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Hospital · Loxahatchee, FL

HCA Florida Palms West Hospital

13001 Southern Blvd, Loxahatchee, FL 33470

4.0 staff per bed here, against a Florida median of 4.8 for hospitals of this type.

Staff per bed
4.0
Florida median 4.8
Average pay, all roles
$86,586
Florida median $84,414
Beds
206
829 employees (FTE)
The numbers, in plain English

Working at HCA Florida Palms West Hospital

HCA Florida Palms West Hospital is a 206-bed acute care hospital in Loxahatchee, Florida, with about 829 full-time-equivalent employees, or 4.0 staff per bed. The median across the 165 Florida hospitals of the same type that file cost reports is 4.8.

Average pay per employee across all roles was $86,586, in line with the $84,414 median for comparable Florida hospitals. That figure covers every job in the hospital, not nurses alone.

What this means if you apply here

  • Fewer staff per bed than most comparable Florida hospitals, so ask how assignments are built.

Questions to ask in your interview

  • Which units rely most on contract nurses right now?
  • Are permanent roles open on those units, and what sign-on terms come with them?
  • What is the typical RN assignment on the unit I would join?
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Sources. CMS Hospital Cost Report, fiscal year ending May 2025. Comparisons use the latest report for each Florida hospital of the same type. CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating from CMS Care Compare.