best er in denver

Columnist · Mar 9, 2008

hi everyone,
i am new to allnurses.com. my very first thread! my husband and i are both er rn's and are looking to move from ohio to denver. wondering if you have any suggestions on top nurse rated er's in denver. thanks

hello and welcome to allnurses!!

i hope some members come along with some good suggestions for you and your husband.

stardogdaisy, RN · Mar 9, 2008

I live in Ohio right now and work in an ER. I lived in Highland's Ranch, Colorado for two years. We moved because it was way to expensive for us to live there and we have family in Northern Kentucky. I worked at Denver Health Medical Center. If you want great benefits and great pay, this is the best place to work. I worked in their trauma, SICU. The staff was so wonderful, and willing to teach. I was not ready for that intensive environment at that point in my life. I would recommend this hospital to any nurse that is moving to the Denver are. Denver Health Medical Center isthe Rocky Mountain Region's Leve 1 trauma center. Just an awesome place! :yeah:I wish you the best of luck in Denver and in your carreer! :nurse:

bellamonkey · Mar 14, 2008

thanks for the input, have you heard about or experienced rose's er? just curious. i am looking for a level 2 or community based er. at this time in my career I think i need a break from the inner city gun/knife club kind of er. thanks for any info.

stardogdaisy, RN · Mar 14, 2008

You know when I first moved to Denver I worked at Rose on their telemetry floor. There were a ton of travelers hardly any regular staff. I did not have a good time there. I guess I am more into the not-for-profit hospitals that care for the poor and indigent. Rose seem to cater to those with money, but maybe it has changed since then. Denver Health was intense, though. It was not a good time in my life to work in that kind of environment. If you have a lot of stress at home and then you go to your job and have more stress, well, it's awful. My life has definately calmed down a little now to where I could do trauma. Would I do it again....No. Trauma nursing has to wear on you after a while. Good luck to you.

sarita279 · Mar 15, 2008

I would definitely classify Rose as a community hospital, however, they are now much busier since University moved to Aurora. They have expanded their ER, and they are no doubt seeing more of the indigent patients that the U left behind in that side of Denver. I worked at Rose too, and I wouldn't say it was a bad experience. I just say that for-profit and non-profit hospitals have somewhat different priorities and ways of operating--and you have to decide which works for you.