Smithville, Tennessee: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Dekalb Community 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 26th highest registered nurse average of 72 Tennessee hospitals. It is Ascension's, hiring on this site.
Dekalb Community Hospital: common questions
How much does Dekalb Community Hospital pay registered nurses per hour?
Dekalb Community Hospital in Smithville, TN reported an average of $52.07 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 26th highest of 72 Tennessee hospitals. Tennessee's hospitals together averaged $52.96 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 Dekalb Community Hospital pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $33.49 an hour (Tennessee $35.42). Nursing aide hours averaged $25.56 an hour (Tennessee $22.53). Medical assistant hours averaged $61.98 an hour.
What is Dekalb Community Hospital's Medicare star rating?
no star rating in Medicare's overall rating; 87% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 76% 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 Tennessee hospital by rating).
Is Dekalb Community Hospital hiring nurses?
It is Ascension's, and Ascension's open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in Tennessee.
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 440148. 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)
Cite this page
CareJobs.Now. (2026). What Dekalb Community Hospital pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/tennessee/dekalb-community-hospital