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Sarasota Memorial moving forward with new outpatient cancer center in Venice. Thursday, September 24, 2026 VENICE, Fla. (Sept. 24, 2026) - Just months after opening the new Milman-Kover Cancer Pavilion on its flagship Sarasota campus, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is moving forward with plans for a new outpatient cancer center in Venice, expanding access to advanced cancer care for patients throughout south Sarasota County and surrounding communities. The Venice center represents the next phase in the continued expansion of Sarasota Memorial's Brian D. Jellison Cancer Institute, which SMH launched in 2020 to give cancer patients, caregivers and medical providers greater access to the latest treatments, technologies, clinical trials and supportive services close to home. The cancer center will be located in a new outpatient medical facility that will be constructed on Curry Lane, adjacent to the Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice campus. The 5-acre site was acquired by Flagship in January 2025, and Sarasota Memorial is leasing and completing the build-out of the facility to expand a range of outpatient services in Venice, including cancer care and endoscopy services. Together with SMH's existing cancer services, the new cancer center is part of a long-term strategy to provide comprehensive, coordinated cancer care close to home. "Cancer treatment can require frequent appointments with multiple specialists and care teams, sometimes over many months," said Kelli Dancer, vice president of the Brian D. Jellison Cancer Institute. "Expanding these services in Venice will make it easier for patients in south Sarasota County and surrounding communities to access comprehensive, coordinated cancer care closer to where they live. It's another important step in our commitment to bring the highest level of cancer care to patients throughout our region." Since opening in 2020, the Jellison Cancer Institute has grown into one of Florida's highest-volume cancer programs, providing thousands of local patients access to multidisciplinary cancer specialists, advanced treatments and technology, clinical research and comprehensive support services. Patient volumes also underscore the need for specialized cancer services in the region. Before SMH established the Jellison Cancer Institute, approximately half of local cancer patients left the community to seek advanced cancer care elsewhere. That figure has since fallen to approximately 30%, and SMH continues to expand services with the goal of allowing even more patients to receive advanced care close to home. "Every patient who can receive high-quality cancer care here rather than traveling hours away is able to spend more time focused on healing and less time traveling for appointments and treatments," Dancer said. "The Venice center is an important step in our commitment to build a comprehensive cancer program that meets the needs of our growing region." As proposed, a radiation oncology center will be built on the first floor. Patients also will have convenient access to infusion services, diagnostic imaging, and integrative and supportive care in one location. The third floor will house the endoscopy center and SMH First Physicians Group's team of gastroenterologists. The second floor will be shelled for future growth. Preliminary site work has already begun. Pending permitting and construction plan approvals, Flagship will begin work on the building shell, with SMH's design/build team completing build-out of the specialized centers in 2028. About the Brian D. Jellison Cancer Institute at Sarasota Memorial. The Brian D. Jellison Cancer Institute at Sarasota Memorial is a center of excellence that provides advanced cancer care across the entire continuum - from prevention, screening and diagnosis to advanced treatments, clinical trials and survivorship support. The Cancer Institute's world-class facilities include an 8-story oncology inpatient and surgical tower and 7-story outpatient Milman-Kover Cancer Pavilion on the Sarasota campus, an outpatient Radiation Oncology Center on SMH's University Parkway campus and an outpatient cancer center under construction next to SMH-Venice's hospital campus. Learn more at smh.com/cancer. About Sarasota Memorial Health Care System. Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is a regional medical center offering Southwest Florida's greatest breadth and depth of care, with about 2,500 physicians and advanced practice providers, 11,000 employees and 2 million patient visits a year across its network of care. Sarasota County's largest employer, the community-owned health system includes two full-service hospitals in Sarasota and Venice (and third under construction in North Port), freestanding ERs in North Port and Lakewood Ranch, a rehabilitation hospital, skilled nursing facility and comprehensive network of outpatient centers, urgent care clinics and First Physician Group primary and specialty care practices. Founded in 1925, SMH's flagship Sarasota campus also is home to the Brian D. Jellison Cancer Institute, Cornell Behavioral Health Pavilion and Kolschowsky Research and Education Institute. Both Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Sarasota and Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice have earned the highest 5-Star quality ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The SMH-Sarasota is the only Florida hospital - and one of just 11 in the nation - to earn a perfect 5-Star rating from CMS every year since the federal rating program began in 2016.

