Harrison Medical Center has 24-hour, state-of-the-art emergency services at both its Silverdale and Bremerton campuses.

Bremerton's Emergency Department is a Level III trauma center staffed with physicians and registered nurses certified in emergency medicine and advanced cardiac life support. The facility opened in October 2003 after undergoing a $13 million transformation that included a 19,600-square-foot addition.

For more information about our Emergency Department, call our Patient Advocacy Department at 360-744-6535.

Seek emergency care—or call 911—immediately if you think someone could suffer significant harm or die without prompt care. Examples of emergency situations including:

• Change in mental status
• Chest pain that lasts longer than two minutes
• Coughing or vomiting blood
• Difficulty breathing, shortness of breath
• Major burns
• Poison
• Severe or persistent vomiting or diarrhea
• Sudden dizziness, weakness, change in vision
• Sudden or severe pain
• Uncontrolled bleeding

Seek urgent care for conditions that require attention but do not pose an immediate, serious threat to your health or life, such as:

• Allergies
• Back pain
• Cold or flu symptoms
• Cough or bronchitis
• Earache
• Minor burns or bruises
• Rash, poison ivy, allergic reaction
• Rising temperature
• Scrape or cut
• Sore throat
• Sprain

Jessica Kennedy-Schlicher, MD: Urgent care
Urgent care or the emergency room?