Gardner, Massachusetts: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Heywood 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 39th highest registered nurse average of 51 Massachusetts hospitals. It is Heywood Hospital's, hiring on this site.
Heywood Hospital -: common questions
How much does Heywood Hospital - pay registered nurses per hour?
Heywood Hospital - in Gardner, MA reported an average of $57.65 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 39th highest of 51 Massachusetts hospitals. Massachusetts's hospitals together averaged $64.72 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 Heywood Hospital - pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $30.31 an hour (Massachusetts $45.32). Nursing aide hours averaged $24.64 an hour (Massachusetts $24.60). Medical assistant hours averaged $22.09 an hour.
What is Heywood Hospital -'s Medicare star rating?
2 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 81% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 71% 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 Massachusetts hospital by rating).
Is Heywood Hospital - hiring nurses?
It is Heywood Hospital's, and Heywood Hospital's open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in Massachusetts.
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 220095. 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 Heywood Hospital - pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/massachusetts/heywood-hospital