Sarasota Memorial hospital plans Manatee County expansion along Interstate 75. September 23, 2026 4:45 PM Gift Article Land previously planned for commercial space, residential and affordable housing is heading toward a different use. Sarasota Memorial Health Care System (SMH) announced plans to purchase about 120 acres at the southeast corner of Interstate 75 and State Road 64 East. The Sarasota County Public Hospital Board approved the nearly $60 million land deal on Tuesday. For it to advance, SMH needs Manatee County officials and community leaders to rezone and develop a future campus on the site, according to a news release. The move follows the hospital board's July approval to buy a 10-acre adjacent parcel with direct access to State Road 64 East. "This investment reflects the kind of long-range planning that has allowed Sarasota Memorial to serve our region for more than a century," SMH CEO David Verinder said. "Healthcare infrastructure takes years to plan and build. Securing strategically located property today allows us to improve our capacity to care for the community now, while enhancing access for future generations." Original plans for the land. In 2024, nearly 1,400 housing units, including more than 300 affordable ones, were proposed for the land at the southeast corner of I-75 and State Road 64 East. That land is located across from the Marketplace at Heritage Harbour shopping plaza that is home to several restaurants and stores such as Costco, Target, Cava, Seasons 52 and LongHorn Steakhouse. SMH projects the Suncoast, which includes Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte and DeSoto counties, to grow from about 1.2 million to 1.8 million residents in the next 25 years. According to a news release, future development would occur in phases with the 10-acre parcel getting developed first, pending development approvals. That first phase would include a freestanding emergency department, with additional phases to include primary and specialty physician practices, pediatric specialty care, imaging, diagnostic and laboratory services and other medical buildings to support a full-service hospital campus. Population growth spurs hospital need. Manatee County is projected to see a 9.6% growth in population in the next five years, SMH said in a news release. Sarasota Memorial has an existing outpatient facility in the Heritage Harbour area. Patient volume has more than doubled since 2020 at the existing facility, the hospital said in a news release. Adding a new campus will "relieve capacity pressures" at the flagship location off U.S. 41 in Sarasota, according to a news release. SMH employs nearly 3,500 people across its four-county reach, with 30% of its workforce living in Manatee County. "County boundaries do not define where patients seek care or where healthcare professionals choose to live and work," Verinder said in the news release. "Our responsibility is to plan for the communities we already serve today and the communities we know will continue to grow tomorrow." New hospitals planned for Manatee County. Sarasota Memorial's land acquisition marks the third new planned hospital for Manatee County. BayCare broke ground earlier this year on Parrish's first hospital. Located at 6730 Moccasin Wallow Road in the Robinson Gateway property about one mile north of the I-75 and I-275 intersection, BayCare's hospital project in Parrish is expected to be completed in 2028. HCA Florida Healthcare is also building a hospital north of the Manatee River off Moccasin Wallow Road. The Bradenton Herald previously reported the HCA hospital is getting built at 9308 Fort Hamer Road. A completion date has not been announced. Bradenton Herald Jason Dill is a sports reporter for the Bradenton Herald. He's won Florida Press Club awards since joining in 2010. He currently covers restaurant, development and other business stories for the Herald.

