Palm Bay Community Hospital (PBCH) is a 60-bed not-for-profit hospital that offers the residents of Palm Bay and neighboring communities convenient access to health care. We offer a full spectrum of healthcare services, including cardiopulmonary, surgery, rehabilitation services, intensive care, emergency services, endoscopy, and more. Our programs and services include:

• 52 medical/surgical beds including 27 telemetry units
• An eight-bed intensive care unit
• Four surgical suites - supported by specially skilled laparoscopic and surgical teams
• A comprehensive selection of diagnostic radiology services - including ultrasound, general radiology, mammography, magnetic resonance imaging, and nuclear medicine services.
• Fully digital x-ray suite and MRI
• An Emergency Department that treats more than 36,000 patients a year - with fully electronic triage, tracking, and documentation system, cardiology monitoring available at every bed, and all-digital radiology services located within the ED.
• A full-service laboratory - including a blood bank, and histology and pathology services.
• A new 64-Slice Philips Brilliance CT Scanner - allowing patients to be scanned with a very high resolution in about 13 seconds per exam
• Sleep medicine services - site of the area's only hospital-based sleep disorders testing center, fully accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
• An adjoining physicians' office building - housing specialists in a number of fields.
• A full complement of medical staff members
• More than 100 volunteers and auxilians.

Growing to meet the needs
of our community

The City of Palm Bay is at the heart of the community we serve, and is Brevard's fastest growing area. We are committed to keeping pace with the increasing health care demands of our area. In April 2007, we 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.

The $83.5 million expansion of Palm Bay Community Hospital will include the following:

• an additional 92 new, all-private inpatient beds.
• expansion of the Emergency Department with 10 new observation beds.
• two new Special Procedures rooms for expanded GI Lab capability and future services.
• an additional 12 bed Intensive Care Unit.
• an expanded food service and cafeteria area.
• the relocation of the main entrance, energy plant, and a second backup generator.

History of PBCH

Certifications and accreditations

• Accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
• Certified by the American College of Radiology
• Accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine
• Certified by the College of American Pathologists with no deficiencies, and also with special recognition for a superior level of performance by the Blood Gas Laboratory
• Nursing Magnet Hospital