Smyth County Community Hospital

Working at Smyth County Community Hospital

Smyth County Community Hospital is a 17-bed acute care hospital in Marion, Virginia, with about 82 full-time-equivalent employees, or 4.8 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 $0.4 million in contract labor for direct patient care, which is 2.5% of its payroll. The median for comparable Virginia hospitals is 3.3%. That is about typical for a Virginia hospital of this type.

Average pay per employee across all roles was $192,414, above 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

• Contract spending here is not unusual for a Virginia hospital of this type, so focus your questions on the unit itself.
• Fewer staff per bed than most comparable Virginia hospitals, so ask how assignments are built.

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