Ft Wayne, Indiana: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What The Orthopaedic Hospital of Lutheran Health Networ 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 57th highest registered nurse average of 79 Indiana hospitals. It is CHS (Community Health Systems)'s, hiring on this site.
The Orthopaedic Hospital of Lutheran Health Networ: common questions
How much does The Orthopaedic Hospital of Lutheran Health Networ pay registered nurses per hour?
The Orthopaedic Hospital of Lutheran Health Networ in Ft Wayne, IN reported an average of $49.50 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 57th 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 The Orthopaedic Hospital of Lutheran Health Networ pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $42.51 an hour (Indiana $37.44). Nursing aide hours averaged $19.17 an hour (Indiana $23.68).
What is The Orthopaedic Hospital of Lutheran Health Networ's Medicare star rating?
no star rating in Medicare's overall rating; 78% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 69% 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 The Orthopaedic Hospital of Lutheran Health Networ 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 150168. 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 The Orthopaedic Hospital of Lutheran Health Networ pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/indiana/the-orthopaedic-hospital-of-lutheran-health-networ