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My birthing unit is suddenly closing. There are 75 nurses on my unit and most of us found out by reading the paper :angryfire . Actually my sister called me from work (she works at same hospital, different unit) and told me. No advance notice, not one member of management called anyone to tell them. There were several meetings the next 2 days to discuss our options... there was very little info and a whole lot of fluff. "we are so sorry how everyone found out>>>> blah, blah , blah." The hospital is going to open a bariatric surgical service on our unit and we were told we would be "shining stars" if we stayed on and worked there :angryfire !! I am on the fence as to what to do. There are plenty of other floors to work on, maybe ICU or ER? All of the regional affiliated hospitals have a few OB jobs, and with seniority I might get one. In the meeting they talked and talked about incentives and severance packages. OK, what are the incentives? "we don't have any numbers." Followed by "come next week and tell us what you want to do" Well, how can we know without all of the info. Also to go to a regional hospital ( and stick with OB) we take a pay cut. Funny thing, they just opened a NICU a couple of years ago, spent millions I am sure. The hospital swears that it is staying open and they will transfer sick babies in. We were level 3. When asked about separating moms, they said that they would tranfer moms also!?! Can you imagine being PP mom sharing a room with bariatric patient?

I am really thinking about ICU or ER. Any of you with experience there? Do you think it would be a difficult transition?

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My birthing unit is suddenly closing. There are 75 nurses on my unit and most of us found out by reading the paper :angryfire . Actually my sister called me from work (she works at same hospital, different unit) and told me. No advance notice, not one member of management called anyone to tell them. There were several meetings the next 2 days to discuss our options... there was very little info and a whole lot of fluff. "we are so sorry how everyone found out>>>> blah, blah , blah." The hospital is going to open a bariatric surgical service on our unit and we were told we would be "shining stars" if we stayed on and worked there :angryfire !! I am on the fence as to what to do. There are plenty of other floors to work on, maybe ICU or ER? All of the regional affiliated hospitals have a few OB jobs, and with seniority I might get one. In the meeting they talked and talked about incentives and severance packages. OK, what are the incentives? "we don't have any numbers." Followed by "come next week and tell us what you want to do" Well, how can we know without all of the info. Also to go to a regional hospital ( and stick with OB) we take a pay cut. Funny thing, they just opened a NICU a couple of years ago, spent millions I am sure. The hospital swears that it is staying open and they will transfer sick babies in. We were level 3. When asked about separating moms, they said that they would tranfer moms also!?! Can you imagine being PP mom sharing a room with bariatric patient?

I am really thinking about ICU or ER. Any of you with experience there? Do you think it would be a difficult transition?

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I've done a bit of everything, and I don't really see how a birthing unit would have alot of similarities with ER or ICU. But that's just my perspective.

"shining stars"? Oh, give me a break!

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I've done a bit of everything, and I don't really see how a birthing unit would have alot of similarities with ER or ICU. But that's just my perspective.

"shining stars"? Oh, give me a break!

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I've done a bit of everything, and I don't really see how a birthing unit would have alot of similarities with ER or ICU. But that's just my perspective.

"shining stars"? Oh, give me a break!

Me too . . I work in a small rural hospital and do OB, PP, ER, OR, med/surg, etc.

ER and OB are different but the sense of needing to work fast and think on your feet (crowning babe and chest pain) are the same.

steph

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I've done a bit of everything, and I don't really see how a birthing unit would have alot of similarities with ER or ICU. But that's just my perspective.

"shining stars"? Oh, give me a break!

Me too . . I work in a small rural hospital and do OB, PP, ER, OR, med/surg, etc.

ER and OB are different but the sense of needing to work fast and think on your feet (crowning babe and chest pain) are the same.

steph

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But we were told officially before they did it. And NOT by the newspaper or outside sources. I still felt unhappy about it, nonetheless. You must be livid.

Personally, I would leave this hospital's employment, if possible. The way they did this was unethical and it sounds like lousy administration and management run things there. If there were ANY option, i would be OUT A THERE pronto. They screwed you. Why stay? :angryfire This whole thing reeks, something is up. How can you trust any of them now? I would love to know the "real" story behind this sudden closing.

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Specializes in Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis.

But we were told officially before they did it. And NOT by the newspaper or outside sources. I still felt unhappy about it, nonetheless. You must be livid.

Personally, I would leave this hospital's employment, if possible. The way they did this was unethical and it sounds like lousy administration and management run things there. If there were ANY option, i would be OUT A THERE pronto. They screwed you. Why stay? :angryfire This whole thing reeks, something is up. How can you trust any of them now? I would love to know the "real" story behind this sudden closing.

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Me too . . I work in a small rural hospital and do OB, PP, ER, OR, med/surg, etc.

ER and OB are different but the sense of needing to work fast and think on your feet (crowning babe and chest pain) are the same.

steph

I've worked in several rural hospitals as well, and I agree 100%. I didn't really look at it that way.

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Me too . . I work in a small rural hospital and do OB, PP, ER, OR, med/surg, etc.

ER and OB are different but the sense of needing to work fast and think on your feet (crowning babe and chest pain) are the same.

steph

I've worked in several rural hospitals as well, and I agree 100%. I didn't really look at it that way.

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Just wait till they find out what they are in for. Bariatric patients are high risk surgical patients. Many tend to be non-compliant. They will need all new bariatric equipment. The patients are very intensive post-op with many spending a few days in icu on a vent before hitting the floor. Most have had a prior list of major health problems. Our floor added bariatric patients about 8 months ago. For the shining stars that stay make sure they provide adaquate training and education on these bariatric patients as part of the deal. Hope you can come to the right decision. Sorry your hospital has done this.

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Just wait till they find out what they are in for. Bariatric patients are high risk surgical patients. Many tend to be non-compliant. They will need all new bariatric equipment. The patients are very intensive post-op with many spending a few days in icu on a vent before hitting the floor. Most have had a prior list of major health problems. Our floor added bariatric patients about 8 months ago. For the shining stars that stay make sure they provide adaquate training and education on these bariatric patients as part of the deal. Hope you can come to the right decision. Sorry your hospital has done this.

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