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Nurse Corps loan repayment hospitals in California
17 California hospitals of 10 employers hiring on this site are in counties HRSA designates a primary care or mental health shortage area as a whole. A registered nurse working full time at a facility located in a HPSA can apply for HRSA's Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program: 60% of qualifying nursing loans repaid for two years of service, 25% more for a third.
Madera Community Hospital (Madera), Plumas District Hospital (Quincy), Sutter Coast Hospital (Crescent City), Adventist Health Hanford (Hanford), Mark Twain Medical Center (San Andreas), Orchard Hospital (Gridley), Banner Lassen Medical Center (Susanville), Mercy Medical Center of Mt Shasta (Mount Shasta), Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital (Grass Valley), St Elizabeth Community Hospital (Red Bluff), Sutter Surgical Hospital - North Valley (Yuba City), Mercy Medical Center Redding (Redding), Shasta Regional Medical Center (Redding), Marshall Medical Center (Placerville), Adventist Health Sonora (Sonora), Colusa Medical Center (Colusa), Sutter Amador Hospital (Jackson).
California hospitals hiring in shortage counties
Highest HPSA score first. Each employer opens its open jobs.
| Hospital | Employer | Primary care HPSA score | Mental health HPSA score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madera Community HospitalMadera | Madera Community Hospital | Not designated | 18 |
| Plumas District HospitalQuincy | Plumas District Hospital | Not designated | 18 |
| Sutter Coast HospitalCrescent City · 2 Medicare stars | Sutter Health | 16 | 18 |
| Adventist Health HanfordHanford · 3 Medicare stars | Adventist Health | Not designated | 15 |
| Mark Twain Medical CenterSan Andreas · 3 Medicare stars | CommonSpirit Health | 11 | 15 |
| Orchard HospitalGridley | Orchard Hospital | Not designated | 15 |
| Banner Lassen Medical CenterSusanville · 3 Medicare stars | Banner Health | Not designated | 14 |
| Mercy Medical Center of Mt ShastaMount Shasta · 4 Medicare stars | CommonSpirit Health | Not designated | 14 |
| Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGrass Valley · 3 Medicare stars | CommonSpirit Health | Not designated | 14 |
| St Elizabeth Community HospitalRed Bluff · 4 Medicare stars | CommonSpirit Health | Not designated | 14 |
| Sutter Surgical Hospital - North ValleyYuba City | Sutter Health | Not designated | 14 |
| Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding · 2 Medicare stars | CommonSpirit Health | Not designated | 13 |
| Shasta Regional Medical CenterRedding · 2 Medicare stars | Prime Healthcare | Not designated | 13 |
| Marshall Medical CenterPlacerville · 4 Medicare stars | Marshall Medical Center | Not designated | 12 |
| Adventist Health SonoraSonora · 3 Medicare stars | Adventist Health | Not designated | 11 |
| Colusa Medical CenterColusa · 1 Medicare stars | Colusa Medical Center | 10 | Not designated |
| Sutter Amador HospitalJackson · 4 Medicare stars | Sutter Health | Not designated | 6 |
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Nurse Corps loan repayment hospitals in California: common questions
Which hospitals in California are in Nurse Corps shortage areas?
Of the hospitals hiring on this site, 17 are in California counties HRSA designates a shortage area as a whole, the highest scores first: Madera Community Hospital in Madera (a mental health HPSA (score 18)), Plumas District Hospital in Quincy (a mental health HPSA (score 18)), Sutter Coast Hospital in Crescent City (a primary care HPSA (score 16) and a mental health HPSA (score 18)) and Adventist Health Hanford in Hanford (a mental health HPSA (score 15)).
What is Nurse Corps loan repayment, and which hospitals count?
HRSA's Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program repays 60% of a registered nurse's outstanding qualifying nursing education loans over two years of full-time service at a Critical Shortage Facility, and an additional 25% for an optional third year (HRSA; 42 U.S.C. 297n). A Critical Shortage Facility is, in HRSA's words, "a public or private health care facility located in, designated as, or serving a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA)", a primary care or mental health one. Awards are competitive: HRSA gives preference by financial need, the nurse's specialty or type of facility, and the HPSA score.
Which employers run them?
Madera Community Hospital (1), Plumas District Hospital (1), Sutter Health (3), Adventist Health (2), CommonSpirit Health (5), Orchard Hospital (1), Banner Health (1) and Prime Healthcare (1) and 2 more. Each opens its open jobs. A nurse applies to HRSA, which decides each award.
Nurse Corps shortage area hospitals in other states
Each state's hospitals hiring in counties HRSA designates a shortage area as a whole.
- Indiana54
- Texas51
- Minnesota49
- Georgia28
- Kentucky27
- Ohio27
- South Dakota26
- Mississippi25
- Nebraska25
- South Carolina25
- Wisconsin23
- Iowa22
- Kansas21
- Illinois20
- Montana20
- Colorado19
- Michigan19
- Oklahoma17
- Virginia16
- Louisiana15
- New Mexico15
- Florida14
- Missouri14
- Utah13
- Washington13
- Oregon12
- Alabama11
- North Dakota10
- Pennsylvania9
- Wyoming9
- Idaho8
- North Carolina8
- New Jersey5
- Tennessee5
- Alaska4
- Maryland3
- Nevada3
- Rhode Island3
- West Virginia3
- Arkansas1
- Hawaii1
- Massachusetts1
- New York1
- Vermont1
Sources and method
A hospital is listed when its county, as Medicare records it, is a primary care or mental health HPSA that HRSA designates as a whole county. Shortage areas drawn by census tract or population group, and facilities designated or serving a HPSA, are not placed here, so a California hospital missing here can still count. Every state.
- Health Resources and Services Administration, Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program
- 42 U.S.C. 297n, Nurse Corps loan repayment
- Health Resources and Services Administration, HPSA designations (primary care and mental health), 9 Nov 2026
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Nurse Corps loan repayment hospitals in California. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/nurse-corps-loan-repayment-hospitals/california