Pros
MVH was a great place to work 12 years ago. We received performance bonuses, cost of living raises and Christmas parties with great food catered in for all shifts. There were more seasoned nurses than new nurses so the new nurses received a lot of support and valuable training experience. The hospital is still a great place for new nurses to gain experience.
Cons
Changes in leadership changed the hospital culture. Leadership did not want to hear about any problems; they only wanted positive feedback. You were labeled a troublemaker if you expressed concerns for patient safety due to patient to nurse ratios. A lot of nurses quit, so most of the units had more new and inexperienced nurses than seasoned nurses which was scary for the new nurses and many became overwhelmed and left. Younger, nurses that told executive leadership were promoted to upper management over seasoned nurses that had put their time in and had the experience to support their decisions. Middle and upper management lost the respect of their floor nurses because most had very little floor experience to guide their decisions and only did what they were told by executives. The last Christmas I was there, the employees had cafeteria food in the new South Tower on a floor that was still under construction.