Lebanon, Virginia: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Russell County 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 68th highest registered nurse average of 68 Virginia hospitals. It is Ballad Health's, hiring on this site.
Russell County Hospital: common questions
How much does Russell County Hospital pay registered nurses per hour?
Russell County Hospital in Lebanon, VA reported an average of $38.11 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 68th highest of 68 Virginia hospitals. Virginia's hospitals together averaged $58.97 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 Russell County Hospital pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $28.19 an hour (Virginia $37.23). Nursing aide hours averaged $16.25 an hour (Virginia $22.66).
What is Russell County Hospital's Medicare star rating?
4 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 88% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 72% 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 Virginia hospital by rating).
Is Russell County Hospital hiring nurses?
It is Ballad Health's, and Ballad Health's open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in Virginia.
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 490002. 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 Russell County Hospital pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/virginia/russell-county-hospital