[crazystudent]

Hi, Can Delaware workers tell me about your hospital. I will be a new grad (RN) in May and am interested in updated info about the hospitals in New Castle County. I am interested in Med-surg to start. Can you tell me about St. Francis, Christiana, AI, and even Union if anyone in DE works there. If there is any I missed please tell me about it. Is the environment pleasant, do they treat their nurses good, what is the starting salary, would you recommend it?

Thanks so much

[casperx875x]

I work at Christiana as a tech right now and am considering taking a position as a nurse when I graduate. I am very happy there. With most facilities, employee satisfaction varies greatly unit to unit. The medical floors are good places to start, though I would avoid 5B - I've heard nothing but bad things about the staff, patient care, etc. There are surgical, cardiac and medical stepdown floors which are much more challenging if that is something you are looking for. Benefits are great. Lots of opportunity for advancement and new experiences on different floors. It pays the highest salary within the area that I have found, though it is important to look at other factors to consider. Nurse Recruiters can be very difficult to get in touch with, though the one at Wilmington Hospital is great. They are putting millions of dollars into expanding Wilmington Hospital over the next several years. I would say it is definitely worth taking a look at!

As for the other hospitals you mentioned, I have no experience working in those locations.

[crazystudent]

I am trying to avoid working in town, but it is definitely an option. Thanks for your response. I have also found the recruiters difficult to reach, I know their very busy. I guess I'll keep trying. Thanks.