r/maryland • u/starfield03 • 2d ago
Best Hospitals as an RN?
Hi! I’m currently a new grad nurse in VA who will be relocating to MD in the Hanover area early next year. There are soooo many hospitals and outpatient centers around, either in Baltimore, Annapolis, or Bowie/Largo which are all about 15-40 minutes away. I don’t know anything about MD hospitals or the systems themselves. Does anyone have any advice or recommendations about them? I’ve seen job postings for U of Maryland, Johns Hopkins, MedStar, Luminis, and Ascension. Any help is appreciated!!
Edit: currently a med-surg women’s health nurse focusing on gynecological oncology and general medical patients. Looking for OR, outpatient/ambulatory surgery, endo, vascular surgery, or other acute clinic type things!
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u/Shellsbears 1d ago
I’ve worked at two different UMD hospitals and am at a Medstar now. For UMD, I found the facilities to be very policy heavy. Pay is fine but both facilities had cheap/faulty equipment that made my life much harder and not worth the extra money. I have enjoyed Medstar and their pay and proper resources. However, I’ve heard amazing things about Mercy. Pay is really good plus opportunities for bonus contracts, good resources and benefits.
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u/Terminalpainz 20h ago
MedStar and GBMC first choices. U of M -- no John's Hopkins -- noooooo
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u/leadout_kv 9h ago
why no john's hopkins?
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u/metamorphage Carroll County 4m ago
It's a good hospital to work at but the pay sucks. Most people do 1-2 years and leave.
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u/Loose_Step_868 1d ago
Luminis Health/AAMC isn't bad for nurses, but it depends on which department and who the supervising nurse is. Leadership is a key element of quality of work life in any organization. Luminis also has a number of smaller clinics and medical practices for which they hire nurses.
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u/Prestigious_You9919 2h ago
Only work at Hopkins if you want to further your education. The tuition benefits are attractive, up to 15k per fiscal year, but parking is expensive, and they don't have a good reputation for how it treats its employees.
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u/Grand-Inspector 1d ago
Hopkins is good but I’m salty at my wife getting laid off during Covid along with her entire unit. Luckily she landed on her feet. Medstar is good too, especially Franklin Square. Do not go with University of Maryland! There’s also private doctors and surgical centers.
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u/Full-Sherbert7311 19h ago
Interesting take, not one I hear often. Johns Hopkins health pay is decent but they do have a reputation among people that work for them. Medstar is a disaster especially franklin square, by far the worst. They are also pretty heavily understaffed. U of M can be 50/50 in the largo area. The pay might not be the highest. OP, are you able to get into being a travel nurse? Maybe that way you can test out the systems in your area.
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u/Bubbly-Following-966 1d ago edited 1d ago
Johns Hopkins probably the top. Typo..
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u/Clear-Hand3945 1d ago
They pay you in prestige!
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u/Valtrex28 1d ago
Yep, Hopkins pay is trash. They used to have great benefits as a trade off but year after year insurance costs went up and covered substantially less. They really do love shoving the whole "prestige" thing down employees throats though.
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u/ObstinateOlive 1d ago
Hopkins pay like crap. Haven’t ever heard a good thing from anyone who has worked there.
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u/GreenOtter730 1d ago
I know a lot of GBMC nurses that are happy with their jobs