Visalia, California: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Kaweah Health Medical Center pays nurses per hour
Average hourly wages in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits, from the hospital's report to Medicare: the 180th highest registered nurse average of 260 California hospitals. It is Kaweah Health's, hiring on this site.
Kaweah Health Medical Center: common questions
How much does Kaweah Health Medical Center pay registered nurses per hour?
Kaweah Health Medical Center in Visalia, CA reported an average of $69.83 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 180th highest of 260 California hospitals. California's hospitals together averaged $85.20 an hour, all US hospitals $60.42 an hour. An average over every RN hour, staff and travel nurses together, not a starting rate.
What does Kaweah Health Medical Center pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $30.69 an hour (California $42.49). Nursing aide hours averaged $21.41 an hour (California $27.98).
What is Kaweah Health Medical Center's Medicare star rating?
3 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 75% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 67% would definitely recommend it. It was not among the hospitals Medicare penalized for patient harm in fiscal year 2026. It is a government hospital (every California hospital by rating).
Is Kaweah Health Medical Center hiring nurses?
It is Kaweah Health's, and Kaweah Health's open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in California.
Sources and method
The hospital's survey wages over its paid hours for each category, its own and contract staff together, before benefits; the state's over all its hospitals' hours. Medicare number 050057. Read 10 Nov 2026.
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare wage index occupational mix survey (FY 2027 April public use file)
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information (Care Compare)
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital (Care Compare)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). What Kaweah Health Medical Center pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/california/kaweah-health-medical-center