Can Someone Give Me Advice Regarding Hospitals And School In Maryland Please

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hi its me again. i wrote a thread about moving from philadelphia to maryland. now i might be moving closer and closer to this option. my husband has a interview next week in maryland. my question is im a student in a lpn program i will be graduating in december. i have decided to stay in philadelphia until my kids get out of school and then move to maryland. can someone tell me what would be the best hospital for my disabled son. he is physically disabled and has chronic lung disease. i was looking at john hopkins and can someone tell me about the school systems in maryland. i know i have a lot of questions but what about the job aspect for lpns what is it like in maryland finding a job?

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We're not a big state, but the commutes can be horrendous. So in what city is the job? Also, the cost of living is very high here - although there are cheaper areas. Some people will only live in the best of the best. Some also expect to have a 5 br home on more than a quarter acre in a good school system. Unless you want to live far out, that's going to run at least $600,000. I wouldn't think you'd have trouble finding a job. I think most LPN's work in LTC or home care. There are also many options away from the bedside.

Schools, again, depends on where you live. More and more special needs students are being integrated into regular public schools, too. There are some very good private options. How old is your child?

Like I said, let me know the town and I can try to give you more info.

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[hi my son is 14 years old. he has spinal muscular atrophy and is usally hospitalized for pnuemonia in the winter months. i try to keep him out of the hospital. for now i will be living in columbia with my mother in law until we save up for a house my husband job would be closer to balitmore.but i dont think thats where i would be willing to buy a house unless i knew the school system was good for my kids. ohh and is john hopkins a good hospital for the special needs children?

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[hi my son is 14 years old. he has spinal muscular atrophy and is usally hospitalized for pnuemonia in the winter months. i try to keep him out of the hospital. for now i will be living in columbia with my mother in law until we save up for a house my husband job would be closer to balitmore.but i dont think thats where i would be willing to buy a house unless i knew the school system was good for my kids. ohh and is john hopkins a good hospital for the special needs children?

i live in columbia, actually. if he works in baltimore, there are nice places to live in baltimore county. it just depends on if his job is n,s, e, or w. ellicott city is also nice, as is elkridge. people are going to push you towards howard county schools, maybe carrol county. both good options. carroll is a little more rural.

hopkins is good, but there are a lot of choices and i suppose it depends on your healthcare plan. as for you, i suppose you would want to start in ltc after graduation? there are a lot of nice ones commuting distance from columbia. once you get here, you'll be able to explore your options on all of these things pretty easily. fortunately, it's an area that gives you a lot of options. i will say, the suburbs are very suburban. i'm not sure what you're used to. and i probably wouldn't buy in the city unless i could afford private school tuition.

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I live in Columbia, actually. If he works in Baltimore, there are nice places to live in Baltimore County. It just depends on if his job is N,S, E, or W. Ellicott City is also nice, as is Elkridge. People are going to push you towards Howard County schools, maybe Carrol County. Both good options. Carroll is a little more rural.

Hopkins is good, but there are a lot of choices and I suppose it depends on your healthcare plan. As for you, I suppose you would want to start in LTC after graduation? There are a lot of nice ones commuting distance from Columbia. Once you get here, you'll be able to explore your options on all of these things pretty easily. Fortunately, it's an area that gives you a lot of options. I will say, the suburbs are very suburban. I'm not sure what you're used to. And I probably wouldn't buy in the city unless I could afford private school tuition.

He just told me its In Sparks Maryland. So I dont think thats far from Baltimore but for the first year we will be living in Columbia. So I guess they would have to go to the school in that township. But Im more worried about health care for my son. He would need care from healthcare professionals that really know about children with this disease.

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Wow. I looked up Sparks on my map. It's north of Towson. Quite a commute from Columbia.

Johns Hopkins has an excellent pediatric center. So does UMMS. So do other hospitals. Hopkins is not the only place in the area that does a lot of research, and the Baltimore area is full of very high quality hospitals. The hospital you choose would be more dependent on the doctor you choose for your son.

As far as living, I don't know Baltimore County that well, but if I lived there, I'd definitely be looking at private schools. Maybe up near Towson area is better.

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Hopkins is Great! There is also a pediatric hospital that I volunteer at. Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital. It's WONDERFUL! I do Child Therapy there and it is a WONDERFUL Place. Good Luck with Everything :)

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Sparks is very rural. I've known people to live up there. If you enjoy that kind of life, you may want to buy up there. It's not a far drive to Baltimore City.

If you're in Baltimore County, the schools are much better than the city schools.

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Specializes in ED.

Johns Hopkins is very good. Also there is Childrens Medical Center in Washington DC which is about a 30-40 minute drive from Baltimore and they have all kinds of services for any child with a disability.

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