Venice healthcare
Venice offers a hospital anchor and a separate outpatient setting
Venice combines an acute care hospital in North Venice with a separate local setting for outpatient needs. Sarasota Memorial Hospital Venice and the Health Care Center at Venice can give retirement care two distinct kinds of day.
The hospital at 2600 Laurel Road East is licensed for two hundred twelve acute care beds and includes a sixty one bed emergency care center, inpatient rehabilitation, and a recovery gym. The separate health care center lists urgent care, outpatient care, internal medicine, imaging, laboratory services, and specialty services.
Access to care
The care decision starts with the relationship between the chosen home and North Venice. A hospital address can feel reassuring, but the retiree still needs to picture transportation, help after care, and the ordinary trip back to the residence.
2
Hospitals Within 12 km
- Healthcare Access
- Good
- Hospital Access
- Excellent
- HRSA Adult Primary Care Sites Within 15 Miles
- 2
- Nearest HRSA Adult Primary Care Site
- 11.6 mi
Illustrative Venice care moment one: An outpatient visit keeps the afternoon open
A retiree has an arranged internal medicine conversation at the Health Care Center at Venice and leaves the afternoon free for a quiet meal at home. The day feels manageable because the household has not treated every care need as a hospital event.
Everyday and urgent care
The Health Care Center at Venice brings several outpatient roles under one local name. That can help a retiree imagine some care without a hospital day, while appointments, coverage, and clinician relationships remain personal.
Everyday care
- Primary Care Access
- Good
- Registered Retail Pharmacies
- 25
More involved care
- Medicare Listed Selected Specialists in City
- 105
- Emergency Care
- Very Good
Hospital and outpatient care create different Venice days
Imaging, laboratory services, internal medicine, urgent care, and specialty services can belong to shorter or more focused visits. The Laurel Road hospital becomes a different setting when the need involves emergency or inpatient care.
That separation may suit a retiree who prefers ordinary care to remain part of an ordinary week. The tradeoff is that each setting still requires its own appointment, coverage, transportation, and clinician answers.
Specialists and long term care
The hospital combines acute care, an emergency care center, and rehabilitation settings at the Laurel Road campus. Those different roles can support different stages of a care experience without making any promise about one person's treatment.
- Medicare Listed Rheumatology Clinicians in City
- 4
- Medicare Listed Nephrology Clinicians in City
- 2
- Medicare Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City
- 3
- Medicare Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City
- 5
- Medicare Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City
- 10
- Medicare Listed Neurology Clinicians in City
- 10
- Medicare Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City
- 3
- Medicare Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City
- 6
- Medicare Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- 0.2%
- Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles
- 8
- Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital
- 12.7 miles
- Nearest CMS Rated Hospital
- 12.7 mi away
- Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
- 354
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 78.9 years
- Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- 43
- CMS Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles
- 16
- Nearest CMS Certified Nursing Home
- 0.7 mi away
- Medicare Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
- 4
- Medicare Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
- 0
- Medicare Listed Dialysis Facilities in City
- 3
- CMS Reported Ambulatory Surgical Centers in City
- 4
- CMS Listed Inpatient Rehab Facilities in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Long Term Care Hospitals in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Rural Health Clinics in City
- 0
- CMS Listed Federally Qualified Health Centers in City
- 1
- CMS Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Residents 65+ With a Disability
- 25.0%
- CMS Listed Ambulance Service Supplier Enrollments in City
- 4
- CMS Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
- 0
- Life Expectancy
- About 78.9 years
- Walkability for Health
- Good
3 of 5 stars · 12.7 mi away
VENICE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER (105497) · 0.7 mi away
Illustrative Venice care moment two: Rehabilitation continues after Laurel Road
A retired pair follows a rehabilitation direction connected with the North Venice hospital and asks a neighbor to help with a household task. They keep the next morning quiet so the return home has space for food, rest, and the care directions.
This is where the Venice home matters as much as the campus. A residence that supports recovery and help from another person can make the local hospital presence feel more useful in daily life.
