Highland Community Hospital

Working at Highland Community Hospital

Highland Community Hospital is a 49-bed acute care hospital in Picayune, Mississippi, with about 216 full-time-equivalent employees, or 4.4 staff per bed. The median across the 58 Mississippi hospitals of the same type that file cost reports is 4.6.

In the fiscal year ending September 2024, the hospital reported $0.8 million in contract labor for direct patient care, which is 4.2% of its payroll. The median for comparable Mississippi hospitals is 3.7%. That is about typical for a Mississippi hospital of this type.

Average pay per employee across all roles was $88,590, above the $80,400 median for comparable Mississippi 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 Mississippi hospital of this type, so focus your questions on the unit itself.
• Fewer staff per bed than most comparable Mississippi hospitals, so ask how assignments are built.

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