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PeaceHealth plans 150 information-technology layoffs as employees raise service-disruption concerns
Cascadia Daily News reported that nonprofit health system PeaceHealth will eliminate 150 information-technology positions systemwide, including 17 in Bellingham and four in Sedro-Woolley, as it outsources most IT services under a five-year contract. The layoffs are scheduled to take effect November 20. Employees told the newspaper they were concerned the transition could slow responses to issues involving the Epic electronic medical-record system; no disruption was reported as having occurred.
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Donor relevance
Why this matters
Information systems support medical records and clinical operations across PeaceHealth hospitals and clinics. A large outsourcing transition could affect service reliability, although the consulted reporting did not document an actual patient-care interruption.
Attribution
Who reported or established this
Cascadia Daily News reported the layoffs using PeaceHealth's state layoff notice and interviews with IT employees. The concerns about possible electronic-record response delays came from employees who spoke with the newspaper.
Evidence limits
What remains unverified
No Halo has not established that the outsourcing will cause any clinical or electronic-record disruption, how many positions directly support patient-facing systems or what transition safeguards and performance standards PeaceHealth has adopted.
Right of reply
Organization response
PeaceHealth CEO Sarah Ness said in a video cited by the newspaper that the system must look different in the future and is focused on growth and modernization. The consulted material did not contain a detailed PeaceHealth response to employees' specific concerns about electronic medical records.
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How No Halo records this event
Event type: Operational Contraction. Current state: Pending. No Halo preserves the current procedural state rather than treating every mention as a finding.
Published September 18, 2026 · Last verified September 21, 2026. See an error or a later outcome? Submit a correction or right of reply.