John Dempsey Hospital of the University of Connect

Working at John Dempsey Hospital of the University of Connect

John Dempsey Hospital of the University of Connect is a 171-bed acute care hospital in Farmington, Connecticut, with about 2,523 full-time-equivalent employees, or 14.8 staff per bed. The median across the 26 Connecticut hospitals of the same type that file cost reports is 8.2.

In the fiscal year ending June 2025, the hospital reported $12.4 million in contract labor for direct patient care, which is 4.2% of its payroll. The median for comparable Connecticut hospitals is 5.4%. That is about typical for a Connecticut hospital of this type.

Average pay per employee across all roles was $116,943, above the $102,599 median for comparable Connecticut 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 Connecticut hospital of this type, so focus your questions on the unit itself.
• More staff per bed than most comparable Connecticut hospitals.

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