How Hearing Disorders Pose Serious Health Risks
With FPG Audiologist Sharon Rende
Need Medical Care This 4th of July?
Illness and injury don’t take holidays, but most physician offices are closed on the 4th of July. Do you know where to go if you need medical care? SMH Urgent Care Centers are open 8 am-8 pm daily. And SMH Emergency Care Services are available 24/7 for any after-hours emergencies. Most First Physicians Group offices will […]
First Physicians Group Celebrates 30 Years of Serving the Community
SARASOTA, Fla. – (June 27, 2024) – Thirty years ago, a handful of physicians at Sarasota Memorial began to work with the health care system with the goal of strengthening the primary care network in the community. Since its inception in 1994, First Physicians Group (FPG) has grown to become one of the most respected […]
(VIDEO) Why You Should Get an Annual Physical
With FPG Internist Nicholas Sakellarios, DO
FPG Cardiovascular Patient Celebrates Special Father’s Day in 2024
Father’s Day 2024 will be a special one for Sarasota resident Brad Carver and his newlywed daughter Emily – it is the first Father’s Day gathering since Brad suffered cardiac arrest during their surprise father-daughter dance at her wedding in March.
Preventing Hot Car Deaths
Every year, young children die because they are left in a hot car.
New Family Medicine Physician Joins FPG Primary Care in Venice
Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is welcoming a new family medicine doctor to the health system’s First Physicians Group (FPG) network.
New Clinical Neuropsychologist Joins FPG
Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is welcoming a new Clinical Neuropsychologist to the health system’s First Physicians Group (FPG) network.
Hurricane Season Begins: Common Sense Prep To Keep In Mind
Hurricane season is here, bringing with it the vague disquiet that you’re just not doing enough to prepare. And while we can’t exactly change the weather, we can offer just a few tips on how to stay prepared for the worst and evacuate safely.
SMH Joins International Stroke Prevention Trial
SARASOTA (May 9, 2024) – Sarasota Memorial is one of up to 250 research sites participating in a multi-center, multi-national clinical trial to determine whether sealing a small, seemingly unnecessary sac in the heart during routine cardiac surgery can prevent strokes in some patients.