PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center is a 450-bed[1] community hospital located in Vancouver, Washington.

[8] Originally named St. Joseph Community Hospital and then Southwest Washington Medical Center, the hospital opened at its present location in 1972 and merged with PeaceHealth in 2010 and was renamed PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center.

[9] If the merger became official, the newly formed organization would have a total of 26,000 employees, 16 hospitals, and nearly $4 billion in revenue.

[9] In 2010, the hospital began a bloodless surgery program for community members, such as Jehovah's Witnesses, that refuse blood products.

[10] In 2011, the hospital received $1.2 million in grants for the cardiology department, the neuroscience institute, and the behavioral health program.