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Hospital · Junction City, KS

Stormont Vail Health Flint Hills, LLC

1102 St Mary'S Road, Junction City, KS 66441

Contract staffing here runs at 5.7% of payroll, 1.8 times the Kansas median.

Contract labor share
5.7%
Kansas median 3.2%
Staff per bed
4.5
Kansas median 6.1
Average pay, all roles
$121,686
Kansas median $86,589
Beds
43
194 employees (FTE)
The numbers, in plain English

Working at Stormont Vail Health Flint Hills, LLC

Stormont Vail Health Flint Hills, LLC is a 43-bed acute care hospital in Junction City, Kansas, with about 194 full-time-equivalent employees, or 4.5 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 September 2024, the hospital reported $1.3 million in contract labor for direct patient care, which is 5.7% of its payroll. The median for comparable Kansas hospitals is 3.2%. Put simply, this hospital leans on contract staff more than most Kansas hospitals of its type.

Average pay per employee across all roles was $121,686, above 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

  • 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 Kansas 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 September 2024. Comparisons use the latest report for each Kansas hospital of the same type. CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating from CMS Care Compare.