Flowood, Mississippi: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Merit Health Women's 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 20th highest registered nurse average of 51 Mississippi hospitals. It is CHS (Community Health Systems)'s, hiring on this site.
Hospitals in Flowood
Merit Health Women's Hospital beside the other Flowood hospitals in the survey, the highest registered nurse average first.
| Hospital | RN | LPN | Nursing aide | Hiring here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merit Health River OaksFlowood, MS | $57.73 | $29.96 | $15.40 | CHS (Community Health Systems) |
| Merit Health Women's HospitalFlowood, MS | $45.99 | $26.37 | $16.69 | CHS (Community Health Systems) |
Merit Health Women's Hospital: common questions
How much does Merit Health Women's Hospital pay registered nurses per hour?
Merit Health Women's Hospital in Flowood, MS reported an average of $45.99 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 20th highest of 51 Mississippi hospitals. Mississippi's hospitals together averaged $47.84 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 Merit Health Women's Hospital pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $26.37 an hour (Mississippi $25.96). Nursing aide hours averaged $16.69 an hour (Mississippi $16.61).
How does Merit Health Women's Hospital compare with other hospitals in Flowood?
Registered nurse averages in Flowood: Merit Health River Oaks $57.73, Merit Health Women's Hospital $45.99.
What is Merit Health Women's Hospital's Medicare star rating?
no star rating in Medicare's overall rating; 83% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 75% 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 Mississippi hospital by rating).
Is Merit Health Women's Hospital hiring nurses?
It is CHS (Community Health Systems)'s, and CHS (Community Health Systems)'s open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in Mississippi.
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 250136. 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 Merit Health Women's Hospital pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/mississippi/merit-health-women-s-hospital