First Physicians Group of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System

First Physicians Group is one of the gulf coast’s foremost primary and specialty care groups. The group is comprised of 590+ physicians and Advanced Practice Providers covering 49 specialties in 70 practice locations throughout Sarasota and Manatee Counties. Backed by the tradition and strength of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System as the employed medical group for 30 years!

Our Board Certified Physicians, with backgrounds and training to include some of the most prestigious universities in the nation, have earned a reputation as being some of the community’s best physicians.

Hospital Overview

SMH-Venice Hospital is located on a 65-acre campus and features a 365,000-square-foot, 3-story hospital currently licensed for 178 private patient suites, a 28-bed emergency care center, and 8 surgical suites. Construction continues into 2024 to add 34 additional private rooms as well as expansion of the ER to 61 rooms, and space created to add 8 more surgical suites.  SMH-Venice was designed with a growing community in mind and a master plan of providing 400 private inpatient suites with complementary sized emergency room and surgery services to ensure quality care and access.

SMH-Venice offers a full slate of medical and surgical care — from cardiology, orthopedics and intensive care to surgery and comprehensive labor, delivery, recovery and post-partum care. A 2-story, 60,000-square-foot medical office building (MOB) for physician and specialty practices is connected to the hospital. 

About Venice, Florida

Venice is a city in Sarasota County, Florida, that features gorgeous, world-class beaches, a thriving downtown with a plethora of unique shops and awesome restaurants.  This coastal location offers a wide variety of outdoor activities like golf, fishing, boating, kayaking, tennis, yoga, SUP (Yoga while SUP), and pickle ball, with picture-perfect weather and stunning natural beauty.

Venice is known the world over for its overabundance of pre-historic shark teeth.  Thus the well-deserved title of “Shark Tooth Capital of the World”.   The real estate market is thriving, there are plenty of diverse job opportunities, health care facilities are preeminent and the schools are some of the best in the state.  There are so many events and other activities that happen all year long in the City of Venice that are free to attend for all ages. Venice is constantly ranked as one of the nation’s top destinations to visit, vacation and call home.