After the birth of the 1,500th baby this year, Florida state administrators approved the construction of a Level II neonatal ICU at Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center in Daytona Beach, according to News 13.
The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration approved a Certificate of Need exemption for the hospital, which was licensed as a Level I Neonatal Nursery.
The hospital plans to spend $10 million on construction and equipment, according to the report. The new Level II NICU is slated to open in summer 2015.
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