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Thanks for the advice guys! UCH sounds a lot like the hospital I work at now; a teaching hospital with lots of young nurses who want to continue their education. Sometimes I wonder if I'm the only one there who has no interest in becoming a NP, haha! I'm used to the residents and all that stuff too. I worked at a community hospital before the teaching hospital I work at now, and I definitely like the environment at teaching hospitals better. I just feel like they're more willing (and usually have the money to) change practice based on new evidence, or to make things better/more efficient for staff. It's been my experience that community hospitals are more set in their ways. Don't know if that's true in CO though. Looks like from UCH's website their Trauma ICU is also a burn center. Interesting. Anyone know what's up with them not being on the list of Level I trauma centers? List is here: American College of Surgeons Trauma Programs: Verified Trauma Centers A trauma center near me that calls itself Level I isn't on there either, so maybe the list is unreliable? I dunno!

Hi everyone! My husband and I are thinking of moving to Denver in about a year; he's been dying to move out there, so I'm trying to get a feel for which hospitals are best to work at. I'm an RN with a BSN, have 6 months of adult telemetry experience, and when I leave for CO I'll have a year and a half of pediatric ICU experience as well. I'm interested in either staying in a PICU, in which case it seems that Children's is pretty much my only option, or in an ED or Trauma ICU at a Level I trauma center. The only certified Level I trauma centers in Denver appear to be Denver Health and St. Anthony. Not sure why the University of Colorado's medical center isn't Level I, but they're not on the list. I'm attracted to UCH b/c it's a teaching and magnet hospital, but if they don't take the most difficult trauma cases I'm not sure if I'm interested. Anyway, I'd really like to find out what the scoop is on these hospitals. Don't worry about being PC...I want to know the real deal. Which one is best for nurses to work at...where do nurses seem happiest? What's the culture and patient population like? Does one have a reputation for paying more or having better benefits than the others? What's the reputation of these places in general? Thanks in advance for all your help. It's really hard to get candid information about places from afar!