Hospitals near Columbus, MS

[missboo622]

I am thinking of relocating to Columbus, MS and wanted to know about the hospitals in the area. I actually posted a salary question in the General Discussion, but thought I might get better response here. I wanted to know what the starting pay (approx) for a new grad is. I am working in an ER for the past 3 months and make 20.95 base, $27.25 contracting to work weekends.

I know Baptist is in the area, but what other hospitals are there and what city are they in? Does the AFB have a hospital on base?

Any general info about the area would be greatly appreciated!

[newns05]

There is a hospital in Columbus called Baptist Memorial Golden Triangle. I used to work there on the med - surg unit as a CNA about 2 years ago and I had my daughter there. The hospital is not very small, in fact, they are adding on to the facility. I heard that lpn's can make about $17 hrly. I am an lpn and I am thinking of moving back to the area. I have lived in Ocean Springs for the past two years. They also have a web site. Hope this helps.