Whitesburg, Kentucky: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Whitesburg Arh Hospital 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 49th highest registered nurse average of 57 Kentucky hospitals. It is Appalachian Regional Healthcare's, hiring on this site.
Whitesburg Arh Hospital: common questions
How much does Whitesburg Arh Hospital pay registered nurses per hour?
Whitesburg Arh Hospital in Whitesburg, KY reported an average of $44.39 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 49th highest of 57 Kentucky hospitals. Kentucky's hospitals together averaged $58.38 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 Whitesburg Arh Hospital pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $21.65 an hour (Kentucky $31.78). Nursing aide hours averaged $17.79 an hour (Kentucky $23.48). Medical assistant hours averaged $15.67 an hour.
What is Whitesburg Arh Hospital's Medicare star rating?
3 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 84% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 64% 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 Kentucky hospital by rating).
Is Whitesburg Arh Hospital hiring nurses?
It is Appalachian Regional Healthcare's, and Appalachian Regional Healthcare's open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in Kentucky.
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 180002. 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 Whitesburg Arh Hospital pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/kentucky/whitesburg-arh-hospital