Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas

The numbers, in plain English

Working at Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas

Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas is a 26-bed acute care hospital in Galena, Kansas, with about 126 full-time-equivalent employees, or 4.8 staff per bed. The median across the 43 Kansas hospitals of the same type that file cost reports is 6.1.

In the fiscal year ending June 2025, the hospital reported $0.1 million in contract labor for direct patient care, which is 1.2% of its payroll. The median for comparable Kansas hospitals is 3.2%. This hospital leans on contract staff less than most Kansas hospitals of its type.

Average pay per employee across all roles was $72,454, below the $86,589 median for comparable Kansas 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 Kansas hospital of this type, so focus your questions on the unit itself.
• Fewer staff per bed than most comparable Kansas hospitals, so ask how assignments are built.

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