Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Initial Thoughts:
Pros: Joel's impressed with the city; it's inexpensive to live in & family-friendly. In Joel's words "the hospital is GORGEOUS inside & out." (state of the art with pristine facilities & free-standing peds hospital). Even the hospital is family oriented (ex. fold out beds for parents in in-patient rooms & dedicated children's library). It has complete electronic records, residents all seemed nice and appeared to love it there. Faculty has an interest in education; close relationships with the residents (most on first name basis). Only 3 1/2 hours away from Thompson Grandparents.
Cons: Geography- Still in Pennsylvania (Joel kind of wanted out) & lots of Steelers fans. :) It's 5 1/2 hours away from Stuetz Grandparents. Thruway fare is over $13 each way to visit Thompson Grandparents (that adds up).
Bottom Line: Joel was shocked at how much he loved it and would love to match there.
Our current rankings:
1. Pitt
2. VCU
Grrr...I'd give a kidney for $13 trips each way to see family. ;-) Our closest relative is a 9-hr drive away. Everyone else is a $2000 12-14 hr plane ride. The life of the Seal family for 8 yrs running. Live it up, girl!
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