Chicago Area Hospitals

[meandragonbrett]

Hey all! Considering a move to the chicago area next year. I'd kind of like to get a feel for the various hospitals in the area. Anybody have anything to say about them? I am mostly interested in larger hospitals with very high acuity SICU's/ CVICUs. Which facility would you consider to be the main cardiac place in chicago? Any general numbers on salaries in chicago? What about benefits? Anything would be great!

Thanks

[Jolie, BSN]

My standard recommendations are Rush, Northwestern, and Children's Memorial, if peds interests you.

In the suburbs, Northwest Community (Arlington Heights), Rush-Copley (Aurora) and Edward's (Naperville) are worth a look-see.

I highly suggest you find a job before commiting to a house or apartment. Some parts of the city are very hard to get to from other areas, and you don't want a 2-hour commute!