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Nursing Excellence

PeaceHealth nurtures nurses’ purpose and potential at every stage of their careers, meeting them where they are and helping them grow.

Supporting and investing in our nurses' innovative ideas, professional development and clinical expertise benefits not just our caregivers and patients, but also our communities.

A nurse writes on a clinical whiteboard as another nurse watches and writes in a chart

A note from our system CNO 

Michelle James, Senior Vice President, Chief Quality, Patient Safety, Risk and Nursing Officer

Every day our nurses show their compassion and devotion to the care of our patients and communities.

With each interaction, the powerful work they do as clinicians, advocates, innovators, collaborators, educators and leaders brings PeaceHealth’s Mission to life.

Thank you for providing hope, healing and peace.

Michelle James, BSN, RN
Senior Vice President, Chief Quality, Patient Safety, Risk and Chief Nursing Officer

Excellence in our communities

We invest in nurses in many ways, including through our institutes for nursing excellence. We currently have two, with more being explored:

In this way, PeaceHealth's devoted nurses carry on a culture of excellence while providing high-quality care throughout the Pacific Northwest.