CPNW

What CPNW does

Clinical Placements Northwest (CPNW) is a Washington State-incorporated non-profit consortium founded in 1993 that standardizes clinical education onboarding for health professions students across the Pacific Northwest (Washington State and Northern Idaho, with member reach extending into Oregon). It serves two primary counterparties — acute-care hospitals and health systems on one side, and nursing and allied health education programs on the other — through a consortium model in which both groups become member partners and pay annual user fees. The organization reports 53 member organizations (19 healthcare partners, 33 education partners) and over 200 participating health professions programs, with named partners including Providence Health System, Swedish Medical Center, MultiCare, VA Puget Sound, Seattle Children's Hospital, EvergreenHealth, Overlake, Valley Medical Center, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington School of Nursing, Oregon Health and Science University, Seattle Pacific University, Bellevue College, and Green River College.

The core technology is a secure, password-protected web application accessed at cpnw.org, organized around a Clinical Passport system that captures and distributes standardized pre-clinical requirements (immunity status, background checks, pre-clinical training, license and insurance information), interactive eLearning modules with real-time progress tracking, and bi-monthly screening against the OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities and GSA System for Award Management. The platform operates under HIPAA and FERPA compliance, enforces two-step authentication on every login, and provides a Facility Account Coordinator dashboard for account review, approval, deactivation, archival, compliance reporting, and on-demand excluded-provider checks. Governance is provided by a Board of Directors drawn from member institutions, led by a President from UW Medicine/Valley Medical Center, a Vice President from Seattle Pacific University, and members-at-large from Providence-Swedish, Green River College, and Clover Park Technical College.

Revenue is generated through tiered annual subscription-style user fees paid by both healthcare and education members, with faculty teaching at member clinical sites and school coordinators exempt from fees, and self-pay students paying a one-time electronic fee upon account approval. The organization employs between 11 and 50 staff, has no disclosed funding rounds or venture backing, and operates as an independent non-profit with no parent company, subsidiaries, or M&A activity in the available record.

Name

CPNW

Legal name

Clinical Placements Northwest

Website

https://cpnw.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Clinical Placements Northwest (CPNW) is a Washington non-profit consortium that standardizes clinical onboarding for health professions students via a Clinical Passport, eLearning modules, and bi-monthly OIG/SAM screening, serving 53 member hospitals and schools across the Pacific Northwest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clinical Education Management Software

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare & Clinical Professional Development (CME/CE) (EDAGANAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Consent, Documentation & Certification (Records/Passports/Proof of Vaccination) (HLAJAHAM)

Keywords

• Clinical placement management
• Healthcare workforce onboarding
• Student compliance tracking
• Nursing education consortium
• Excluded provider screening

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Annual User Fees - Education Members: Schools pay annual user fees based on level of service. Faculty teaching at member clinical sites are not currently assessed a user fee. School coordinators are not assessed a user or subscriber fee. Self-pay students may have fees collected during account creation.
2. Annual User Fees - Healthcare Members: Healthcare organizations pay annual fees as part of consortium membership. The organization states that annual fees are assessed to both education and healthcare members to support the consortium's operations.
3. Subscription-Based Onboarding Services: Annual subscription covers OIG/SAM excluded provider checks performed bi-monthly. Results are made available on a need-to-know basis through the HIPAA and FERPA compliant secure interface.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CPNW provides a web-based Clinical Passport platform that standardizes onboarding, compliance documentation, and tracking for healthcare clinical placements. Member healthcare organizations and educational institutions use the system to manage student requirements, complete eLearning modules, and conduct bi-monthly OIG/SAM excluded provider screenings, serving over 200 health professions programs and 53 member organizations across the Pacific Northwest.

Product overview

CPNW offers a unified clinical placement platform that connects over 200 health professions programs with Pacific Northwest healthcare facilities. The core offering consists of a Clinical Passport system for documenting health and safety requirements, eLearning Modules for tracking interactive training completion, and OIG/SAM excluded provider screening—all accessible through a secure web application dashboard. The platform facilitates standardized onboarding and clinical placement management for nursing and allied health programs, serving both educational institutions and healthcare partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Clinical Passport

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 200 health professions programs use CPNW for standardized clinical onboarding
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Swedish Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwedish Medical Center is a major healthcare partner providing clinical placement opportunities across multiple campuses (Ballard, First Hill, Redmond, Cherry Hill, Edmonds, Issaquah, Mill Creek). The partnership enables student placements across Swedish's comprehensive medical services.
• Providence Health SystemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvidence Health System is a key healthcare partner with multiple hospital locations including Providence Regional Medical Center Everett, Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, Providence St. Peter Hospital, and multiple other Providence facilities throughout Washington State.
• MultiCare Health SystemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiCare is a healthcare partner providing clinical placements across Washington State including MultiCare Tacoma General, MultiCare Good Samaritan, MultiCare Allenmore, and numerous other MultiCare facilities.
• VA Puget Sound Healthcare SystemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVA Puget Sound operates two major facilities (Seattle and American Lake) providing clinical placement opportunities for health professions students. As a federal healthcare system, VA facilities have specific compliance requirements that CPNW's OIG/SAM screening addresses.
• Seattle Children's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeattle Children's Hospital provides pediatric clinical placement opportunities for nursing and health professions students in the Pacific Northwest region.
• EvergreenHealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEvergreenHealth is a healthcare partner in the Pacific Northwest providing clinical placement opportunities for health professions students.
• Overlake Hospital Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOverlake Hospital Medical Center is a healthcare partner providing clinical education placement opportunities for nursing and health professions programs.
• University of Washington School of NursingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity of Washington's nursing and health professions programs participate in the CPNW consortium, utilizing clinical placement services at member healthcare facilities throughout the Pacific Northwest.
• Oregon Health and Science UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOHSU is an education partner providing nursing and health professions students who complete clinical placements through CPNW's network of healthcare partners.
• Valley Medical Center (UW Medicine/Valley Medical Center)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerValley Medical Center, affiliated with UW Medicine, is a healthcare partner providing clinical education placement opportunities for health professions students in the region.
• Fred Hutchinson Cancer CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFred Hutchinson Cancer Center is a specialized healthcare partner providing clinical placement opportunities for students in cancer research and treatment-related health professions.
• Western State HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWestern State Hospital, a state psychiatric facility, is a healthcare partner providing clinical placement opportunities for mental health and psychiatric nursing students.
• Eastern State HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEastern State Hospital is a healthcare partner providing clinical placement opportunities for behavioral health and psychiatric nursing students.
• Green River College Nursing ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreen River College's nursing and healthcare studies programs participate in the CPNW consortium, utilizing standardized clinical placement onboarding for their students.
• Seattle Pacific University School of NursingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeattle Pacific University's nursing programs utilize CPNW's clinical placement management services for their students' clinical education requirements.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cpnw

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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