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Once again, Sarasota Memorial Hospital is the only hospital in the region to make the grade on U.S. News & World Report's annual Best Hospitals list, the hospital has announced. Not only was Sarasota Memorial "ranked among the very best hospitals in the nation" for gynecological care in 2014-15, U.S. News also ranked it among the top five hospitals in Florida and No. 1 in southern Florida for overall care, a news release points out. The Best Hospitals rankings, now in their 25th year, "recognize hospitals that excel in treat- ing the most challenging patients," the release adds. Sarasota Memorial's chief medical oper- ations officer, Dr. Steve Taylor, "attributed the hospital's consistently high rankings to the exceptional expertise and dedication of its entire team — from physicians and nurses to leaders, staff and volunteers throughout the health system," the release continues. "We are honored to be recognized among the nation's best hospitals. It means as much to us today as the first time we made the list 10 years ago," said Taylor in the release. In U.S. News' 2014-15 Best Hospitals rankings, Sarasota Memorial rose to No. 30 in gyneco- logical care (up from No. 48 last year). The hospital also was recognized nationally as a "high performing" facility in eight specialties, an increase from six last year: cancer (new SMH NAMED U.S. NEWS' 'BEST HOSPITAL' IN SOUTH FLORIDA An aerial view shows the Sarasota Memorial Hospital complex in late 2013. Photo courtesy Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota News Leader July 18, 2014 Page 68