VIERA, Fla. – Health First on Tuesday announced the approval of a master plan to expand Viera Hospital.
The plan would double the capacity of beds to 214 beds and enhance access to emergency, surgical and cardiac care.
Health First will now look to develop a plan to add the following to its current campus:
- 64 new inpatient beds
- 2 operating rooms
- 1 cardiac catheterization lab
- Doubled emergency department capacity
- 10-bed Clinical Decision Unit (CDU)
- Expanded imaging and support areas
- Shelled space for up to 32 additional inpatient beds, 2 operating rooms, 1 catheterization lab, and support space
“We are thankful to our Board of Directors for approving this next stage of development around the Viera Hospital expansion,” Health First President and CEO Terry Forde said in a statement.
Viera Hospital opened in 2011.
“The recent closure of Orlando Health’s Rockledge Hospital now affords us the opportunity to accelerate those plans (to expan) as we meet the needs of our community,” Forde said.
Currently, Viera Hospital operates 98 licensed beds, including 14 new labor and delivery beds that opened in 2024.
Viera Hospital over the next 18 months said it will roll out a series of projects designed to expand access, reduce wait times and deliver more specialized care.
Health First is also advancing expansion projects across Brevard County, including:
- Palm Bay Hospital: Planning for a five-floor patient tower that will increase capacity by 60 beds, with completion targeted for 2028.
- Cape Canaveral Hospital: A replacement hospital and medical office complex on Merritt Island, scheduled to open in early 2027.
- Free-Standing Emergency Rooms: New facilities in Rockledge and Palm Bay are in the planning stages