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Sarasota Memorial surgeon combines two heart implants in one operation

Jonathan Hoffberger, chief of cardiovascular surgery at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, performed what Edwards Lifesciences says is the first procedure worldwide combining its new TRIFORMIS RESILIA tricuspid valve and ECLIPTIS stroke-prevention device in a single operation.

October 14, 2026 · 2 min read

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Federal rule forces Sarasota drug import business to close

A federal rule suspending the de minimis import exemption will force Sarasota's Canada Med Services to stop taking prescription orders by Oct. 6, cutting off patients who relied on the 23-year-old business for affordable medications from abroad.

October 1, 2026 · 3 min read

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Sarasota Memorial leases Venice building for new cancer center

September 28, 2026 · 2 min read

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Sarasota Memorial's $507 million North Port hospital targets 2028 opening

Sarasota Memorial Hospital's $507 million North Port campus, the city's first acute-care hospital, is under construction on a 32-acre site at 4800 North Sumter Blvd. and set to open in late 2028 with 100 beds expandable to more than 400.

July 27, 2026 · 3 min read