Baxter Health

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Baxter Health is a 175-bed acute care hospital in Mountain Home, Arkansas, with about 1,475 full-time-equivalent employees, or 8.4 staff per bed. The median across the 43 Arkansas hospitals of the same type that file cost reports is 5.2.

In the fiscal year ending December 2024, the hospital reported $3.9 million in contract labor for direct patient care, which is 3% of its payroll. The median for comparable Arkansas hospitals is 2.9%. That is about typical for a Arkansas hospital of this type.

Average pay per employee across all roles was $87,361, in line with the $84,797 median for comparable Arkansas hospitals. That figure covers every job in the hospital, not nurses alone.

What this means if you apply here

• Contract spending here is not unusual for a Arkansas hospital of this type, so focus your questions on the unit itself.
• More staff per bed than most comparable Arkansas hospitals.

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