Palm Bay Community Hospital
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The Palm Bay Hospital is a not-for-profit hospital operated by Health First. It is located in Palm Bay, Florida
. It is a 152-bed facility, including 52 medical/surgical beds and has 12-bed Intensive Care Unit
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In April 2007, Health First broke ground on a $83.5 million expansion project. The expansion will more than double the size of the hospital addressing the hospital's robust utilization and the future growth needs of Palm Bay and its surrounding community.
Health First invested $76.5 million into upgrades from 2007 to 2009.
Palm Bay, Florida
Palm Bay is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population as 100,786 on 1 July 2008; it is the most populous city in the county...
. It is a 152-bed facility, including 52 medical/surgical beds and has 12-bed Intensive Care Unit
Intensive Care Unit
thumb|220px|ICU roomAn intensive-care unit , critical-care unit , intensive-therapy unit/intensive-treatment unit is a specialized department in a hospital that provides intensive-care medicine...
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History
The hospital was originally named the "Palm Bay Community Hospital." In 2008, they removed the "Community" from its name.In April 2007, Health First broke ground on a $83.5 million expansion project. The expansion will more than double the size of the hospital addressing the hospital's robust utilization and the future growth needs of Palm Bay and its surrounding community.
Health First invested $76.5 million into upgrades from 2007 to 2009.