Boston Medical Center Reviews

Pros

Intelligent and committed staff who truly understand the population served

Cons

Salary and benefits not at market rate

Advice to Senior Management

Better financial incentives

Pros

Mission
Behind the scenes look at unions
Extraordinary patient population

Cons

BU/BMC
HR department
A/P department
Lack of advancement opportunities

Advice to Senior Management

Hold all managers who supervise BMC employees -- especially BU physicians-- to the same rules and accountability as BMC managers. This is a real problem.

Pros

BMC has a great benefits package, including free health insurance.
Individuals who want to work with a safety net population will get to see all sorts of health issues not experienced in better facilities.

Cons

BMC is on the precipice of collapse; it is broke and may trip its bond covenants because of the high rate of uninsured individuals who receive care here (BMC does not receive reimbursement from the state for these individuals, so it hemorrhages money in their treatment).

Pros

very prestigious with access to very important figures in the research field, loose work schedule can easily work around personal life

Cons

Area around medical center not very appealing and taking public transportation there is difficult, buildings seem to be under constant renovation

Advice to Senior Management

create a more open sharing environment with regard to information instead of competitiveness and secrecy to better help all not just self

Pros

Wonderful benefits.
Dedicated employees
Tuition reimbursement

Cons

This hospital is top heavy with 8 VPs and a senior VP

Advice to Senior Management

Please cut off the dead wood.

Pros

Great co-workers, Great Benefits and a pleasant work atmosphere. There are a lot of talented physicians at this hospital, all very pleasant.

Cons

Within departments there are minimum opportunity for growth. This was not the case when I asked the same question at the interview.

Pros

I was able to get doctors appointments right away.

Cons

Low pay for the number of hours worked. There were many many times when I put in 10 hours of overtime in a week and was not paid for those extra hours . The staff are rude to each other. The doctors treat there administrative assistants as if they are their personal assistants. I had to get coffee and lunch for doctors. Sometimes I paid for the coffee out of pocket and was not reimbursed. I would not recommend working here.

Advice to Senior Management

Provide, review and analyze employee surveys.

Pros

My boss is really awesome. I work as data entry person and she is so awesome about when I get to pick my hours.

Cons

I wish I could do more than just data entry. I feel as though there is not opportunity for advancement.

Advice to Senior Management

Please consider the employee's future goals and reinforce achievements. Also develop a better training protocol as I had to learn everything myself as I went along.

Pros

you get to interact with people from various backgrounds

Cons

too much work for little pay

Advice to Senior Management

provide valuable feedback

Pros

Fellow workers, good resources, diverse experiences, good pay, generous paid off, and flexible hours.

Cons

management does not make an effect to create cohesive staff. Off shift staff are often forgotten. Often fighting for appropriate staffing.

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to the nurse. We deal with difficult situations and our priority will always be the patient. Searching for the appropriate materials waste our valuable time and is not cost efficient