New Yorker moving Texas

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Hello allnurses this is my second request for info hope someone can help . I live in NY work in New Jersey plan on relocating with a confirmed job offer to Texas . I am an experienced cardiac/ CTICU nurse . I have applied to three different hospital with wonderful responses . Texas Health Fort Worth area , and in Houston Houston Methodist and Memorial Hermann . Does anyone have any information regarding the three or have experience with a relocation to either area . I have been told never to accept any offers until I visit 😁😁please help

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Specializes in Clinical Research, Outpt Women's Health.

Fort Worth is wonderful. Thriving, lots of cool stuff and arts and all that. A true melting pot. Not too big, but not small. Very friendly people. We moved here 11 years ago and love it.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

I relocated from California to Fort Worth nearly 10 years ago and enjoy it. It's a city of 800,000 people, but is easy to navigate and has a small town ambiance.

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I went to TCU for my education and had clinicals all throughout the Fort Worth hospital district. I will be working at Texas Health Fort Worth as a resident and start in about a week. I absolutely love it here. Fort Worth is amazing and has everything you could ever want for a city, in my opinion. The hospital itself is also fantastic. I'm so excited to be working for them. Everyone I have met and talked to is super welcoming. If you have any specific questions, feel free to shoot me a message!

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I should also add that I grew up in the Houston area and while it is a wonderful city as well, I had no desire to go back. I definitley recommend visiting both in order to see which one you prefer. They are very similar but also very different in so many ways.

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UTSW Clements University Hospital in Dallas is probably the highest level CVICU in the area.

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Specializes in Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development.

THR is one of the best employers in Texas for nurses.

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Specializes in Oncology, Rehab, Public Health, Med Surg.
THR is one of the best employers in Texas for nurses.

Agreed

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Specializes in Critical Care, Education.

Have you made up your mind yet?

Hopefully, you've had a chance to visit before now..... we're in our "Africa hot" part of the year now (July-August), and this can be a real ordeal if you're from a cooler climate. This is the time of the year when we natives minimize our exposure by avoiding outdoor activities from 11AM - 7PM. We usually just scuttle quickly from one air conditioned environment to another during that time period. Another consideration if you're scheduling a visit... peak hurricane/tropical storm time in Houston is usually in late August through September.

Come on down!

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Hey guys thanks so much for the awesome feed back . Still on track to move to Texas leaning more toward Houston it seems they offer a better overall package for relocating: I'm actually coming down to visit and look around .

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Yes! Come to the Texas medical center! The best of the best!

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Hey so update to my relocation I accepted a position @ memorial hermann @ the medical center starting in November super excited about the move and change of location . Praying all goes well since this is a huge leap for me . Thanks again for all the feedback . Allnurses Rocks !!

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