Is your NICU a Pit or a Palace?

[Tomskatt]

They certainly are..... are you in nassau county? ( its not in NY, I am not there currently) I left this place to go to a NICU on LI (Pit), then went back to the palace, wanting to kiss the ground.

I happen to be in Suffolk but you are encouraging me to leave NY that's for sure!!!! I honestly can't believe there are places out there like you describe! wow

[sparkyRN]

NoCrumping,

Is this place a private suburban hospital?

[NoCrumping]

NoCrumping,

Is this place a private suburban hospital?

NO. A teaching facility of an Ivy League university, not in the burbs, not private, why do you ask, sparky?

[sparkyRN]

NO. A teaching facility of an Ivy League university, not in the burbs, not private, why do you ask, sparky?

Oh, I was just curious whether hospitals with mostly private insurance patients (which in our case would be the private, surburban hospitals) have better resources to offer the kind of staffing, pay incentives, and niceties that you mentioned. Is it safe to assume that Ivy League university means large endowments and better funding?

[NoCrumping]

Oh, I was just curious whether hospitals with mostly private insurance patients (which in our case would be the private, surburban hospitals) have better resources to offer the kind of staffing, pay incentives, and niceties that you mentioned. Is it safe to assume that Ivy League university means large endowments and better funding?

YES... bingo.....:) It also helps( I think) that we are a hospital soley for women... gyn, hi risk ob, l/d, oncology ,womens services ER, and we have a level 3 NICU. We do about 11,000 births a year, major perinatal center. Oh, and also, we have a very strong union. So....I never really thought about it, but I guess a combo of all these things makes it so good? All I know is..... it's good.... I have been to hell , literally, in terms of a NICU ( in LI) and BACK (to this one)

As far as insurance patients, the demographics are equally mixed, everybody comes here to deliver, insurance or public aid, because its the specialty hospital. (which my state has a good public aid for pregnant women and low income families, I hear) Anywho.....your right, we get lots of funding/endowements through the university and from other sources due to that university...Wanna know what stinks? NOBODY here knows how good they have it . They complain about the management, about the overtime, about the docs, pay, benefits, etc. If they knew how some other units had to function on a daily basis, they would die!!!! I think the union has something to do with that... whenever they (we) have something they dont like, they can go whining to the union...... they are actually complaining about the pt ratio!!!! Can you believe that? All in all, though, a very dedicated and educated group I work with.:)

[sparkyRN]

YES... bingo.....:) It also helps( I think) that we are a hospital soley for women... gyn, hi risk ob, l/d, oncology ,womens services ER, and we have a level 3 NICU. We do about 11,000 births a year, major perinatal center. Oh, and also, we have a very strong union. So....I never really thought about it, but I guess a combo of all these things makes it so good? All I know is..... it's good.... I have been to hell , literally, in terms of a NICU ( in LI) and BACK (to this one)

As far as insurance patients, the demographics are equally mixed, everybody comes here to deliver, insurance or public aid, because its the specialty hospital. (which my state has a good public aid for pregnant women and low income families, I hear) Anywho.....your right, we get lots of funding/endowements through the university and from other sources due to that university...Wanna know what stinks? NOBODY here knows how good they have it . They complain about the management, about the overtime, about the docs, pay, benefits, etc. If they knew how some other units had to function on a daily basis, they would die!!!! I think the union has something to do with that... whenever they (we) have something they dont like, they can go whining to the union...... they are actually complaining about the pt ratio!!!! Can you believe that? All in all, though, a very dedicated and educated group I work with.:)

Isn't it incredible that people look for ways to be unhappy? I would give anything to have your experience where I am.