The average hospital loses $5.19 million per year to nurse turnover. TipMyNurse turns patient gratitude into measurable retention insights so you can keep the nurses who drive your quality scores.
$5.19M
Average hospital turnover cost
NSI National Retention Report
17.6%
Annual RN turnover rate
National healthcare average
$295K
Saved per 1% reduction
Per 500-bed facility
The national average RN turnover rate sits at 17.6%. Enter your numbers below to see what turnover is costing your facility and what a 5-point reduction could save.
Nurses Lost Per Year
88
Current Cost of Turnover
$5.26M
Potential Savings (5% Reduction)
$1.49M
Based on NSI 2026 data. Average RN replacement cost of $60,090 per nurse. Potential savings calculated assuming a 5 percentage point reduction in annual turnover rate.
How It Works
Three simple steps connect patient appreciation to the insights your leadership team needs to support retention and strengthen nurse appreciation.
Patients scan a bedside QR code and send a voluntary tip to their nurse in seconds. No apps to download, no accounts needed. The tip goes directly to the nurse through Stripe-secured payments.
Nurses receive tips and personalized thank-you messages on their private dashboard. Recognition from the people they care about most reinforces purpose and reduces burnout before it leads to resignation.
Your admin dashboard aggregates care sentiment by unit, shift, and department. Spot engagement trends early, identify units at risk, and build the recognition case for your board with real data.
Tell us about your facility and we will send you a personalized breakdown of what nurse retention could save your organization. Most leaders see a return within the first quarter.
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