moving to Eastern NC, need to work in medicine (Wilmington: buying, school)
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Hi, We are looking to move to NC in the next five years (possibly buying land there this summer?)
We have a large family (6, but two will be gone if we move at year 5) and possibly in-laws.
I work in medicine and need to stay working. I am willing to commute up to 45 minutes to a hospital.
We want to be on the water. I don't mind a river as long as we can swim.
We prefer being near somewhere with coffee house, restaurant, and at least one grocery store.
I have found a ton of adorable towns on the rivers, love the beach towns, but am worried about getting to an area that health care workers commute to/from. Can anyone help?
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We want to be on the water. I don't mind a river as long as we can swim.
We prefer being near somewhere with coffee house, restaurant, and at least one grocery store.
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How large of a town or city are you looking for? Wilmington and its suburbs would certainly have medical jobs, butr Wilmington is over 110,000 population.
OTOH, some of the smaller towns have been unable to keep a hospital open.
In the middle is Jacksonville and its suburbs. J'ville has 70,000, and will have jobs since the Marines are there.
I'm a bit confused by the "worried about getting to an area that health workers commute to/from". Can you clarify what that means?
Towns on a river will be much less expensive than those on the coast. Little Washington is 30 minutes or so from Greenville hospital, and has the amenities you mention. LW has its own small hospital.
New Bern and Carteret Co both have hospitals, though of lesser quality than Greenville. Carteret County - Beaufort, Morehead City, Atlantic Beach - would all be much more expensive than Washington.
Wilmington has a good hospital, but the area would definitely be the most expensive since it's on the coast.
Greenville is the medical hub in eastern NC. Vidant Medical Center is the largest hospital in the region affiliated with East Carolina University School of Medicine. If you need to be on the water, the Pamlico River in Washington is where you want to be. It's about a 25-30 min commute to the medical district in Greenville. I know several doctors who live on the water in Washington and work in Greenville. New Bern has a lot more waterfront property and is an option, but you're looking at about a 45-min-1 hr commute to Greenville. There's probably quite a few medical jobs in Wilmington due to the size of the city, but not anywhere close to the level of Greenville.
Greenville is the medical hub in eastern NC. Vidant Medical Center is the largest hospital in the region affiliated with East Carolina University School of Medicine. If you need to be on the water, the Pamlico River in Washington is where you want to be. It's about a 25-30 min commute to the medical district in Greenville. I know several doctors who live on the water in Washington and work in Greenville. There's probably quite a few medical jobs in Wilmington due to the size of the city, but not anywhere close to the level of Greenville.
I'm not sure thats true. Vidant isn't that much bigger than NHRMC...900 beds versus 800 beds.
I'm not sure thats true. Vidant isn't that much bigger than NHRMC...900 beds versus 800 beds.
Yes, I guess if you're just comparing hospitals, they're of similar size. Lower level jobs such as nursing, MRI Tech, Clerical and related fields would be comparable. I guess to answer the question more precisely is to find out the OP's specific job. There's more specialty care in Greenville. If the OP is a doctor, definitely Greenville will offer more career opportunities.
Yes, I guess if you're just comparing hospitals, they're of similar size. Nursing jobs and related fields would be comparable. I guess to answer the question more precisely is to find out the OP's specific job. There's more specialty care in Greenville. If the OP is a doctor, definitely Greenville will offer more career opportunities.
Wilmington, Greenville, New Bern...in that order for medical jobs.
Smaller areas would be Morehead City (county owned), Washington (Vidant network), and Brunswick County (Novant)
I have not heard good things from medical professionals in Jacksonville or Elizabeth City. And Vidant has a network of smaller hospitals, but most of them are rural poorer areas.
Vidant (Greenville) used to have a relocation program. They are restructuring a bit and hoping to have a new Med school facility with ECU in the next few years.
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