Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, FL
Also known as James E Holmes Regional Medical Center
In a medical emergency, call 911. This page is for information only.
About Holmes Regional Medical Center
Holmes Regional Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level II trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 550 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Circles of Care, Inc, about 0.2 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.68
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.10
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.17
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.17
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.66
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.32
77% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend62%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1058%
- Completed surveys599
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
28.08776, -80.61360
Nearby hospitals
- Circles of Care, Inc400 E Sheridan Rd, Melbourne, FLPsychiatric hospital0.2 mi
- Kindred Hospital Melbourne765 W Nasa Blvd, Melbourne, FLLong-term care hospital1.3 mi
- Sea Pines Rehab Hosp Affiliate of Encompass Health101 E Florida Avenue, Melbourne, FLRehabilitation hospital2.2 mi
- Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital250 North Wickham Road, Melbourne, FL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital3.9 mi
- Palm Bay Hospital1425 Malabar Rd, NE, Palm Bay, FL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital6.2 mi
- Viera Hospital8745 N Wickham Rd, Melbourne, FL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital12 mi
- Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital13695 US Hwy 1, Sebastian, FL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital18 mi
- Cape Canaveral Hospital701 W Cocoa Beach Causeway, Cocoa Beach, FL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital19 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Holmes Regional Medical Center located?
Holmes Regional Medical Center is at 1350 S Hickory St, Melbourne, FL 32901 in Brevard County.
Does Holmes Regional Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Holmes Regional Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 214 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Holmes Regional Medical Center?
Holmes Regional Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 4 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Holmes Regional Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level II trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Florida EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Holmes Regional Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (321) 434-7000.
Would patients recommend Holmes Regional Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (599 completed surveys), 62% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 58% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a Hospital to Give BirthLevels of maternal and newborn care, the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, quality data and questions to ask on a tour.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.