Lonesome Pine Hospital

Working at Lonesome Pine Hospital

Lonesome Pine Hospital is a 49-bed acute care hospital in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, with about 412 full-time-equivalent employees, or 8.4 staff per bed. The median across the 71 Virginia hospitals of the same type that file cost reports is 5.9.

In the fiscal year ending June 2025, the hospital reported $2.2 million in contract labor for direct patient care, which is 6.2% of its payroll. The median for comparable Virginia hospitals is 3.3%. Put simply, this hospital leans on contract staff more than most Virginia hospitals of its type.

Average pay per employee across all roles was $88,049, in line with the $90,484 median for comparable Virginia 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 Virginia hospitals.

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