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Aspirus St. Luke's Fast Facts

+ 28

new bedside nursing jobs created since 2022

547

bedside RNs employed at Aspirus St. Luke’s as of January 2025

10

number of Aspirus St. Luke's nurses who commit to working 40 hours per week (out of 547). We would love to have more nurses willing to commit to working more hours each week. In fact, if each nurse who is currently committed to working fewer than 40 hours per week would work just one extra shift every two weeks, our patients and care teams would benefit from an additional 111,696 hours of RN care – the equivalent of 53.7 additional full-time nurses. This would make a significant improvement in our ability to proactively staff units.

26.8

average number of hours Aspirus St. Luke’s nurses commit to working each week, based on their FTE

23.6

average number of hours actually worked each week by nurses at Aspirus St. Luke's

$54.37

average base hourly rate for Aspirus St. Luke's nurses ($113,089 annually for full-time nurses)

$63.34

average hourly rate for Aspirus St. Luke’s nurses when including shift bonuses, differentials and other pay

+17%

pay increase provided to Aspirus St. Luke's nurses over the last 3 years

2-2.5%

pay increase Duluth teachers and police will receive in 2025

-$29

million annual operating loss by Aspirus St. Luke’s in 2024 (-$16 million in 2023)

FAQ

Here are some of the questions we expect you may have regarding the ongoing negotiations with the Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA) and our nurses at Aspirus St. Luke’s. If you have one that we haven’t addressed here, we will soon have an email you can submit questions to.

Care for all. Fair for all.

Six words drive us: Passion for excellence. Compassion for people.

Learn more about the key topics we expect to address during our bargaining sessions.

Updates

Update from Chief Nursing Officer Theresa Hannu - April 23

Latest News

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Aspirus St. Luke’s begins negotiations over new nurses’ contract

Staffing costs push some Minnesota hospitals to the financial brink

RN pay by state, adjusted for cost of living | 2025

Aspirus St. Luke's Fast Facts

+ 28

547

10

26.8

23.6

$54.37

$63.34

+17%

2-2.5%

-$29

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Negotiations

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