Lufkin, Texas: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Woodland Heights Medical Center 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 184th highest registered nurse average of 251 Texas hospitals. It is CHS (Community Health Systems)'s, hiring on this site.
Hospitals in Lufkin
Woodland Heights Medical Center beside the other Lufkin hospitals in the survey, the highest registered nurse average first.
| Hospital | RN | LPN | Nursing aide | Hiring here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI St Lukes Health Memorial LufkinLufkin, TX | $49.53 | $33.32 | $17.18 | CommonSpirit Health |
| Woodland Heights Medical CenterLufkin, TX | $49.13 | $27.75 | $15.60 | CHS (Community Health Systems) |
Woodland Heights Medical Center: common questions
How much does Woodland Heights Medical Center pay registered nurses per hour?
Woodland Heights Medical Center in Lufkin, TX reported an average of $49.13 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 184th highest of 251 Texas hospitals. Texas's hospitals together averaged $54.99 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 Woodland Heights Medical Center pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $27.75 an hour (Texas $32.84). Nursing aide hours averaged $15.60 an hour (Texas $21.00).
How does Woodland Heights Medical Center compare with other hospitals in Lufkin?
Registered nurse averages in Lufkin: CHI St Lukes Health Memorial Lufkin $49.53, Woodland Heights Medical Center $49.13.
What is Woodland Heights Medical Center's Medicare star rating?
3 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 73% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 67% 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 Texas hospital by rating).
Is Woodland Heights Medical Center 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 Texas.
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 450484. 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 Woodland Heights Medical Center pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/texas/woodland-heights-medical-center