Ottumwa, Iowa: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Ottumwa Regional Health 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 3rd highest registered nurse average of 29 Iowa hospitals. It is LifePoint Health's, hiring on this site.
Ottumwa Regional Health Center: common questions
How much does Ottumwa Regional Health Center pay registered nurses per hour?
Ottumwa Regional Health Center in Ottumwa, IA reported an average of $63.49 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 3rd highest of 29 Iowa hospitals. Iowa's hospitals together averaged $50.98 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 Ottumwa Regional Health Center pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $34.50 an hour (Iowa $30.78). Nursing aide hours averaged $20.13 an hour (Iowa $21.78).
What is Ottumwa Regional Health Center's Medicare star rating?
2 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 65% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 41% 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 Iowa hospital by rating).
Is Ottumwa Regional Health Center hiring nurses?
It is LifePoint Health's, and LifePoint Health's open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in Iowa.
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 160089. 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)
Cite this page
CareJobs.Now. (2026). What Ottumwa Regional Health Center pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/iowa/ottumwa-regional-health-center