Proven healthcare business executive joins PeaceHealth Board of Directors

VANCOUVER, Wash. – PeaceHealth has named Thomas Westrick to its system board of directors.

Westrick is a proven global healthcare business executive with more than three decades of leadership experience across quality, regulatory affairs, research, operations, finance and enterprise risk management. Most recently, he served as President and CEO, Patient Care Solutions at GE HealthCare, where he led a more than $3 billion global business. 

Earlier in his career, he held senior leadership roles at GE HealthCare, including vice president, chief quality officer, head of regulatory affairs, and global research operations. In these roles, he led global quality, regulatory, and external research operations. He also created and delivered a global system of operational continuous improvement to ensure quality products and service. He previously served as global controller/chief risk officer and process simplification leader. 

Prior to joining GE HealthCare, Tom spent 13 years in public accounting with Arthur Andersen LLP and Deloitte & Touche LLP, serving a variety of multinational public and private companies across multiple industries. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and risk management and insurance from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and has served on several nonprofit and civic boards, including the University of Wisconsin School of Business and the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce.

“We are grateful for Tom’s willingness to serve and for the depth and breadth of expertise he brings,” said PeaceHealth President and Chief Executive Officer Sarah Ness. “His distinguished career — marked by operational excellence, financial acumen, regulatory leadership, and a steadfast commitment to quality and people development — will be an invaluable asset as we continue advancing PeaceHealth’s Mission in service to our patients, caregivers, and communities.”

About PeaceHealth: PeaceHealth, based in Vancouver, Wash., is a non-profit Catholic health system offering care to communities in Washington, Oregon and Alaska. PeaceHealth has approximately 16,000 caregivers, nearly 3,200 physicians and clinicians, more than 160 clinics and 9 medical centers serving both urban and rural communities throughout the Northwest. In 1890, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace founded what has become PeaceHealth. The Sisters shared expertise and transferred wisdom from one medical center to another, always finding the best way to serve the unmet need for healthcare in their communities. Today, PeaceHealth is the legacy of the founding Sisters and continues with a spirit of respect, stewardship, collaboration and social justice in fulfilling its Mission. Visit us online at peacehealth.org.

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