West Burlington, Iowa: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Southeast Iowa Regional 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 26th highest registered nurse average of 29 Iowa hospitals. It is Great River Health's, hiring on this site.
Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center: common questions
How much does Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center pay registered nurses per hour?
Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center in West Burlington, IA reported an average of $37.81 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 26th 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 Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $24.51 an hour (Iowa $30.78). Nursing aide hours averaged $22.02 an hour (Iowa $21.78). Medical assistant hours averaged $19.65 an hour.
What is Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center's Medicare star rating?
4 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 73% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 56% would definitely recommend it. Medicare cut its pay in fiscal year 2026 under the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program (the quarter of hospitals scoring worst on patient harm). It is a non-profit hospital (every Iowa hospital by rating).
Is Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center hiring nurses?
It is Great River Health's, and Great River 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 160057. 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 Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/iowa/southeast-iowa-regional-medical-center