Brad BakerSarasota Memorial Hospital Board
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The Record

Don't take his word for it. Read the books.

Every number below comes from the District's own published financial reports — most of them audited by KPMG. As Treasurer, Brad reports these figures in public, every month.

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System

Official records of the Sarasota County Public Hospital District

10.9%
FY2025 operating margin
Audited financial statements
305
Days cash on hand
FY2025 audited
113%
Employee pension funded
FY2025 audited
$2.37B
Net position
FY2025 audited
A
Leapfrog safety — every cycle since 2016 (Sarasota) and 2021 (Venice)
Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
Top
Among America's best maternity hospitals
Money

What these numbers mean for your family.

305 days of cash on hand means your hospital can weather a hurricane, a pandemic, or a recession without cutting the nurses who care for you. A 113% funded pension means the nurse at your bedside isn’t worrying about her retirement — she’s focused on you.

Already tested. Already answered.

In 2013, under Section 155.40 of Florida law, this board formally reviewed whether selling or leasing Sarasota Memorial would benefit taxpayers more than keeping it public. After a public hearing, the board’s answer was unanimous: the hospital is worth more to the people of Sarasota County public than sold. That determination still stands — and Brad intends to keep it that way.

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Audited Financial Statements

Unaudited Statements

Interim Financial Reports

Continuing Disclosure Statistics

Bond Disclosures

Budgets

Governance Records

Meeting Records

Strong books keep a public hospital public.

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