Lagrange, Georgia: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Wellstar West Georgia 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 41st highest registered nurse average of 89 Georgia hospitals. It is Wellstar Health System's, hiring on this site.
Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center: common questions
How much does Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center pay registered nurses per hour?
Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center in Lagrange, GA reported an average of $52.80 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 41st highest of 89 Georgia hospitals. Georgia's hospitals together averaged $58.29 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 Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $34.75 an hour (Georgia $33.26). Nursing aide hours averaged $19.71 an hour (Georgia $20.62). Medical assistant hours averaged $28.35 an hour.
What is Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center's Medicare star rating?
5 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 84% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 77% 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 Georgia hospital by rating).
Is Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center hiring nurses?
It is Wellstar Health System's, and Wellstar Health System's open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in Georgia.
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 110016. 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 Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/georgia/wellstar-west-georgia-medical-center