Better Women's Health RN 1 job- Inova Fairfax or Sibley?

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Hi everyone,

I am in the process of looking for my first post-grad RN job, and am trying to figure out the big differences between working at Inova Fairfax Hospital or Sibley Memorial Hospital. I am looking to work in Women's Health (Postpartum/FCC units). Does anyone have experience with either of these hospitals and would be able to comment on which is a better place to start a career? Both programs appear to have a good educational component, but I will be relocating to the DC area so am not very familiar with either hospital's reputation, outside of the easy to find rankings. Any advice would be very much appreciated!

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Specializes in SICU/Cardiothoracic Surgery ICU.

Hi, bkop! I'm a nursing student but, I currently work at Sibley Memorial Hospital and have clinical at Inova Fairfax. The two hospitals are both very good but they are different.

Sibley is more of a community hospital, its smaller than Fairfax (Fairfax campus is HUGE), is part of the Johns Hopkins Health System and located near Chevy Chase and Georgetown. Sibley has the most births in Washington DC and is opening up a new hospital this summer where the women's/postpartum/FCCU will be expanded. They also have a cute little "ding" that goes off throughout the hospital everytime a new baby is born. One thing I have heard is that they don't like to hire new grads into the WIS (women's and infants services) or FCCU. So you may need experience to get in there.

Fairfax is a massive hospital, like three hospitals in one. They have a brand new women's and childrens hospital that is opening right now. I have a friend who works in the NICU and says the new hospital is beautiful. I do know of a couple of new grads who were hired at Fairfax. Also, with their expanded womens and childrens hospital they may be looking for more nurses.

I really like both hospitals, so if you pursue both I think you will end up happy! Good Luck!

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Thank you, that's really helpful!

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Depends upon your birth philosophy to some degree, too. Fairfax is huge, and will be bigger with the new hospital. Known as the "baby factory" -- which is a good thing to some and not to others. :)

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