Peacehealth
Doing business as Peacehealth St Joseph Medical Center
Hospital in Bellingham, WA, Medicare certification number 500030. CMS publishes 65 quality measures for it.
Medicare certification
Provider of Services- CCN
- 500030
- Status
- Active
- Provider type
- Hospital – Short-term
- Listed by Care Compare as
- Acute Care Hospitals
- Ownership
- Voluntary non-profit - Other
- Control type
- Other
- Participating since
- Jul 1, 1966
- Last certification
- Oct 9, 2025
- Beds
- 253
- Overall star rating
- Address
- 2901 Squalicum Parkway
Bellingham, WA 98225
(360) 734-5400
NPI records for this facility (CCN to NPI Mapping) 3
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Medicare enrollment
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Medicare enrollment
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dba Northwest Regional Laboratory
- Clinical Medical Laboratory
- Bellingham, WA
- NPI 1013137173
Medicare enrollment
Units certified under this facility 1
Provider of ServicesParts of this facility that Medicare certifies under a number of their own, such as a psychiatric or rehabilitation unit.
Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9
Medicare Care Compare-
Cleanliness - star rating Worse2
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Communication about medicines - star rating Worse2
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Discharge information - star rating Worse3
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Doctor communication - star rating As expected3
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Nurse communication - star rating Worse3
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Overall hospital rating - star rating Worse2
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Quietness - star rating Worse1
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Recommend hospital - star rating Worse3
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Summary star rating Worse3
Affiliated providers 624
Medicare Care CompareClinicians who list this facility as a hospital or facility affiliation in Care Compare.
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Laurie A. Belknap, DO
- Family Medicine Physician
- Bellingham, WA
- NPI 1205877388
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Lisa Benjamin, ARNP
- Nurse Practitioner
- Bellingham, WA
- NPI 1518588557
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Jeffrey Berner, R.N.
- Emergency Registered Nurse
- Vancouver, WA
- NPI 1578793329
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Donald F Berry, M.D.
- Pulmonary Disease Physician
- Bellingham, WA
- NPI 1578569927
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Tara Ann Berry, D.O.
- Family Medicine Physician
- Ferndale, WA
- NPI 1992167977
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Courtney Beuning, D.O.
- Infectious Disease Physician
- Salt Lake City, UT
- NPI 1356795165
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Rajesh Bhola, MD
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician
- Bellingham, WA
- NPI 1356365001
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Jay A Biessel, DO
- Emergency Medicine Physician
- Muskegon, MI
- NPI 1235510843
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Shannon Marie Billau, D.O.
- Family Medicine Physician
- Bellingham, WA
- NPI 1326290628
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Marc Joseph Billings, DO
- Neurological Surgery Physician
- Bellingham, WA
- NPI 1275947038
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Nishan Bingham
- Anesthesiology Physician
- Bellingham, WA
- NPI 1083063093
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Rachel A. Bishop, M.D.
- Family Medicine Physician
- Friday Harbor, WA
- NPI 1043369044
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James H Blackburn II, MD
- Specialist
- Bellingham, WA
- NPI 1952306284
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Kate Blake, NP
- Nurse Practitioner
- Salt Lake City, UT
- NPI 1073391025
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Edward W. Bloom, MD
- Family Medicine Physician
- Bellingham, WA
- NPI 1720034838
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Jessica J. Bloom, MD
- Family Medicine Physician
- Bellingham, WA
- NPI 1437199643
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Steven M. Bloom, MD
- Family Medicine Physician
- Bellingham, WA
- NPI 1417997537
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Jared Julius Blum, MD
- Anesthesiology Physician
- Bellingham, WA
- NPI 1407915903
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Amy Bode, MD
- Psychiatry Physician
- Seattle, WA
- NPI 1457551848
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Ian D. Bonner, M.D.
- Family Medicine Physician
- Bellingham, WA
- NPI 1730280215
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Diane Louise Boteler, M.D.
- Family Medicine Physician
- Eastsound, WA
- NPI 1912092339
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Matthew Boyle, DO
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Anacortes, WA
- NPI 1225691363
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Rory D Bradt, D.O.
- Family Medicine Physician
- Bellingham, WA
- NPI 1730343823
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Michael E Brage, M.D.
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
- Seattle, WA
- NPI 1194728709
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Joshua Dean Brawley, PAC
- Physician Assistant
- Bellingham, WA
- NPI 1326067679
Complications and deaths 20
Medicare Care Compare-
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected0.76
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CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected0.77
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Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications As expected161.88
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Death rate for CABG surgery patients As expected2.6
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Death rate for COPD patients As expected10.8
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Death rate for heart attack patients As expected12.4
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Death rate for heart failure patients As expected11.1
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Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected11.9
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Death rate for stroke patients As expected9.6
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Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate As expected3.6
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Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.18
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In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.24
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Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected3.44
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Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.64
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Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected1.76
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Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected6.02
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Postoperative sepsis rate As expected3.31
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Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.54
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Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.49
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Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients As expected2.6
Infections 5
Medicare Care Compare-
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) Better0
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Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) As expected0.49
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Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) Better0.52
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MRSA Bacteremia Better0
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SSI - Colon Surgery As expected0.64
Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)
Outpatient imaging 1
Medicare Care Compare-
Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 0.4
Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)
Spending per patient 1
Medicare Care Compare-
Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary) 0.96
Timely and effective care 16
Medicare Care Compare-
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 58
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Average (median) time all patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, including psychiatric/mental health patients and patients who were transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better 212
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Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better 210
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Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better 329
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Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy 99
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Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 85
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Head CT results 51
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Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 89
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Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 93
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Left before being seen 3
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Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 15
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Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 55
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Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 84
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Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 83
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Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 92
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Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 96
Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (14)
Unplanned visits 13
Medicare Care Compare-
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected15.1
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Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected21.9
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Hospital return days for heart attack patients 24.4
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Hospital return days for heart failure patients -8.5
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Hospital return days for pneumonia patients -3.9
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Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected16.2
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Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected5.6
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Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy As expected12.7
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Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement As expected4.6
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Rate of readmission for CABG As expected11.5
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Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected20.1
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Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected13.7
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Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected1.1
Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (1)
Related certifications
Other hospitals near Bellingham, WA
No other hospitals are listed in Bellingham, WA; these share its ZIP code area (982xx).
- Evergreenhealth Monroe
- Island Hospital
- Peacehealth Peace Island Medical Center
- Peacehealth Peace Island Medical Center
- Peacehealth Peace Island Medical Center
- Peacehealth United General Medical Center
- Providence Hospital
- Providence Regional Medical Center Everett
- Skagit Valley Hospital
- Smokey Point Behavioral Hospital
Sources for this page
- Provider of Services: the certification, provider type, beds and status.
- Medicare Care Compare: the star rating and every measure on this page, with the state and national rates CMS publishes beside them, and the clinicians who list this facility as an affiliation.
- NPPES NPI Registry: the NPI records connected to this certification and the names of the providers listed above.