The new hospital will be built on the site of current Infirmary after plans to build a leisure centre on part of the site ran into public opposition.
The Trust, working in partnership with NHS Northumberland Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), had previously proposed a joint health and leisure development.
Following feedback from public consultation, they reviewed alternative options and have now decided just to build a new hospital on the existing site.
鈥淲e are delighted to be able to announce that the new hospital will be built on the site of the much loved (Berwick) Infirmary,鈥� said Northumbria Healthcare CEO Sir James Mackey.
聽鈥淚t is clear that the joint development was not what the town wanted. Instead, people demonstrated their support for a stand-alone hospital on the current site. Accordingly, we have listened, responded and worked together to come up with this plan as an alternative.鈥�
He added: 鈥淚t鈥檚 too early to have specific plans in place 鈥� though we are in preliminary talks with a number of possible developers 鈥� but we are working quickly to ensure we have plans to share as soon as possible.鈥�
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