Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, Washington, is part of Providence Health & Services, a not-for-profit network of hospitals, medical clinics, physicians, health plans and affiliated services in Alaska, California, Montana, Oregon and Washington. The hospital is in the health system’s Southwest Washington Service Area, which also includes Providence Centralia Hospital and Providence Physician Network.

Providence St. Peter Hospital is a fully accredited, 390-bed acute and outpatient care facility offering comprehensive medical, surgical and behavioral health services. It serves as a regional referral center. It is the largest hospital in a five-county area that has a population of about 500,000, with half living in the greater Olympia/Thurston County area and the rest in four surrounding rural counties.

About the Area
Situated at the southern tip of Puget Sound and only minutes away from the mountains and the ocean, this area offers limitless year-round outdoor recreational opportunities. You are also close enough to Seattle (about 60 miles) to enjoy all the benefits of the big city, without the hassle.

If you are looking for excellent schools, friendly neighborhoods and a vibrant downtown, Olympia is the place for you. It is the state capital, is home to three colleges, and serves as the shopping, entertainment, cultural and health care hub for the southwest Washington region.

The housing options in our area are diverse and affordable. Whether you choose waterfront, mountain views, country living or historic downtown neighborhoods, you’ll be only minutes away from professional offices and our hospital – the lifestyle is that easy!

Facilities and Services
The trees, wetlands, walking paths and scenic views on Providence St. Peter Hospital’s 173-acre campus reflect the beauty of the Northwest. Patients and staff enjoy panoramic views of the Cascade and Olympic mountains from our 11-story patient tower. You will also appreciate our newly renovated facility. We have recently expanded and remodeled our emergency center, diagnostic imaging, critical care, laboratory, operating suites and every patient floor. A new 21-bed universal care unit will be completed in 2012 to meet the demands of our growing population.

Our major service lines include heart, cancer, orthopedics and neurosciences. We also have a busy emergency/trauma center, a large family birth center, a pediatrics unit (including a special-care nursery), and critical care, telemetry and medical-surgical units. Our campus includes a freestanding inpatient psychiatry unit as well as a separate facility for outpatient surgery and inpatient and outpatient physical rehabilitation. We also operate a chemical dependency treatment center nearby. Other campus features include medical office buildings, elderly housing, hotel accommodations for patients’ families and an extended-care facility.


Medical Staff
Our medical staff comprises approximately 500 physicians, including those in private practice and about 130 who are part of the growing Providence Physician Network in southwest Washington. We also have a growing staff of employed and contracted hospitalists who provide 24/7 coverage for medical-surgical, labor and delivery, oncology, orthopedic and pediatric patients. The physician network includes our family practice residency program that operates in affiliation with the University of Washington.

In 2010, the Providence Physician Network opened our first “medical home” primary care clinic, which operates as a pilot clinic and primary care prototype for Providence Health & Services throughout our five-state system.


Special Recognition
Over the years, Providence St. Peter Hospital has won many awards for clinical excellence, including Solucient’s 100 Top Hospitals for cardiac surgery, cardiology, stroke care and orthopedics. In 2010, we were recognized for nursing excellence with Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, a distinction achieved by only 4 percent of the nation’s hospitals.


Statistics of Interest

Annual (2009 data):
Licensed beds: 390
Births: 2,340
Admissions: 20,470
Average daily census: 249
Emergency Department visits: 68,631
Inpatient surgeries: 13,693
Ave. acute care length of stay: 4.42 days
Hospital employees: 2,397
Medical staff: 493


Contact Us
For more information about physician opportunities with Providence Health & Services, please visit us online or contact:

Providence Physician Services & Development psd@providence.org
866-504-8178

413 Lilly Road NE • Olympia, WA 98506 • www.providence.org/swsa