Manatee Memorial, A Solucient 100 Top Hospitals award winner, has been caring for the community for over 51 years. The hospital is located on the banks of the Manatee River. Manatee Memorial is a 491-bed, full service, acute-care facility with over 1,400 employees. The hospital has renovated and expanded its Emergency Department and will soon begin construction on a new patient tower, to keep up with rapid growth in our community. Our sister facility, Lakewood Ranch Medical Center will open in September 2004 to better serve the rapidly developing eastern part of the community.