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Hospital · Rice Lake, WI

Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake

1700 West Stout Street, Rice Lake, WI 54868

Contract staffing here runs at 6.1% of payroll, 1.3 times the Wisconsin median.

Contract labor share
6.1%
Wisconsin median 4.8%
Staff per bed
6.0
Wisconsin median 7.1
Average pay, all roles
$183,700
Wisconsin median $93,752
Beds
40
239 employees (FTE)
The numbers, in plain English

Working at Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake

Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake is a 40-bed acute care hospital in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, with about 239 full-time-equivalent employees, or 6.0 staff per bed. The median across the 65 Wisconsin hospitals of the same type that file cost reports is 7.1.

In the fiscal year ending December 2024, the hospital reported $2.7 million in contract labor for direct patient care, which is 6.1% of its payroll. The median for comparable Wisconsin hospitals is 4.8%. Put simply, this hospital leans on contract staff more than most Wisconsin hospitals of its type.

Average pay per employee across all roles was $183,700, above the $93,752 median for comparable Wisconsin 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.
  • Fewer staff per bed than most comparable Wisconsin 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 December 2024. Comparisons use the latest report for each Wisconsin hospital of the same type. CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating from CMS Care Compare.