Great NICU's in California

nsFAMU · Jan 27, 2008

I havent traveled here but a nurse I worked with said Cedars Sinai in LA was great. She said it was NICU heaven, they treat there nurses well and have the NICU is designed to be pratical for the nurse. This is a hospital that celebritys go to so Im sure they have lots of money to invest into being practical, LOL.

desilu92 · Mar 4, 2008

I havent traveled here but a nurse I worked with said Cedars Sinai in LA was great. She said it was NICU heaven, they treat there nurses well and have the NICU is designed to be pratical for the nurse. This is a hospital that celebritys go to so Im sure they have lots of money to invest into being practical, LOL.

My first travel assignment was at Cedars. When I accepted the position, I thought that they would have the most up to date equipment and would be very organized. Your friend must have been a traveler with them awhile ago because myself and my fellow travelers were treated like garbage. The director is new and seems to be more worried about the media than the staff. The staff think the travelers are there to take their overtime, which is silly because the staff has mandated overtime. I floated to Peds and PICU over 50% of the time. The bonus with floating is that the Peds and PICU staff were super nice. And when you are not floating, you are stuck with IMC kids that weigh as much as 2 yr olds. I was in an ICU assignment once during my contract and my 3 friends were never assigned to ICU pts. When we questioned the assignments, the charge nurse would huff at us and tell us that the staff gets first priority. The equipment is not anything special. They do use Avea vents and have giraffes with the spot lights, but that's about it. They have old bili lights and their monitors are pretty old too. My old hospital in Fresno was more up to date than Cedars and Fresno even gave us a continental breakfast during orientation.

To the above poster, one of my friends is working at a NICU in San Luis Obispo (sorry, can't think of the name right now) and she loves it. Hasn't gotten floated much and seems to always be caring for ICU pts. Another friend is on staff at UCSF and loves it. Hope that helps.