are based on annual hospital survey data and patient safety measures obtained from the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services,” the release explains…