The Bellevue-based hospital chain in merger negotiations with Southwest Washington Medical Center plans to relocate its corporate headquarters to Vancouver, the nonprofit organization confirmed Wednesday.
Including PeaceHealth’s already-stated plans to relocate some of its back-office operations, the company would bring 340 new jobs to Vancouver from other PeaceHealth locations. About 260 jobs would be in operational areas such as information technology and accounting, and up to 80 jobs would be relocated from the executive offices in Bellevue, said Brien Lautman, a spokesman for PeaceHealth.
In addition to local job creation, PeaceHealth’s relocation would bring a powerful new economic force to Clark County. Following a merger with Southwest Washington Medical Center, the nonprofit would employ 15,000 people across three states and earn nearly $2 billion in annual revenues.
All of the relocated front- and back-office positions would be housed in what PeaceHealth calls a “shared services center,” a facility aimed at making the organization more efficient and eventually preparing it for growth.