Viera Hospital in Melbourne, FL
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About Viera Hospital
Viera Hospital is an acute care hospital in Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 5 out of 5. It has 84 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 Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital, about 8.9 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 0.84
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.00
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.15
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.00
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.00
88% 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 recommend73%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1071%
- Completed surveys457
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
28.22781, -80.72900
Nearby hospitals
- Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital250 North Wickham Road, Melbourne, FL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital8.9 mi
- Cape Canaveral Hospital701 W Cocoa Beach Causeway, Cocoa Beach, FL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital11 mi
- Kindred Hospital Melbourne765 W Nasa Blvd, Melbourne, FLLong-term care hospital11 mi
- Circles of Care, Inc400 E Sheridan Rd, Melbourne, FLPsychiatric hospital12 mi
- Holmes Regional Medical Center1350 S Hickory St, Melbourne, FL · Level II traumaAcute care hospital12 mi
- Sea Pines Rehab Hosp Affiliate of Encompass Health101 E Florida Avenue, Melbourne, FLRehabilitation hospital14 mi
- Palm Bay Hospital1425 Malabar Rd, NE, Palm Bay, FL · Emergency roomAcute care hospital17 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Viera Hospital located?
Viera Hospital is at 8745 N Wickham Rd, Melbourne, FL 32940 in Brevard County.
Does Viera Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Viera Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 194 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Viera Hospital?
Viera Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 5 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 Viera Hospital a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Viera Hospital. Hospitals without one still treat injuries in their emergency department and transfer patients who need a trauma center. Check the Florida trauma program for the current list.
What is the phone number of Viera Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (321) 434-9000.
Would patients recommend Viera Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (457 completed surveys), 73% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 71% 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 HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- 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.
- 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.