Banner Good Sam?

I have done a few clinicals there in the ER and I must say it's one of my favorite places to go. It's extremely busy but everyone there is VERY helpful to newbies/students. The setup is awesome and Good Sam has a great reputation.

Congrats! I would LOVE to work there if I didn't live so far away!

I agree with the previous poster. Banner Good Sam has a good reputation around the valley. VERY busy hospital around the downtown Phx area. Only thing is, I wouldn't suggest living in that immediate area.

Good luck to you!

I live in the immediate area and find it quite nice; as with all places you must choose wisely. There are TONS of historic, well maintained areas (even million dollar homes)around that hospital intermingled with a handful of not so respectable areas. You'll find that most people who are afraid of this area are only perpetuating what other people have told them.

You'll find that most people who are afraid of this area are only perpetuating what other people have told them.

Eh, wasn't the case for me. I've grown up in the valley and know all too well (from other peoples' accounts as well as my own experiences) about the areas in and around Phx.

True though, like with any area, do your research and be well informed before making a decision :)

I just moved to Gilbert last summer from Montrose, CO. I love it. I only know that Banner Good Sam has a very good reputation and I see alot of good posts about them. Just wanted to wish you luck with the move. Everything about Az is better. Good Luck.

Thank you so much for your input! It's nice to hear the "other side"

(nurses views) of specific hospitals!!

Eh, wasn't the case for me. I've grown up in the valley and know all too well (from other peoples' accounts as well as my own experiences) about the areas in and around Phx.

True though, like with any area, do your research and be well informed before making a decision :)

but do your own experiences include living downtown?

but do your own experiences include living downtown?

Didn't live downtown, no. But when I used to go into work and hear gunshots and all the other stuff that went on .... no thanks.

To each their own.

Didn't live downtown, no. But when I used to go into work and hear gunshots and all the other stuff that went on .... no thanks.

To each their own.

Other stuff like what? Are you basing the "gunshots" on what you think you heard or what you saw? Such broad phrases have given the downtown area a poor reputation; a reputation that in my experience and of my neighbors', has not born true. I'm not trying to be a jerk about this, but this kind of stereotype is exactly what i was talking about.

Other stuff like what? Are you basing the "gunshots" on what you think you heard or what you saw? Such broad phrases have given the downtown area a poor reputation; a reputation that in my experience and of my neighbors', has not born true. I'm not trying to be a jerk about this, but this kind of stereotype is exactly what i was talking about.

I worked in the area .... I didn't just hear what I *thought* were gunshots. They were gunshots. There are a dozen gangs that live in and around the area ...... if you're not in the gangs then you're probably ok, unless you're caught in their gunfire, which I have seen cases of that happen.

This is just my opinion of why I wouldn't want to live there. If you live there and you like it, then it shouldn't matter what other people say about it. There are people that don't like where I live, but who cares? I like it and have no problem with it. I'm sorry if you feel like I'm stereotyping the area, but it's just my opinion based on experience.

Hi,

Had to add my as well. I live with in 5 miles of the hospital and work downtown while I attend school. I would be researching the area you move to carefully, while there are good and bad, no matter which city you choose. Look up the zip code on azcentral.com for crime, it is an eye opener. Downtown does have some really nice areas as bad. Yep I've heard the gun shots, and see the aftermath, I'm also going home between 130a-6a through the heart of it. Keep in mind also that a few blocks are great and move over and viola, you run into a bad area. This is the case for any big city. I have no doubt you'll find an area you like that's not all that far from the hospital, there are many to chose from.

Good Luck, welcome to Arizona!

I live in the immediate area and find it quite nice; as with all places you must choose wisely. There are TONS of historic, well maintained areas (even million dollar homes)around that hospital intermingled with a handful of not so respectable areas. You'll find that most people who are afraid of this area are only perpetuating what other people have told them.

Amen...I live 18 minutes from my door to the floor where i work at Good Sam. Many good places to live within 5 miles...It's hard to convince people that there are great neighborhoods and public schools so close to downtown. It's not even an argument worth having - some people are "urban" and others "suburban" in their outlook. There is nothing wrong with that. I personally couldn't raise my family in a cookie-cutter sub-division 30 miles from nowhere with an oversized pick-up truck and minivan on each driveway, and stucco houses painted some icky color of tan or pink. I need good ethnic food, small owner-operated shops, older homes with character, real trees and grass, unimpeded views of Piestewa Peak, and educated people with a more liberal outlook (yes, there are educated people in the suburbs - but those near downtown tend to be a bit more "East Coast").

But - there are lots of drawbacks to living near Good Sam, though they are what you would find in any big city. I grew up in and around NYC and never saw anyone in handcuffs. I swear - every 2 months or so I see Phoenix PD arresting someone within 1-2 miles where I live. Occassionally I see a homeless person snoozing in the rocks at "my" Safeway at 7th and Glendale. Once we saw a homeless man and woman dancing the tango near Central and Dunlap at 0100. Plenty of skanky looking meth tweaker types are always walking up and down the main streets (Glendale, Bethany, Indian School, etc.). Madison School district has practically the most schools rated "Excelling" in Maricopa County, yet one of them has a memorial for a student named Shannon who was killed by a stray bullet falling on her head on New Year's eve - yep, the same Shannon for whom "Shannon's Law" was named. When the kids are ready for high school and outgrow Madison - we will have to get a waiver as we will never send them to Central High. Just yesterday, I was smoking a cigar on my porch and watching a police helicopter circle about. My wife and I regularly ***** and moan that many of the suburbs have superior parks, and newer libraries where we don't have to run the gauntlet of homeless change seekers. Unfortunately, that is part and parcel of where we live - nothwithstanding the benefits.

If we had to pick a suburb - it would probably be Tempe (educated, ethnic, lots of older homes near downtown). But we are comitted Phoenicians, though we certainly see the negative and positives of the experience. Hey, look at it this way - I spend only $25.00 a week on gas - I couldn't imagine commuting to Good Sam from 30 miles away.

BTW, Good Sam is a great hospital, and I love their ED. Go for it!