Ben Taub vs. Methodist Hospital Sugar Land

[Tatet98]

I would be needing your opinions with regards to choosing which hospital to choose im currently staying in an apartment in sugar land area and have been accepted both with methodist sugar land and ben taub in downtown. I need to make a decision before the weekend on which to choose. I have been accepted to medsurg floor at methodist versus neuro ICU at ben taub. I was leaning towards Ben Taub because its gonna be worth an experience and my background is neuro and surgical floor. The good thing about methodist is its close proximity to the apartment where I live but its the usual medsurg floor where ive been used to most of my nursing life. I am not very well versed on the benefits and bonuses at ben taub but ive seen the hospital and the neuro icu unit already and doing critical care and caring for combative patients in this hospital would be worth the nursing experience. I might not have the opportunity to get accepted to neuro icu again in the future. On the other hand, Im planning to buy a house in sugar land in a few months and the drive would be a litlle bit far to downtown as compared to the stress free commute to methodist in sugar land. I would be needing any of your insights and opinions.. whether it would be positive or negative. thanks a lot!!

[CPhT2RNstudent]

What are your plans? IE CRNA school? Do you need ICU experience? Personally I would do Ben Taub because I am working towards CRNA. If you are looking for a comfy job near home I would go for Methodist. I am an outsider to Texas, but hopefully not for long. So take my advice with a grain of salt. Personally I don't like commutes and would avoid it if I didn't need to. Does you house need to be in Sugar Land?

[NeoNurseTX, RN]

I'm in the med center looking to buy in Sugar Land..it's not that far...then again I'm on nights. I don't know what the traffic is like during the day and I don't want to know!

But I'd go for any ICU experience regardless.

[diane227, LPN, RN]

If you can make it go to Ben Taub. It is a very high stress job but you will see things there that you won't see in any other facility. I worked in the ED there for a long time and I would not trade that experience for anything. In 31 years of nursing it was the best job I ever had.

[labcat01, BSN, RN]

It sounds like you know what you want already! A lot of people commute from SL to TMC so you'll be in good company. The only thing I can say about Methodist is that they treat their employees very well and there is something to be said for that. Good luck with your decision.

[Tatet98]

Hi every1 thanks for the replys sorry it took me too long to respond. I decided for ben taub and im currently working with them, I thought the driving to work would be a problem but it never was. I like the hospital, lots of opportunity for learning in the neuro icu. thank you nurses for your wise opinions.