Thinking of moving to tennessee

[shellrn97]

Hello everyone out there. My husband and I are looking to move to the Nashville Tenn. area (Franklin). He will be graduating from a PA program in 7 week and has an interview in a few weeks when together we will fly out and check the area out. My question is where in this area is the best place to raise children. We have three school age kids. I am so excited because I have always since a small child wanted to live in the south. I am a RN with 6 years of Adult ICU/CCU experience. It is so hard because most chamber of commerces information is always the best. We currently live in a small New England town with around 5,000 people with it's own school system. Soccer is a big part of all of lives, my husband still plays and has coached since he was a teenager. We are in our early 30's. I was wondering also which are the best hospitals to work at and the round about pay for us nurses since I will need a job also. I would appreciate any help. I know no one who lives in this area what so ever. Thank you all for you time:kiss

[perfectbluebuildings, BSN, RN]

Welcome to Tennessee!!! Born and raised there and hope to go back some day.

And go, Vols!!

I agree that Vanderbilt is a wonderful hospital, a sister goes there yearly for a chronic genetic disease to be checked up on (a 5 hr trip from our corner of the state) and has always had wonderful experiences there.

Also, I know you are moving to Nashville area, I have never lived in the Knoxville area so I don't know what it is like but I would just say from personal experience that east TN is plenty progressive enough and a very pleasant place to live. Since I am still a student I can't speak to the medical atmosphere of the area though.

[perfectbluebuildings, BSN, RN]

Also one more comment- there is a lot of soccer in East TN, it wasn't big in popularity before but has really grown in the past few years.

[Hidi74]

Man.....I get soooooo homesick reading this thread!