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The board opted not to endorse Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo's assertions and voted on a different motion that reaffirms a commitment "not to invade" patients' relationships with their doctors.
Sarah Lodge, who was recently named chairwoman, files for second term; Pam Beitlich, who plans to retire from working at SMH, files for at-large seat
Meeting features less than a dozen speakers, as out-of-country participation disappears
Sarasota Memorial Hospital board members got an earful from critics of the hospital's response to COVID at its most recent board meeting on Monday.
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An internal review last month found that Sarasota Memorial, one of Florida's largest public hospitals, did far better than some of its competitors in saving COVID patients’ lives. But that did little to quell detractors, whose campaign against the hospital has not relented. The hospital had become the latest public institution under siege by an increasingly large and vocal right-wing contingent in one of Florida’s most affluent counties, where a backlash to pandemic policies has started reshaping local government.