PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center

PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center (commonly shortened to St. Joe's) is a hospital operated by PeaceHealth in Bellingham, Washington. Its trauma center is the Haggen Family Emergency and Trauma Center, a level II trauma center.

The hospital provides general medical care, as well as specialized treatment for heart and joint conditions and cancer. It is the only hospital in Whatcom County. They have 251 licensed beds.

History
St. Joseph Hospital was opened in January 1891, established by nuns of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace; it was the first hospital established by what is now PeaceHealth.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the hospital changed its visitation policies multiple times, but opened patients to one visitor at a time starting in September 2022 and two visitors starting in October of that year.

Helipad
The hospital's helipad is often used to airlift patients to Harborview Medical Center, the only level I trauma center in the state. Medical airlift services at St. Joseph are operated by AirLift Northwest and Life Flight Network.

Rankings
The hospital was ranked number 9 in the state of Washington by U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals Rankings.