By HFT Staff

Brevard County-based Health First has announced a $230 million 5-floor patient tower expansion of Palm Bay Hospital. 

The schematic design phase will begin this August, and construction is slated to begin in Summer 2026. The new tower is projected to significantly increase capacity and throughput of the current hospital and is scheduled to be completed in 2028. 

This investment provides the community with: 

• 60 new inpatient beds, significantly easing current capacity challenges. 
• Expanded Operating Rooms, Cath Labs, Pre-Op/Recovery spaces.   
• Upgraded Sterile Processing Department. 
• Two shelled floors to support future growth – potentially adding up to 60 additional beds.    
• Enhanced access and patient experience through improved navigation and facility design. 
• Relocating and doubling the number of Operating Rooms, Cath Labs, Pre-Op/Recovery space. 
• Improved Hospital campus navigation and additional Visitor/Associate Parking. 

Palm Bay Hospital currently includes 120 beds, more than 200 highly skilled physicians and offers more than 40 medical specialties. In 2024, the 27-bed Emergency Department treated over 53,000 emergency cases.