Lac/Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Ctr

Working at Lac/Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Ctr

Lac/Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Ctr is a 58-bed acute care hospital in Downey, California, with about 1,445 full-time-equivalent employees, or 24.9 staff per bed. The median across the 276 California hospitals of the same type that file cost reports is 5.6.

In the fiscal year ending June 2025, the hospital reported $11.2 million in contract labor for direct patient care, which is 6.9% of its payroll. The median for comparable California hospitals is 4.4%. Put simply, this hospital leans on contract staff more than most California hospitals of its type.

Average pay per employee across all roles was $112,776, below the $129,800 median for comparable California hospitals. That figure covers every job in the hospital, not nurses alone.

What this means if you apply here

• Higher contract spending is a good reason to ask whether permanent roles are open and what sign-on terms come with them.
• More staff per bed than most comparable California hospitals.

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