Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice (Fla.) opened 34 new inpatient orthopedic suites on April 3, according to an April 3 report from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
The facility also added 34 cardiac suites, bringing its number of inpatient beds to 178, with plans to add 34 more in the fall.
The hospital fast-tracked its expansion plan after the neighboring hospital, Shore Point Health Venice, closed abruptly in September 2022.
As part of the expansion, Sarasota Memorial has also added more than 200 new hires in recent months, according to the report.