The Harrison Medical Center Board of Directors has given their final approval to a plan that will consolidate acute hospital care services at their Silverdale Campus, according to a press release from CHI Franciscan and Harrison Medical Center.

As part of the board’s “Vision 2020: Building Exceptional Heath Care” planning process they are also working with community leaders to determine the outpatient services that will continue to be offered in Bremerton. The Bremerton Community Health Care Advisory Group plans to present their recommendations to the board in the spring of 2015.

“For more than a decade, the Harrison board has been exploring the best way to care for the residents of Kitsap County by providing first-class acute care services,” said Jim Civilla, chairman of the Harrison Board of Directors.

“Merging our hospital services at Silverdale as well as providing needed health care to the Bremerton community will enable us to build a regional hub that will serve the health care needs of Kitsap, Mason and Jefferson counties for generations to come.”

The Harrison Medical Center Board has also selected award-winning design and architecture firm NBBJ in Seattle to lead the expansion project. NBBJ has worked with clients that include Amazon, Boeing, Microsoft and Virginia Mason.

“As a company based in the Puget Sound area, NBBJ is excited to partner with CHI Franciscan Health and Harrison Medical Center to design a hospital that addresses the rapidly changing health care system and will become a long-lasting resource and source of pride for our community,” said NBBJ partner Richard Dallam.

The Vision 2020 expansion project will take up to four years to complete. The expansion will include additional hospital space, a new parking structure, a medical office building, and greater accessibility to the campus as well as enhancements to the Clear Creek trail.