What are some of the nicer hospitals in twin cities?

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Hello, everyone!

I am graduating from my ADN program this May and plan to move to Twin Cities afterwards. I have heard about the hardships of finding a job for new grads there, but I just absolutely love the area! I do have some experience working in acute care as an LPN, and hope it might help to find a job. My question is: which hospitals have good reputation among nurses and which don't? Are there any places I should absolutely avoid?

Thank you!

Specializes in CCRN, TNCC SRNA.
What about St. John's in Maplewood? I work in a clinic near there, and the doctor I work with LOVES St. John's, he thinks that the nurses there are the best.

Having lived there (MN) once upon a time, I too have heard this is a good place to work.

I have worked at United Hospital in St. Paul for two years and love it!

Any HCMC or Regions nurses out there. Where do you work and do you like it?

I've heard from someone that works at Hazelden that the administration at Fairview was going through a "rough patch." Has that affected nursing in that hospital? Do they offer loan forgiveness? If not, do you know of any other hospitals in the Twin Cities that do?

I am originally from NH, am going to school at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA and plan on relocating to either MN or NC. It seems like there's more happening in the Twin Cities than Rochester, too... am I right? :innerconf Anyone single and in their 30s? Wanna make a new pen pal to possibly "live" friend? I'd love to arrive there with a few friends already ;)

Specializes in ER, Rehab, TCU, Medsurg.

I am an RN at University of Minnesota Fairview. There are two campuses. I work at riverside, which is union. The other campus is on the U of M campus about two miles from riverside and it is nonunion for nurses. There are pros and cons to being union. Most hospitals are union here. I don't think healtheast is union, but many nurses love it. They are treated very well, there.

I spend a lot of time in that area for work, and you're right--- it's not the worst, but it's not great. One thing that sticks out in my head is an experience a past coworker of mine had who worked at Abbott. She was in her car leaving work one day and suddenly was surrounded by a bunch of "gang bangers", if you will. They tried to yank her car door open, but thankfully she had it locked. She stepped on the gas and took off, but not before one of them could swing a baseball bat and bash her back window in.

Wow. Scary.

I don't think healtheast is union, but many nurses love it.

Woodwinds is a non-contract facility; however, St. Joseph's and St. John's are union.

Methodist in St Louis Park is a great hospital to work for.

Specializes in LTC, med/surg, oncology, cardiac.

It is harder to find new grad jobs, BUT I heard Healtheast has new grad training every so many months that you apply for ahead of time. Also, an RN that I used to work with left and went to Minneapolis Children's for the NICU. I guess they were hiring new grads there too along with St Paul Children's NICU. She had an interview at both, and she was only an RN for a few months before taking this job.

Hope that helps, but your going to freeze here in the winters! It is just too dang cold!

Specializes in LTC, med/surg, oncology, cardiac.

I know there are less hospitals hiring new grads, BUT Healtheast I guess hires new grads every few months and puts them all through a long extensive training program. Also, a new grad rn that I worked with for a few months went to Minneapolis Childrens's NICU and was also offered a job at St Paul Children's NICU both as a new grad.

It is too dang cold here in the winter, and July it is too humid!

Good luck with your schooling! Hope that helps some!

I have worked for the VA, Uof M- Riverside and St. John's.

The VA by far has the superior charting system, great benefits, and a host of talented, skilld, experienced RN's, not to mentiont the VETS are a really tolerant, awesome, deserving population to work with.

Riverside (I worked on 10 A) was a very nice environment in which to start. Supportive co=workers, good strong union, decent staffing most of the time. 11A was not unlike hell, however. 8A is ortho and it was ok, except the day nurses will eat you for breakfast. Eve/Night nurses are great though.

STAY AWAY FROM ST JOHNS!!! :down: Healtheast is only hiring BSN grads right now for there nurse residency program unless you are a previous nursing assistant... Also, Johns routinely admits patients WAY OVER CENSUS out of greed, and places them into non-patient care areas, and expects inexperienced people to care for them in areas that do not even have basic supplies or water. They also have scheduling Nazi's there that will make your life a living hell, blocked schedule or not.

I have a friend who HATES North Memorial... and one who loves Childrens.

I have not worked at any hospitals yet, but I have had experiences at some recently due to some family health issues. My mom was at united and the nurses she had were AMAZING. My dad and my best friend have both recently been at the VA hospital, and the nurse are very nice, but to be honest, everything there seems slightly chaotic. My SO has spent a lot of time at North Memorial (he is a 20-year diabetic) and loves that hospital more then any other one. It really depends of where you are planning on living...Woodwinds is new and pretty decent...I had surgery there in Nov, and didn't really have any problems. Childrens seems to be a great hospital as well, and I have heard great things about the fairview system as well

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