SARASOTA Memorial expands commitment to Venice outpatient care facility. Health system to occupy entire 54,000 SF facility, bringing expanded cancer, endoscopy and specialty care to Venice, Florida. SARASOTA, Fla. - Flagship Healthcare Properties (Flagship), an outpatient healthcare real estate firm, is pleased to announce Sarasota Memorial Health Care System (SMH) has executed a lease for the entirety of an approximately 54,000-square-foot medical outpatient building planned at 2695 Curry Lane in Venice, adjacent to Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice campus. The three-story facility, which will be situated on about five acres, was planned as a multi-tenant medical outpatient building. Sarasota Memorial previously committed to a portion of the project for outpatient endoscopy services and a new home for SMH First Physicians Group's gastroenterologists. The expanded commitment to occupy the entire building will allow Sarasota Memorial to significantly increase outpatient services in Venice, including bringing a range of advanced cancer services from its Brian D. Jellison Cancer Institute closer to patients in south Sarasota County. The transaction represents the largest new lease executed in Flagship's history, and marks a significant milestone in the firm's continued expansion throughout Florida. The site was acquired by Flagship in January 2025 and is strategically positioned to support the continued growth of the hospital campus and surrounding communities. The successful lease transaction was led by Liz Cook, whose efforts resulted in the project's full-building commitment by SMH. "This lease represents a tremendous milestone for Flagship and further validates our strategy of developing high-quality outpatient healthcare facilities in growing markets across Florida," said Thorn Baccich, Flagship Healthcare Properties' Executive Vice President of Development. "We are honored to partner with Sarasota Memorial, one of the nation's leading health systems, and look forward to delivering a facility that will support expanded access to care for patients throughout the region." The expansion also represents the next phase in the rapid growth of the Brian D. Jellison Cancer Institute, and comes just months after Sarasota Memorial opened its third premier cancer facility, the new Milman-Kover Cancer Pavilion, on the SMH-Sarasota campus. SMH established the Jellison Cancer Institute in 2020 to give cancer patients greater access to advanced treatments, technologies, clinical trials and supportive care close to home, and it has since been recognized among the highest-volume cancer centers in Florida. "Cancer treatment can require frequent appointments with multiple specialists and care teams, sometimes over many months," said Kelli Dancer, vice president of the Brian D. Jellison Cancer Institute. "Expanding these services in Venice will make it easier for patients in south Sarasota County and surrounding communities to access comprehensive, coordinated cancer care closer to where they live. It's another important step in our commitment to bring the highest level of cancer care to patients throughout our region." As proposed, a radiation oncology center and medical, surgical and radiation oncology physician clinics will be built on the first floor. The third floor will house the endoscopy center and SMH First Physicians Group's team of gastroenterologists. The second floor will be shelled for future growth. Preliminary site work has already begun. Pending permitting and construction plan approvals, Flagship will begin work on the building shell, with SMH's design/build team completing build-out of the specialized centers in 2028. About Sarasota Memorial Health Care System (smh.com). Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is a regional medical center offering Southwest Florida's greatest breadth and depth of care, with about 2,500 physicians and advanced practice providers, 11,000 employees and 2 million patient visits a year across its network of care. Sarasota County's largest employer, the community-owned health system includes two full-service hospitals in Sarasota and Venice (and third under construction in North Port), freestanding ERs in North Port and Lakewood Ranch, a rehabilitation hospital, skilled nursing facility and comprehensive network of outpatient centers, urgent care clinics and First Physician Group primary and specialty care practices. Founded in 1925, SMH's flagship Sarasota campus also is home to the Brian D. Jellison Cancer Institute, Cornell Behavioral Health Pavilion and Kolschowsky Research and Education Institute. Both Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Sarasota and Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice have earned the highest 5-Star quality ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The SMH-Sarasota is the only Florida hospital - and one of just 11 in the nation - to earn a perfect 5-Star rating from CMS every year since the federal rating program began in 2016. About Flagship Healthcare Properties*. Flagship Healthcare Properties, LLC (Flagship) is a fully-integrated outpatient healthcare real estate firm serving clients throughout the United States. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Flagship offers a full range of real estate services, including acquisitions, development, leasing and brokerage, as well as facilities, property and asset management. Flagship manages approximately 8.98 million square feet of healthcare real estate in more than 440 properties serving more than 810 tenants. Flagship serves as the manager of its private REIT, Flagship Healthcare Trust, Inc. For more information, visit www.FlagshipHP.com. About Flagship Healthcare Trust*. Flagship Healthcare Trust, Inc. (Flagship REIT), is a private real estate investment trust that owns clinical healthcare assets throughout the United States with a strategic focus in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. Flagship REIT holds interest in 114 properties comprising 3.0 million square feet of space and valued at more than $1.1 billion. For more information, visit www.FlagshipHP.com/REIT.