Feedback on Chicagoland Hospitals

Editorial Team / Admin · Nov 7, 2005

hello everyone! i've been reading posts on here for a long time, but this is my first time posting. i will graduate with my bsn in december 2005, and i am currently going through the interview process at several chicagoland hospitals. i do not have one particular specialty that i am interested in, and have applied for various types of positions at different hospitals. the facilities that i have interviewed at or will be interviewing at within the next week or so include edward hospital, rush university medical center, university of illinois medical center, and loyola university medical center. if you are familiar with any of these facilities, their strengths and weaknesses, etc., i would really appreciate any feedback you could give me. if you have information you would rather not post, please pm me. thanks!

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suebird3 · Nov 7, 2005

where you graduating from? edwards is pretty decent. one of my classmates worked at loyola for a few monts, but the commute got to her. she is presently at ingalls, out in harvey. (i would go there over my locals, but.....another story)

suebird

Gennaver, MSN · Nov 7, 2005

... if you have information you would rather not post, please pm me. thanks!

hi lkb82,

i am a new student nurse but have worked at various hospitals in chicago and the suburbs over the years.

a major factor for me became the commute.

are you located in the city or in the suburbs? if you are in the suburbs will you be driving? on which major artery?

those would make it a big difference. the only hospital system that i would not encourage anyone to go to is not on your list, so congratulation!

gen

Trauma Columnist · Nov 7, 2005

I work in Peoria, IL and have done some agency shifts at Loyola's ER in 2001/2002. At least in their ER - all of the nurses except 2-3 (10-12 total) were from agency. I had a bit of concern about that. Maybe it has gotten better though.

Jolie, BSN · Nov 7, 2005

Edwards is a well regarded facility, as is Rush. I worked at Rush as a new grad, and can't say enough about the "good start" I got there!

Good luck to you!

LKB82 · Nov 9, 2005

thank you for all of your input. i'm coming from the southwest suburbs, and the time in terms of the commute to the city versus the communte to naperville is pretty similar as long as it's not rush hour. so, i'm just going to go with the wait and see approach over the next week or two and see how this whole job hunt shakes out. thanks again!

Gennaver, MSN · Nov 9, 2005

thank you for all of your input. i'm coming from the southwest suburbs, and the time in terms of the commute to the city versus the communte to naperville is pretty similar as long as it's not rush hour. so, i'm just going to go with the wait and see approach over the next week or two and see how this whole job hunt shakes out. thanks again!

hi lkb82,

i lived in the southwestern suburbs and agree that the trip 'can' be similar on a good day when the moon and stars are all in alignment and there is no rain, snow, fog, sun or anything else that can cause traffic to go crazy. :)

have you looked into even christ in oak lawn (an advocate facility), st. francis in blue island (a resurrection health care facility), suburban hospital in hazel crest(an advocate), olympia fields or st. james hospital out in chicago heights/richton park. there is also ingalls again in harvey, right off of halsted from 294/i80...those would all be a lesser commute.

hey, i know that there were two facilities trying to get their permits to build hospitals on about lagrange road and 182nd street, just off of i-80. i think it was resurrection (or whoever has pronger smith) and advocate, (i worked for advocate at the time and they did have something down and i think they may have gotten the go ahead so, in about two years time??) that would be a way less commute!

gen

p.s. good luck!

p.p.s. i just interviewed for a nurse extern position, (think i got it but, there are finalizations and things so my hire is not fully 'official') at u of c and i like that if i am coming from the southwest suburbs that it is pretty much right off of 94 at about 55th street and if i am coming from my campus residence then its just the redline to the green line and a half mile walk :)