Valparaiso, Indiana: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Northwest Health - Porter 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 16th highest registered nurse average of 79 Indiana hospitals. It is CHS (Community Health Systems)'s, hiring on this site.
Northwest Health - Porter: common questions
How much does Northwest Health - Porter pay registered nurses per hour?
Northwest Health - Porter in Valparaiso, IN reported an average of $62.62 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 16th highest of 79 Indiana hospitals. Indiana's hospitals together averaged $57.92 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 Northwest Health - Porter pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $38.33 an hour (Indiana $37.44). Nursing aide hours averaged $21.05 an hour (Indiana $23.68). Medical assistant hours averaged $22.30 an hour.
What is Northwest Health - Porter's Medicare star rating?
2 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 73% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 48% would definitely recommend it. It was not among the hospitals Medicare penalized for patient harm in fiscal year 2026. It is a for-profit hospital (every Indiana hospital by rating).
Is Northwest Health - Porter hiring nurses?
It is CHS (Community Health Systems)'s, and CHS (Community Health Systems)'s open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in Indiana.
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 150035. 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 Northwest Health - Porter pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/indiana/northwest-health-porter