Bakersfield Memorial

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Anyone worked at Memorial hospital in Bakersfield, CA on the tele stroke unit. any info would be appreciated

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I am starting at Kern Medical Center next week for a 13wk assignment. A little nervous about living in Bakersfield :/

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I have heard its not so bad. You have vegas, LA and san diego within driving distance. there are a lot of travelers there. Hopefully I end up there or somewhere in cali.

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Thanks for the reply!

Im nervous about relocating there, but I can do it for 3 months for sure -Hopefully I will meet some like-minded travelers.

It will be a great opportunity for career growth and an excellent learning environment.

Best of luck to you and your nursing journey!

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It's close to some great national parks: Sequoia-Kings Canyon, and Yosemite. I say be sure to go to them!

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I was just about to post this same question, but decided to do a search first to see if there was already info on here. I'm just about to tell my recruiter to send my profile over. I've had assignments in Bakersfield twice. I just left Kern Medical Center in June, and I worked at Mercy (Truxtun and Southwest) 2 years ago. L.A. is 1 1/2 hours away and Vegas is about 4 1/2. The area has a small town type of feeling and the people were nice. I felt safe in the area over all. The second time I went, I was able to rent a furnished room for $425/month so I was able to save alot of my stipend money. As someone else posted, there are ALOT of travelers there. It seems like most locations that aren't close to the big cities have lots of travelers.

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