Hancock, Michigan: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Up Health System Portage 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 67th highest registered nurse average of 89 Michigan hospitals. It is LifePoint Health's, hiring on this site.
Up Health System Portage: common questions
How much does Up Health System Portage pay registered nurses per hour?
Up Health System Portage in Hancock, MI reported an average of $44.46 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 67th highest of 89 Michigan hospitals. Michigan's hospitals together averaged $51.91 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 Up Health System Portage pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $37.42 an hour (Michigan $33.90). Nursing aide hours averaged $17.23 an hour (Michigan $20.92).
What is Up Health System Portage's Medicare star rating?
5 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 89% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 78% 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 Michigan hospital by rating).
Is Up Health System Portage 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 Michigan.
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 230108. 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 Up Health System Portage pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/michigan/up-health-system-portage