The Holmes Regional Medical Center is a not-for-profit hospital operated by Health First. It is located in Melbourne, Florida. It is a 514-bed facility, including the only level II trauma center in Brevard County.
In 2010, the hospital had 38.8% of the patient admissions in the county, 23,250, twice what its nearest competitor in the county admitted.
History
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In 1928 Dr. Isaac Hay opened what is now considered the first local hospital from which the current hospital traces its origin.
In 1933 Mr. and Mrs. John Rodes donated land for a hospital. A loan of $30,000 was obtained under the National Industrial Recovery Act for construction.
In 1937, the new hospital opened on US 1.
In 1953, James E. Holmes was elected to the Board of Governors, serving as its president for the next 25 years, until 1978.
In 1954, bed capacity was increased to 60.
In 1956, the city granted the hospital 10 acres (4.0Â ha) on what is now the current site on Hickory Street.
In 1962, the hospital expanded to 181 beds in a four story building.
In 1963, there were 47 active and associate members. Hospital staff was 400.
In 1966, the hospital cared for 10,421 patients, 1,420 new babies and 37,165 outpatients.
In 1969, the north wing was added bringing the total capacity to 331 beds.
In 1978, as Holmes retired from the board, the hospital was named after him.
In 1983, 206 beds were added costing $43 million.
In 1986, the hospital constructed what was then the region's only complete caridovascular program.
In 2004, the hospital was listed in Money magazine as "one of America's top hospitals" for Intervention Cardiology and Stroke Care.
From 2007 to 2009, the hospital was rated one of the top 50 hospitals in the country.
In 2011, it had 55.1% of its admissions through the emergency room, less than any other hospital in Brevard and below the state average of 61.6%. Some of this difference can be explained by procedural differences in how hospitals admit patients.
Procedures
In the year ending June 2010, there were 899 hospitalizations for angioplasty, the most selected surgery.
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