Fountain Valley, California: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Memorialcare Orange Coast 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 101st highest registered nurse average of 260 California hospitals. It is MemorialCare's, hiring on this site.
Hospitals in Fountain Valley
Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center beside the other Fountain Valley hospitals in the survey, the highest registered nurse average first.
| Hospital | RN | LPN | Nursing aide | Hiring here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical CenterFountain Valley, CA | $82.65 | $49.30 | $27.05 | MemorialCare |
| UCI Health - Fountain ValleyFountain Valley, CA | $68.80 | $44.87 | $30.51 | UC Irvine Health |
Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center: common questions
How much does Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center pay registered nurses per hour?
Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, CA reported an average of $82.65 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 101st 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 Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $49.30 an hour (California $42.49). Nursing aide hours averaged $27.05 an hour (California $27.98).
How does Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center compare with other hospitals in Fountain Valley?
Registered nurse averages in Fountain Valley: Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center $82.65, UCI Health - Fountain Valley $68.80.
What is Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center's Medicare star rating?
4 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 74% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 72% would definitely recommend it. Medicare cut its pay in fiscal year 2026 under the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program (the quarter of hospitals scoring worst on patient harm). It is a for-profit hospital (every California hospital by rating).
Is Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center hiring nurses?
It is MemorialCare's, and MemorialCare'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 050678. 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 Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/california/memorialcare-orange-coast-medical-center