Philadelphia Hospitals

dawngloves, BSN, RN · Jun 2, 2006

What type of nursing do you do? Would you prefer a big university hospital or a community one? I can think of several that are not only in town but are also on a bus or subway line.

ER1010 · Jun 6, 2006

You may also want to try: Albert Einstein in North Philly (near Temple), Methodist in South Philly, Hanneman in Center City and Cooper in Camden, but easy to get to from center city. In the suburbs there are numerous hospitals including Abington Memorial and the Main Line Health System which includes Lankenau and Bryn Mawr.

Hope this helps. If you have any questions feel free to PM me.

indigo girl · Jun 6, 2006

Hi, I am reentering nursing in the Philadelphia area and was wondering about comparisons for some of the hospitals. I have been looking into Pennsylvania Hospital, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Jefferson Hospital, and Temple University Hospital; are there any others that I should look into? I am only looking at hospitals with good public transportation access as I don't have a car and I live in center city.
What are the "personalities" of the various hospitals? Which departments are better to work in at each hospital? Any other advice for nursing in Philadelphia would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.

If taking public transport, keep in mind safety issues if working at night. Some hospitals, I'm thinking Temple, Einstein, Northeastern for example, will require you to pass thru difficult areas. Be street smart if you do this.

LaurynRN · Jun 14, 2006

I agree indigo!

I work at Einstein and although we do have campus security the bus station isnt manned very well and crime is frequent. Earlier this year there was an elderly visitor stabbed.

Then again crime can happen anywhere..but I guess its safer not to go where it is prevelant and using public transportation often leaves you very vulnerable.

AdiRN · Jun 14, 2006

I have heard that there is crime in the subway stations near Temple and Einstein, but haven't heard any specifics before the stabbing of the elderly person. Does anyone know of the crime situation around the Temple University Hospital campus, including public transportation safety?

Also, I am interested in working in a big university or university affiliated hospital; eventually I would like to work in an intensive or critical care unit at one of these hospitals but don't know what the policies of hiring into these units are. I have been told I might have to work my way in from a step-down unit, does this sound accurate?

LaurynRN · Jun 14, 2006

Zolita,

I doubt you would have heard anything about the stabbing because it was downplayed by the hospital..of course it wasn't their fault but it would have been connected to them if not just by name alone.

In all honesty the public transportation system as a whole in Philly is not great as far as safety is concerned but if you plan on working days it would be much safer than lets say going in at 11pm.

As far as I know at Einstein you do not have to work your way into ICU from a step down....I am not sure about Temple.

I hear Temple has a great benefit for education for their employees and their families!

ryanfocker · Jun 17, 2006

i just graduated from thomas jefferson and did clinicals everywhere. i decided that cooper was the best for me. the general consensus of my class was that pennsylvania hospital seemed like a good place to work.

as a student, we were treated horribly at methodist and einstein, and mixed results at jefferson. i realize that everybody has different experience though.

everybody that did clinicals at penn and cooper agreed they were the best place to work.