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Suffolk, Virginia: the hospital's own report to Medicare

What Sentara Obici 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 35th highest registered nurse average of 68 Virginia hospitals. It is Sentara Health's, hiring on this site.

$55.63
Registered nurse, per hour
VA $58.97 ($3.34 below)
$37.10
Licensed practical nurse, per hour
VA $37.23
$21.65
Nursing aide, per hour
VA $22.66

Sentara Obici Hospital: common questions

How much does Sentara Obici Hospital pay registered nurses per hour?

Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk, VA reported an average of $55.63 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 35th 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 Sentara Obici Hospital pay LPNs and nursing aides?

Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $37.10 an hour (Virginia $37.23). Nursing aide hours averaged $21.65 an hour (Virginia $22.66). Medical assistant hours averaged $23.31 an hour.

What is Sentara Obici Hospital's Medicare star rating?

4 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 81% 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 Sentara Obici Hospital hiring nurses?

It is Sentara Health's, and Sentara Health's open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in Virginia.

What every Virginia hospital pays nurses

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 490044. Read 10 Nov 2026.

  1. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare wage index occupational mix survey (FY 2027 April public use file)
  2. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information (Care Compare)
  3. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital (Care Compare)

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