Patient Resources

EMERGENCY NUMBERS

FIRE/POLICE/AMBULANCE/POISON ..........	911
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL (CDC) ..........	800-232-4636
SAFE PLACE AND RAPE CRISIS CENTER (SPARCC - 24 Hr Crisis Hotline)..........	941-365-1976

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION CONTACTS

FLORIDA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION ....................................................... 800-762-0233

The FMA is the state’s largest advocacy organization for physicians and their patients.
The FMA promotes public health, ensures the highest standards of medical practice, and enhances the quality and availability of health care in the Sunshine State.

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION .................................................... 800-621-8335

The AMA is a national advocacy organization whose mission is to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health by uniting physicians nationwide to work on the most important professional and public health issues.

FLORIDA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION...................................................... 407-841-6230

The FHA is a not-for-profit association representing more than 230 hospitals all across Florida.

HOSPITALS

DOCTORS HOSPITAL ..........	941-342-1100
ENGLEWOOD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ..........	941-475-6571
HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL ..........	941-921-8600
LAKEWOOD RANCH MEDICAL CENTER ..........	941-782-2100
SARASOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ..........	941-917-9000
VENICE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ..........	941-485-7711

HEALTHCARE FACILITIES

SARASOTA COUNTY HEALTH DEPT. (SARASOTA) ..........	941-861-2900
SARASOTA COUNTY HEALTH DEPT. (VENICE) ..........	941-861-3301
TIDEWELL HOSPICE (SARASOTA) ..........	941-552-7500
TIDEWELL HOSPICE (VENICE) ..........	941-496-4611

REGULATORY CONTACTS

ABUSE HOTLINE (Children, Disabled or Elderly) ..........	800-962-2873
AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION (AHCA) ..........	888-419-3456
DEPT. OF ELDER AFFAIRS (Helpline) ..........	800-963-5337
DEPT. OF HEALTH ..........	850-245-4147

LOWER WEST COAST MEDICAL SOCIETIES

Charlotte County Medical Society Pat Garriton, Executive Director P.O. Box 380817 Murdock, FL 33938-0817 Phone: 352.344.9822		Manatee County Medical Society Liz Gatlin, Executive Director 4808 26th Street W. Bradenton, FL 34207 Phone: 941.755.3411
Collier County Medical Society Margaret Eadington, Executive Director 1148 Goodlette Road North Naples, FL 34102 Phone: 239.435.7727		Polk County Medical Association Jackie Courtney, Executive Director 5110 S. Florida Ave., Ste 111 Lakeland, FL 33813 Phone: 863.644.4051
Hillsborough County Medical Association Debbie Zorian, Executive Director 606 South Boulevard Tampa, FL 33606 Phone: 813.253.0471		Sarasota County Medical Society Lynette Drain, Executive Vice President 4153 Clark Road Sarasota, FL 34233 Phone: 941.966.3134
Lee County Medical Society Ann Wilke, Executive Director P.O. Box 60041 Fort Myers, FL 33906 Phone: 239.936.1645