Orlando Health entered into a memorandum of understanding on Sept. 11 to purchase 39.89 acres of land from The Viera Company between Lake Andrew Drive and Interstate 95, just south of Viera Boulevard, according to information provided by the St. Johns River Water Management District.
A land use application has been made with the St. Johns River Water Management District for Orlando Health’s future hospital in Viera. VIERA VOICE Courtesy of St. Johns River Water Management District
A land use application has been made with the district for the project name to be Orlando Health Viera Hospital.
“Orlando Health remains committed to investing in and providing high quality healthcare in Brevard County,” said Kena Lewis, the assistant vice president of public affairs and media relations in external affairs with Orlando Health in an e-mail to the Viera Voice. “We are currently taking the necessary steps to make that happen. We will have additional information in the coming weeks.”
A representative from The Viera Company declined comment on the project.
Orlando Health purchased three hospitals in 2024 along the Atlantic coast of Florida from Steward Health Care, including facilities in Rockledge, Melbourne and Sebastian. Orlando Health closed the Rockledge Hospital in April and the building is now in the process of being demolished.
That decision stemmed from what Orlando Health said was the poor condition of the facility.
The proposed facility in Viera will be several miles to the south of where the former Rockledge Hospital was located. Additionally, the hospital would be just a couple of miles away from Health First Viera Hospital, which opened in April 2011, according to hf.org.
Health First announced its intention to double its licensed capacity to 214 beds, among other improvements at its Viera Hospital earlier this year, according to a release from Health First.