Wakefield, Rhode Island: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What South County Hospital Inc 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 9th highest registered nurse average of 10 Rhode Island hospitals. It is South County Hospital's, hiring on this site.
South County Hospital Inc: common questions
How much does South County Hospital Inc pay registered nurses per hour?
South County Hospital Inc in Wakefield, RI reported an average of $51.43 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 9th highest of 10 Rhode Island hospitals. Rhode Island's hospitals together averaged $60.42 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 South County Hospital Inc pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $46.54 an hour (Rhode Island $40.40). Nursing aide hours averaged $22.47 an hour (Rhode Island $30.70). Medical assistant hours averaged $23.12 an hour.
What is South County Hospital Inc's Medicare star rating?
4 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 85% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 81% 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 Rhode Island hospital by rating).
Is South County Hospital Inc hiring nurses?
It is South County Hospital's, and South County Hospital's open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in Rhode Island.
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 410008. 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 South County Hospital Inc pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/rhode-island/south-county-hospital-inc