Port Saint Joe, Florida: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf 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 132nd highest registered nurse average of 159 Florida hospitals. It is Ascension's, hiring on this site.
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf: common questions
How much does Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf pay registered nurses per hour?
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf in Port Saint Joe, FL reported an average of $46.83 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 132nd highest of 159 Florida hospitals. Florida's hospitals together averaged $56.57 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 Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $26.68 an hour (Florida $38.67). Nursing aide hours averaged $20.69 an hour (Florida $22.58). Medical assistant hours averaged $22.45 an hour.
What is Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf's Medicare star rating?
3 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 88% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 93% would definitely recommend it. It was not among the hospitals Medicare penalized for patient harm in fiscal year 2026. It is a non-profit hospital (every Florida hospital by rating).
Is Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf hiring nurses?
It is Ascension's, and Ascension's open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in Florida.
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 100313. 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 Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/florida/ascension-sacred-heart-gulf