Defiance, Ohio: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Mercy Health - Defiance 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 95th highest registered nurse average of 114 Ohio hospitals. It is Mercy Health (Ohio and Kentucky)'s, hiring on this site.
Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital: common questions
How much does Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital pay registered nurses per hour?
Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital in Defiance, OH reported an average of $43.17 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 95th highest of 114 Ohio hospitals. Ohio's hospitals together averaged $51.50 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 Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $26.55 an hour (Ohio $30.81). Nursing aide hours averaged $27.96 an hour (Ohio $22.29). Medical assistant hours averaged $19.24 an hour.
What is Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital's Medicare star rating?
4 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 86% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 73% 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 Ohio hospital by rating).
Is Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital hiring nurses?
It is Mercy Health (Ohio and Kentucky)'s, and Mercy Health (Ohio and Kentucky)'s open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in Ohio.
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 360270. 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 Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/ohio/mercy-health-defiance-hospital