Venice in everyday life
Could Venice work for you?
What may work well
- Venice has a licensed acute care hospital in North Venice.
- The hospital includes a documented emergency care center.
- Inpatient rehabilitation and a recovery gym share the campus.
- The Health Care Center at Venice lists several outpatient roles.
- Hospital and outpatient days can remain distinct household experiences.
What to think about
- Licensed bed counts do not describe current capacity.
- Appointments and insurance relationships remain personal.
- North Venice may be an easier trip from some homes than others.
- Outpatient service names do not guarantee availability.
- Recovery at home may still require help from another person.
Questions retirees ask
What care anchor does North Venice provide?
Sarasota Memorial Hospital Venice is a licensed acute care hospital at 2600 Laurel Road East with a documented emergency care center and rehabilitation settings.
What is available at the Health Care Center at Venice?
Its listed roles include urgent care, outpatient care, internal medicine, imaging, laboratory services, and specialty services. Personal availability still needs a direct answer.
Why keep hospital and outpatient care distinct?
They can create very different days. A focused outpatient visit may fit around home life, while emergency, inpatient, or rehabilitation care can require more support.
Does the hospital bed count describe personal access?
No. The licensed count identifies the facility, while capacity, appointments, insurance, and individual care remain separate questions.
Who may find Venice care manageable?
This balance favors someone who wants hospital and outpatient settings nearby and can arrange transportation and home support when care becomes more demanding.
Venice healthcare may fit when the North Venice hospital and outpatient center support different needs without overwhelming home life. Judge the fit by comparing a short outpatient visit with a longer Laurel Road care day.
Sources
Hospitals, primary care, pharmacies, specialists, and emergency care all affect how close and practical care may feel.
Confirm insurance acceptance, specialist availability, language needs, prescription access, and emergency care before making serious plans.
- OpenStreetMap healthcare amenities static probe
Used for Healthcare Access, Primary Care Access
- FEMA RAPT / HIFLD Hospitals
Used for Hospital Access, Hospitals Within 12 km, Reported Hospital Beds Within 12 km
Checked 2026-07-19
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for Medicare-Listed Selected Specialists in City, Medicare-Listed Rheumatology Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Nephrology Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Pulmonary Disease Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Endocrinology Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Ophthalmology Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Neurology Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Medical Oncology Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Cardiology Clinicians in City, Medicare-Listed Geriatric Medicine Clinicians in City
Checked 2026-07-13
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services NPPES NPI Registry
Used for Registered Retail Pharmacies
Checked 2026-07-19
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; FEMA RAPT / HIFLD; U.S. Census Bureau
Used for Emergency Care, Medicare Emergency Hospitals Within 30 Miles, Nearest Medicare Emergency Hospital, Nearest CMS-Rated Hospital
Checked 2026-07-12
- U.S. Census Bureau
Used for Residents 65+ Without Health Insurance
- Health Resources and Services Administration
Used for HRSA Adult Primary-Care Sites Within 15 Miles, Nearest HRSA Adult Primary-Care Site
Checked 2026-07-18
- World Bank
Used for Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024), Life Expectancy
Checked 2026-06-18
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Used for Medicare Advantage Plan Options
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Certified Nursing Homes Within 15 Miles, Nearest CMS-Certified Nursing Home
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for Medicare-Listed Home Health Agency Offices in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for Medicare-Listed Hospice Provider Offices in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for Medicare-Listed Dialysis Facilities in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Reported Ambulatory Surgical Centers in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Listed Inpatient Rehab Facilities in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Listed Long-Term Care Hospitals in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Listed Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Listed Rural Health Clinics in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Listed Federally Qualified Health Centers in City
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Listed Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollments in City
- U.S. Census Bureau
Used for Residents 65+ With a Disability
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Used for CMS-Listed Ambulance Service Supplier Enrollments in City, CMS-Listed MDPP Supplier Enrollments in City
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Walkability Index
Used for Walkability for Health
Checked 2026-07-10
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