Anyone here work at MAMC?

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Specializes in Telemetry, OR, ICU.

I report to Madigan Army Medical Center [Ft Lewis] April 3rd, then start 14 week critical care course on April 23rd, followed by 3 yr committment as 66H8A [critical care RN] at MAMC.

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Specializes in Telemetry, OR, ICU.

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I have worked at MAMC for 7 years this month. I worked in one of the two ICU's they have, named ICU-East (includes peds, PICU) and ICU-West (includes post hearts and IABP's). Both are great places to work and the critical care course taught by MAMC is considered excellent. I worked ICU-East from 1999-2000 and this completed my 15th year in ICU, so I was starting to experiance the dredded burn out. I transferred over to the PACU, and worked there for the next 4 years. I finally moved on to the OR and clinic life. All in all, having worked 3 different areas in MAMC, I feel it is one of the best hospitals in the country. I was a travel nurse for 7 years and this gives me the ability to make that statement. Being a civilian in a military hospital has it's pro's and con's though of course. One of the best benefits is that most unit Head Nurse positions are held by a Major, and most residents are Captains. So when the nurse outranks the resident, whoo-hoo! But I haven't really encountered very many difficult personalities within the resident's roster, some are incompitant, but not with really big egos. So I think you will like Madigan. The Pacific Northwest is beautiful and you are coming at a really great time. Our best (driest) months are July and August, cannot be in a more spectacular environment during the late summer and early fall. Winters are mild. Ok, enough jabber. Hope you have a good time here. Bye.

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Specializes in Telemetry, OR, ICU.
I have worked at MAMC for 7 years this month. I worked in one of the two ICU's they have, named ICU-East (includes peds, PICU) and ICU-West (includes post hearts and IABP's). Both are great places to work and the critical care course taught by MAMC is considered excellent. I worked ICU-East from 1999-2000 and this completed my 15th year in ICU, so I was starting to experiance the dredded burn out. I transferred over to the PACU, and worked there for the next 4 years. I finally moved on to the OR and clinic life. All in all, having worked 3 different areas in MAMC, I feel it is one of the best hospitals in the country. I was a travel nurse for 7 years and this gives me the ability to make that statement. Being a civilian in a military hospital has it's pro's and con's though of course. One of the best benefits is that most unit Head Nurse positions are held by a Major, and most residents are Captains. So when the nurse outranks the resident, whoo-hoo! But I haven't really encountered very many difficult personalities within the resident's roster, some are incompitant, but not with really big egos. So I think you will like Madigan. The Pacific Northwest is beautiful and you are coming at a really great time. Our best (driest) months are July and August, cannot be in a more spectacular environment during the late summer and early fall. Winters are mild. Ok, enough jabber. Hope you have a good time here. Bye.

redding6 - Thanks for the feedback! Currently, I'm in-processing at Waller Hall. I start the Phase II Critical Care course at Madigan on the 23rd. Upon completion of the course I will work in either ICU East, or ICU West. From your description my preference would be ICU West, yet it will depend more on where I'm needed at the time.

BTW, are you a GS RN at MAMC?

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