Hospitals and Pharmaceutical based businesses local? (Knoxville, Maryville: transplants, apartments, lofts)

[StreetStrip01]

Wife and I are moving to Knoxville or a 'burb within a year, we are both in the medical field with her being an RN, and me working in Pharmacy.

What hospitals are close, and what are the best ones to work for?

I have heard to stay away from Blount Memorial from others, but I need some more info.

We are looking at Maryville or another outlying town. We both grew up in a small town, so the small town feel would be nice, but we live outside Indy now. So we have had the best of large and small.

Of all the 'burbs around Knoxville, what are the rich side, the poor side, the *insert whatever* side?

In Indy, the east side is the trouble gang side, the north side is the money side, south is rednecks, and the west is the up and coming newly developed side.

What does Knoxville have the meshs with these?


Thanks all.

Matt

[Barking Spider]

You might want to see what hospitals are hiring, and THEN decide which one to check off the list.

[StreetStrip01]

Originally Posted by Barking Spider

You might want to see what hospitals are hiring, and THEN decide which one to check off the list.

I think you misunderstood the question.

[Barking Spider]

My point was that you may hear of the best hospital in the world, but if they are not hiring, then it really doesn't matter.

Your questions...
What hospitals are close, and what are the best ones to work for? You can Google hospitals around Knoxville very easy yourself. There have been some major changes in some hospitals recently, and probably more in the future. Like I said before, you should probably find out which hospitals might be hiring, then decide if you want to work there.

I have heard to stay away from Blount Memorial from others, but I need some more info. I guess it depends on what your source was, and the reasons you should stay away.

We are looking at Maryville or another outlying town. We both grew up in a small town, so the small town feel would be nice, but we live outside Indy now. So we have had the best of large and small. Are you looking at Maryville because you visited and drove around, or are you just looking at a map and seeing all these "towns" around Knoxville?

Of all the 'burbs around Knoxville, what are the rich side, the poor side, the *insert whatever* side? If you have been following the Knoxville threads, you would already know some of this stuff. If you haven't been reading the older threads, it might be a good idea. This topic has been covered over and over and over again. The "rich side" can be found all over. Farragut has a bunch of big expensive homes, but also a lot of modest homes. Big "old money" homes are also found near downtown, north, and in the middle. Close by all of these areas, there are modest homes, or "poor areas". There are some marginal areas just east of downtown, but not far from those, are some really nice homes. It is very difficult to "label" areas in Knoxville. If you took the time to drive around the area, you would see for yourself.

In Indy, the east side is the trouble gang side, the north side is the money side, south is rednecks, and the west is the up and coming newly developed side. Knoxville isn't Indy.

What does Knoxville have the meshs with these? I have no idea what this means.

You should really plan a trip down here and drive around for a few days and get a good idea of what its like here. At the same time you would be able to find all the hospitals and check out potential employment. You can read all you want about an area, but nothing beats being there in person and getting around. When we were trying to decide if Knoxville would be a good place to move, we visited for a week. We drove all over the place , and talked to everyone we could.

[hiknapster]

As you know, Indy is much larger than Knoxville. We don't have the same type of problems that Indy has, such as a huge gang presence. I had in-laws that lived there for quite awhile and I think you will be pleasantly surprised by the area. Generally speaking, newer homes are in West Knoxville. Transplants seem to congregate further west. We have a core of people that are gentrifying the immediate north area of downtown. Downtown is seeing a renaissance with lots of trendy lofts and apartments. Lots of locals in North Knoxville and Fountain City. South can be a bit redneck though you can see that all over, too. East Knoxville and the Lonsdale, Mechanicsville area has some of the "rougher" neighborhoods but they will seem like kindergarten to you, I think.