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Site plan for second phase of Harrison’s master plan for its Port Orchard clinic. Added, will be a new three story building that will allow for expanded services including 24 hour Urgent Care. |
Harrison Medical Center is working on facility improvement plans for its Silverdale and Bremerton sites. Tom Kruse, vice president for strategy and business development, said the nonprofit organization will announce sometimes in January its master plan that would be implemented by year 2012 and will entail $170 million in investments.
In the meantime, Harrison continues to work on its plans to build a clinic in North Mason County, and to expand its Port Orchard clinic.
In mid-December, the organization sold its Tremont Street site to Tim Ryan Properties, and will continue to operate it via a lease. “Our core business is taking care of patients, not running real estate,” Kruse said. “This (sale) allows us to put $7 million back into funds for patient care, instead of tying it in real estate assets.”
Harrison is moving ahead with the second phase of its master plan that was developed in 1995 for the Port Orchard clinic. This phase will add a three-story building next to the existing one, forming an L shape. (Phase 3 of the master plan entails a third building.) The new building will allow for expanded services to include 24-hour urgent care, enhanced medical imaging, and a wide array of outpatient services.
Plans for the project were submitted to the city of Port Orchard in December, with the groundbreaking expected the first week of February. “We’re still on schedule for a 2009 opening, and on budget,” Kruse said.
Harrison is also in the process of establishing an operating agreement with the newly formed Mason County Public Hospital District 2 to provide basic services in North Mason. The district was created as a result of a ballot measure that passed in November. Mason County Public Hospital District 1 had dropped a portion of North Mason last year from its service area, leading to the upcoming closure of its Belfair clinic. During the efforts to organize a second district, Harrison came forward, offering to fill the gap for services.
Harrison Medical Center previously considered four sites for building a new clinic in Belfair, but has since narrowed down its choices to two. Kruse said once an agreement with the new hospital district is in place, a final site selection will be made and negotiations will begin with the owner/developer of the property. With an estimated nine-month construction phase, the opening date of the Belfair clinic is forecast for mid-2009. Services will include 12-hour urgent case, primary care as well as an imaging center and lab on-site.
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