PeaceHealth is a not-for-profit health care system that owns and operates ten hospitals, numerous clinics and laboratories in the Western United States. Headquartered in Vancouver, Washington, the organization has operations in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington, and was founded by the Catholic Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace in 1976.
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| Company type | Non-profit organization |
|---|---|
| Industry | Healthcare |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Founder | Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Western United States |
Key people | Liz Dunne, President and CEO |
| Services | Health care |
Number of employees | 16,000 (2019)[1] |
| Website | www.peacehealth.org |
In 2020 it was claimed that they fired an emergency room physician for raising concerns that the hospital had insufficient measures in place to manage COVID19.[2]
History
In 1890, nuns of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace moved to Fairhaven, Washington, from the convent in Newark, New Jersey, to establish a hospital for loggers.[3] The order continued to build hospitals and in 1936 opened their first one in Oregon, Pacific Christian Hospital in Eugene.[3] After continued growth, the Sisters formed a non-profit health care system in 1976, and in 1994 the name was changed to PeaceHealth.[3] In 1997, PeaceHealth merged its SelectCare health insurance plan with Providence Health & Services, which at the time PeaceHealth was based in Eugene.[4][5]
PeaceHealth merged with Southwest Washington Health System in December 2010, and moved its headquarters from Bellevue, Washington, to Vancouver, Washington.[6] At the time, PeaceHealth had annual revenues of approximately $1.3 billion and operated seven hospitals.[7] The organization announced an alliance with University of Washington Medical Center in May 2013,[8] which the American Civil Liberties Union criticized due to PeaceHealth following Catholic medical care directives.[9]
Operations
PeaceHealth operates ten hospitals in three states. In Alaska, it runs PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center in Ketchikan. In Oregon, PeaceHealth operates Sacred Heart Medical Center, University District (Eugene), Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend (Springfield), Peace Harbor Medical Center (Florence), and Cottage Grove Community Medical Center (Cottage Grove). In Washington, it owns Peacehealth Southwest Washington Medical Center (Vancouver), PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center (Longview), PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center (Bellingham), PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center (Friday Harbor), and PeaceHealth United General Medical Center (Sedro-Woolley).
The organization's PeaceHealth Medical Group employs approximately 800 medical providers and operates medical clinics across all three states.
See also
References
- ^ Macuk, Anthony (October 10, 2019). "PeaceHealth lays off another 50 employees". The Columbian. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
- ^ Richtel, Matt (March 31, 2020). "Frightened Doctors Face Off With Hospitals Over Rules on Protective Gear". The New York Times. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ a b c "The Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace: A Heritage of Healing and Compassionate Care". The PeaceHealth Story. PeaceHealth. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- ^ Brock, Kathy (January 19, 1997). "Providence Good Health Plan, SelectCare to merge". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- ^ Woodward, Steve (January 18, 1997). "Catholic health operation will merge". The Oregonian. p. B1.
- ^ Corvin, Aaron (December 8, 2010). "Southwest, PeaceHealth finalize merger". The Columbian. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- ^ Sickinger, Ted (March 20, 2010). "Health systems look to merge". The Oregonian.
- ^ Miller, Ben (May 21, 2013). "UW Medicine, PeaceHealth to form alliance". Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- ^ Ostrom, Carol M. (May 20, 2013). "UW Medicine, Catholic health system to have 'strategic affiliation'". The Seattle Times. Retrieved May 22, 2013.