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Get Virtual Support & Connect Online

Due to the continued COVID-19 pandemic, Sarasota Memorial is now offering many support groups and education classes online. Click here to view the SMH Community Events Calendar, which includes details on upcoming virtual support group meetings.

 

Sarasota Memorial Support Groups

The following support groups are held at Sarasota Memorial or facilitated by Sarasota Memorial staff members. Please call the listed phone numbers for support-group meeting details. The Sarasota Memorial HealthLine can help you register for classes and programs sponsored by the hospital. Contact HealthLine via LiveChat online or phone at 941-917-7777 (Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.) , or visit the Community Health Calendar for more information. 

 

Al-Anon
Call HealthLine at 941-917-7777

Able Challengers Spinal-cord Injury Group
941-840-8586

ALS / MDA Clinic (pre-registration required)
407-562-2035

Aphasia Support
Call HealthLine at 941-917-7777

Bariatric (Weight-loss surgery) Support
941-917-4753

Better Breathers: Pulmonary Disease Support Group
941-917-7072

Bone Builders Osteoporosis Support
941-917-7000

Cardiovascular Disease Support
941-917-8508

Breastfeeding Support & Latch Clinic
Childbirth Education 941-917-1700 or HealthLine 941-917-7777

Childbirth and New Parent Classes
941-917-1700

Crohn's & Colitis Support
Call HealthLine at 941-917-7777, or call 561-218-2929

Depression and Bi-polar Support
Call HealthLine at 941-917-7777​​​​​​​

Diabetes Education
941-917-7468 or call HealthLine at 941-917-7777​​​​​​​

Early Stage Memory Loss Support
Memory Disorder Clinic 941-917-7197 or call HealthLine at 941-917-7777​​​​​​​

Face/Craniofacial Disorders Support Call HealthLine at 941-917-7777

Healthy Hearts Support
941-917-7000

Heart Failure Support Group
941-917-8508

Hepatitis - Liver Disorder Support
HealthLine 917-7777

Joint Replacement Class (Pre-surgery)
941-917-4047

Men-to-Men Prostate Cancer Support
Call HealthLine at 941-917-7777

Moms and Babies Group Get-togethers
Childbirth Education 941-917-1700 or HealthLine 941-917-7777

MS Support / Friends of Hope
941-276-2501

Parkinson’s Wellness Club
941-926-6413

Parkinson’s Power Hour & Care Partners Connection
941-917-4156

Pre-op Spine Education
941-917-4047

Scleroderma Support
Call HealthLine at 941-917-7777​​​​​​​

Stroke Support
941-917-7048 or call HealthLine at 941-917-7777​​​​​​​

Stroke Survivors, Families and Caregivers Education
941-917-3890 or call HealthLine at 941-917-7777​​​​​​​

Transplant Support Group
941-544-9711

Woman-to-Woman Breast Cancer Support
941-917-2636 or call HealthLine at 941-917-7777