Sarasota healthcare leader Robert Meade to retire

HCA Healthcare West Florida Division President Jyric Sims announced today that HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Robert C. Meade will retire from HCA Healthcare after 41 years of service.

Meade has been at the helm of the hospital since 2005 where he focused on a culture of excellence in which the hospital achieved numerous accolades including earning a CMS 5-star designation, the Fortune/IBM Watson Healthcare 100 Top Hospitals in the US, 19 Leapfrog “A” Safety ratings, Becker’s Healthcare 100 Places to Work in Healthcare and the recent addition of a graduate medical education program in Internal Medicine, to name a few.

“It has been my sincere privilege to serve as CEO of Sarasota Doctors Hospital for nearly two decades,” said Meade. “Most of all, I am so proud of the culture we have created together, knowing the team here will continue their unwavering commitment to providing our community and our patients with compassionate, high quality healthcare services.”

Services expansions over the past two decades have included the development of a comprehensive robotics and surgery program, operating room and emergency room expansions, the addition of a cardiac catheterization and mental health program, the opening the HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors North Emergency in Lakewood Ranch and construction of a second emergency in Venice to open in spring 2025.