Vancouver-based nonprofit health system PeaceHealth cut 2.5 percent of its 16,000 employees, executives said in an email to employees Tuesday.

The email from Sarah Ness, PeaceHealth’s incoming president and CEO, stated that the cuts were made after months of deliberation to address “financial and operational realities.”

A PeaceHealth statement to The Columbian said cuts will eliminate select job positions, close some open positions and make other organizational adjustments.

“The overwhelming majority of impacted positions are non-clinical and administrative Shared Services roles, which support PeaceHealth’s 16,000 caregivers across three states,” PeaceHealth said.

The last day of work for those affected will be Friday.

This is the second mass layoff PeaceHealth has conducted this ye

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