Maryland General Hospital, any experience or input?

TakeTwoAspirin, MSN, RN, APRN · Dec 27, 2008

I did a clinical rotation there, and really liked the place. If you are looking for a big hospital with lots of cutting edge stuff going on, it's probably not the place for you. If you are looking for a small, friendly hospital with a feel of "everyone knowing your name", then you will like it.

Downside: the HR department appears to be completely unresponsive! Don't know whether the problem is staffing related or hiring freeze-type stuff, but I know I can't get a word out of them.

Oh, I just remembered. I know someone who works there and the staff have to be pretty flexible about moving around to different departments 'as needed'.

SiennaGreen · Dec 27, 2008

If your friend would be wiling to email me, I woud really, really appreciate it. PM me, if so.

I am considering applying for their scholarship this year, which has a service committment. I am interested for other reasons aso. I like the idea of a smaller hospital, getting LD/PP experience, and being in an urban environment. I used to sell pharm. and remember MG as being one of the hospitals (along with Bon Secours) where many patients ended up that no one else wanted. That was before UMMS began running them though.

jenawade25, BSN, RN · Dec 28, 2008

I had a clinical at Maryland General. I'm just going to say that I don't desire to work there. I don't know if you are going to get the type of training and experience you are looking for there.

Blueorchid, ASN, RN · Dec 28, 2008

During my EMT-B ride-alongs I went to Maryland General and Bon Secours multiple times. Maryland General was definitely the smallest hospital we dropped patients off at and the one that we took the "regulars" to who would call 911. There didn't appear to be a shortage of patients there and everyone did seem friendly with one another, plus I liked the charge nurse that worked the D-shift on my medic.

Interestingly enough the hospital that no one wanted to go to wasn't Maryland General, it was Bon Secours (Bone Sucker...Bone Killer) although I know all of them have their nicknames. Its not much but its my two cents...hope it helps!

meriposa · Jan 3, 2009

I am an RN with 6 years of clinical experience and I applied to MD General last spring. It was for a pre-op RN position, full-time days with occasional work in the PACU when needed.

I have to say that I was floored at how low the pay was. It was actually less than what I was making in Baltimore county and the recruiter was not open to negotiation whatsoever. With all the the job openings that were posted there, I figured negotiation would definitely be an option...

The Nurse Manager that I interviewed with did seem very friendly and accomodating from what I could tell. They were also willing to be flexible with my schedule- I could do five 8hr or four 10 hr days, and could pick which day I wanted off each week, no weekends, no holidays...