Moving to Philadelphia - What Hospitals and FNP programs do you recommend?

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Hello,

My name is Reyni. My fiance and I are relocating to downtown Philly in February due to his work. I am a RN with a BSN, currently working in the ED in NYC. I don't know anything about Philadelphia lol but I am very excited.

Can you please recommend a decent hospital to work for that offers decent benefits and tuition reimbursement (I plan on going back to school next fall for my FNP) which is also another recommendation I need. (Online preferably) lol

Please help. Thank you very much.

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I am a North Jersey girl who lives right outside of Philly. There are a ton of hospitals in Philly. UPENN and Jefferson are very good hospitals. CHOP is wonderful if you want to work with kids. Unfortunately, Hahnemann hospital is in bankruptcy and may close which has a lot of people scrambling. It is a shame as this hospital has been around since the 1800’s. Hopefully that will work itself out before you get down here. I would recommend putting applications out there well before your planned move as it is a very competitive market like NYC.

Best of luck and welcome to the neighborhood from one northerner to another.

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Thank you,- appreciate your feedback- definitely plan on starting to apply soon. Working on my PA, RN licence right now.

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Look hard at whether there will be a market for FNPs in Philly. It isn’t true everywhere but many major cities are saturated with FNPs, who are now facing a lack of jobs and stagnant wages. It’s true where I live and you will want to know going in whether it’s true there.

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