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For the 2 I've been to, I can say they were great with travelers. Bayfront Med Ctr/ All Children's/ Morton plant Mease countryside

I'm on assignment at Bayfront Baby Place right now and it's been an ok place so far. Also my first travel assignment was at Mease countryside in safety harbor and they were ok also. I've never traveled through the Baycare mobile pool but I've not heard any negs from those I've worked with.

I just completed a travel assignment at Mills Peninsula hospital in Burlingame CA, on LD unit. They are Sutter and the first time I've work for that organization. I THOROUGHLY enjoyed my assignment! The staff was awesome, pts were great, docs great... Hospital seemed organized enough, no floating experienced or heard of while there, and they ensured staffing was always appropriate, offered OT fairly, treated travelers great, etc. I would gladly take another Sutter assignment to see if this experience holds true for the other Sutter hospitals.

I'm in LD at Mill Peninsula in Millbrae/ Burlingame area. Great hospital, great staff, fun environment. San Francisco right next door (like 20 mins)... Lots of travelers extend here and stay as staff. I've been to Bakersfield Memorial in Bakersfield CA and hosp was ok, the city was dry and dusty as hell, reminded me of an old western- was glad to get outta there. I'm not a Kaiser fan, but KP Roseville Medical Center was a nice location and not to far from Sacramento.

Hi, thanks for replying. I actually did an assignment there on the LD unit and it was cool, staff is nice, location sucks big time - very, very dry and dusty -was glad to get outta there, but people were nice. Memorial was busy while I was there but they cancelled my contract after 4 wks due to low census - go figure. I would recommend the assignment though.

Flex Care staffing has some stuff. My recruiter there is Alicia. FlexCare Travel Nursing - Home.

Hi, Are you at Valley Medical Center? I did an assignment there on LD in 2009. It is still my favorite assignment to date!! I stayed there 9mos, I loved Renton!

Thank you so much for your reply Chrystal. I'll be going to Bakersfield Memorial.

I just did that last month, drive from FL to North Cali, just made a road trip out of it with hubby. Great drive across country. I ALWAYS drive because you never know how an assignment is going to go. Secondly, parking in NYC can be costly and scarce so depending on where your assignmt is you may just want to fly and commute while there.

Did you end up going to Bakersfield? I'm considering a travel assignment there for LD. How was the area/ hospital, etc? Bakersfield memorial is where I'm considering. Sent from my iPhone using allnurses.com

Hi, I'm considering a travel assignment there as well in LD and would love to find out how it is there too. Hopefully someone will reply. Sent from my iPhone using allnurses.com

Yes Mursinary.

Congrats on returning to the road!! I also just came back to travel nursing from a 3yr hiatus. I'm in Cali on assignment and I'm clearing $1300+ weekly. I'm with AMN on this assignment but will go with Fastaff for my next one. They are known to pay $2800 weekly or more. Message me if you want more info.

I've traveled to both coasts and live in FL. Florida is beautiful but the pay sucks as both staff and traveler. But it is the prettiest state I've been to thus far. I like NY for the pay, the city hospitals disappointed me because for all the innovation and stuff they are reknown for, I found that they suck in patient care. I worked at Montefiore in the Bronx and that was an ok assignment that I'd return to. I worked at northern Westchester community hospital in Mt Kisco and that was a really nice assignment. Westchester county is BEAUTIFUL - they housed me in Yonkers in a really nice apt bldg on the Hudson River. Seattle Washington (really Renton WA -15mins outside of Seattle) so far is my all time FAVORITE!! The pay was GREAT with no state taxes. I spent 9 mos out there and Washington is just BEAUTIFUL! The people are very friendly and very diverse and I found that the state really cares about healthcare and family and does a lot to promote both. I am currently in Northern California on assignment - I start on the unit on 9/7, lots of Orientation - so far I really like the city I'm in (Roseville) and find the people to be really nice and friendly as well. I hope the assignment goes well. I hope this helps you decide where to go next. :-))

I worked there through Fastaff back in 2010 in LD. I liked it and hope to go again now that I'm back on the travel circuit! They housed me in Yonkers at a really nice apt on the Hudson River.