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    Lahey Hospital & Medical Center Reviews

    Updated April 13, 2018
    189 reviews

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    Howard R. Grant
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    189 Employee Reviews

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    Pros

    • competitive pay, good benefits, opportunities to change positions within (in 11 reviews)

    • You learn a lot and you get a taste of what your job would be like (in 6 reviews)

    Cons

    • Upper management not always easy to work with (in 14 reviews)

    • There never seems to be enough help, leading to unsafe patient loads, poor patient care, and low morale for employees (in 6 reviews)

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    1. "RN"

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      Current Employee - Staff RN
      Current Employee - Staff RN
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      free parking, competitive pay, good benefits

      Cons

      none at this time.

      Advice to Management

      none

    2. "Administrative Assistant"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center full-time

      Pros

      Helpful and friendly people to work with

      Cons

      Commuting outside of Burlington takes a long time

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    3. "Great place to work"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center full-time

      Pros

      Patient centered care, great nurses.

      Cons

      Cleanliness of the floors. Understaffed with nursing aides a lot of the time

    4. Helpful (4)

      "Lahey Has Definitely Gone Downhill"

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      Current Employee - Registered Nurse in Burlington, MA
      Current Employee - Registered Nurse in Burlington, MA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      The floor I work on has great staff nurses.

      Cons

      Management does not seem to care about their staff. We are always short-staffed and the audits on small details have become overwhelming and out of control. They worry most about patient satisfaction scores and what looks best on paper, but don't take the step back to look at the big picture. They don't listen to the nurses and what they feel is right for effective/quality care. Moreover, there is no longer a relationship between nurses and doctors/residents. It's almost impossible to get orders, and when you do, it's like they are guessing or reading something off of WebMD. You rarely see them interacting at the bedside. It's sad and unfair for all parties involved. A very scary place to work right now.

      Advice to Management

      Take the time to listen to your staff. Try to see things from their perspective. We all know there is a budgeting dilemma, but if you want quality care and high survey reviews, you need to hire and schedule more staff each night. There is no reason for nurses to have 5+ patients each night and 1, or sometimes no, aides on the floor. It's unsafe and inappropriate considering the acuity on the floors lately.

    5. "Great Nurses, We are the Glue!!"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center full-time

      Pros

      The nursing staff is what keeps LCMC together. With our dedication, great patient care and team work, that's what makes this place work. This is a shout out to all of us!!!

      Cons

      silence is the golden rule

    6. Helpful (3)

      "Scary place to work"

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      Former Employee - Registered Nurse in Burlington, MA
      Former Employee - Registered Nurse in Burlington, MA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Free parking for staff members

      Cons

      A physician run hospital. Nurses aren’t valued and their opinions don’t matter. Constantly understaffed

      Advice to Management

      Hire more staff members! Let hospital because I thought my nursing license was at risk! Very unsafe place to work as a nurse. 5:1 ratio every day on the day shift and 6-7:1 on nights. Always short Nursing assistants. Want to help your patient satisfaction scores? Staff appropriately and safely!

    7. "Registration & Scheduling Specialist"

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      Former Employee - Registration Specialist
      Former Employee - Registration Specialist
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Benefits and Free parking.

      Cons

      Under staffed, Employees are not appreciated.

      Advice to Management

      I worked there for seven years and it just got worse year by year.

    8. "Could be worse, could be better"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Burlington, MA
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Burlington, MA
      Recommends
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center part-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Convenient commute. Nice people to work with, you get what you give

      Cons

      Too top heavy, not enough staff

      Advice to Management

      Stop hiring top heavy execs and giving them raises. More help is needed everywhere. Too many managers at all levels who do nothing to help, but the entire system is understaffed with those who actually work with patients.

    9. "Great benefits but need more employee moral"

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      Current Employee - Healthcare Analyst
      Current Employee - Healthcare Analyst
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      great benefits and flex sxhedule

      Cons

      they need more training for new employees

      Advice to Management

      better training

    10. "RN in OR"

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      Former Employee - Registered Nurse in Burlington, MA
      Former Employee - Registered Nurse in Burlington, MA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Lahey has lost all that it was

      Cons

      Poor management, horrible work conditions, very unsafe

      Advice to Management

      Replace with nurses who know how to manage. Last 3 years completely down hill
      Deplorable working conditions. Unsafe for patients

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