Person Memorial Hospital

Working at Person Memorial Hospital

Person Memorial Hospital is a 38-bed acute care hospital in Roxboro, North Carolina, with about 147 full-time-equivalent employees, or 3.9 staff per bed. The median across the 80 North Carolina hospitals of the same type that file cost reports is 6.8.

In the fiscal year ending June 2025, the hospital reported $2.2 million in contract labor for direct patient care, which is 15.5% of its payroll. The median for comparable North Carolina hospitals is 5.2%. Put simply, this hospital leans on contract staff more than most North Carolina hospitals of its type.

Average pay per employee across all roles was $97,014, above the $89,923 median for comparable North Carolina 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 North Carolina hospitals, so ask how assignments are built.

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