Health First approved a master plan to expand Viera Hospital by doubling its bed capacity to 214 and enhancing emergency, surgical, and cardiac care. The hospital will roll out expansion projects over the next 18 months—boosting services after Orlando Health’s Rockledge Hospital closed.
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