PeaceHealth notified the Washington State Employment Security Department that 94 employees across several facilities, including 26 at the following Whatcom County locations, would be laid off on April 12, 2026.
Work Location Position Count St. Joseph Medical Center 9 Chestnut Building 5 Cordata Building / Cordata South 4 Hospice House & Hospice Admin 2 Medical Office Plaza 2 PeaceHealth St. Joseph Cancer Center 2 PeaceHealth Squalicum Surgery Center 1 North County Clinic 1
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Is there a reason dor these layoffs?, strange ro read a story about layoffs in a growing industry and there be no reason
They are probably already understaffed.
I work here: we are! They recently cut service staff like linens, supplies. So on night shift, if you run out of sheets or urinals…the House Supervisor personally has to run those items to each unit.
And now they are trying to cut phlebotomy and others.