Sarker, Sharfi, MD, MPH, FACS

Bay Breeze Health and Rehabilitation Center is a place to get better, a place for living. We are a 120-bed skilled nursing center, and a proud member of the Consulate Health Care family. Opened in 1984, we have 8 private rooms, 61 semi-private rooms, and can provide accommodations for couples that become residents of our care center. Bay Breeze also offers features such as an outdoor recreation area, a garden and patio, a rehab gym, a beauty/barber shop, a library, transportation services, pastoral support, and in-house options for dental care, X-rays, psych care, podiatry and optometry. Residents and often time's family too, can enjoy planned activities such as various arts and crafts, group movies, discussion groups, visiting performers, and intergenerational programs. We are Ambassadors of Care. Contact us today!

The Heart Institute of Venice, located in Venice, Sarasota, Bradenton, and Ellenton, Florida, serves all of Hillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota, and Charlotte Counties. The Heart Institute of Venice is an independently owned cardiology practice that has been providing affordable, convenient health care since 2005. Medical director Barry Weckesser, MD, works closely with Amy Kinter, NP, to offer specialized cardiovascular imaging, testing, and treatment from their accredited facilities. Dr. Weckesser has delivered noninvasive cardiac care in Venice for over 30 years and had the first cardiology practice to meet the latest standards laid down by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Nuclear Medicine Laboratories (ICANL) for nuclear, vascular, and echocardiogram labs. The diagnostic and treatment monitoring services available at The Heart Institute of Venice include nuclear stress testing, echocardiography, walking electrocardiography (EKG), pulse oximetry, echo-Doppler, telemetry, and Holter monitoring. The practice’s screening services include stroke, peripheral vascular disease, hypertension (high blood pressure), and aortic aneurysms. The Heart Institute of Venice team provides enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) therapy to improve cardiac blood flow. Coumadin® and pacemaker/implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) clinics are on-site, and chronic care management is available for patients with heart health problems. The Heart Institute of Venice has a client-first philosophy that the practice’s loyal patient base appreciates immensely. Call the office or book an appointment online today to take advantage of their exceptional services.