Pros
Very caring local staff in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Very competent physicians. Remarkably, excellent equipment and EHR system.
Cons
Mercy is a lousy hospital chain. I think they are disloyal employers. My case? I left with over 100+ hours PTO that should have been paid according to the only policy I could find that states past 90 days you get paid your remaining PTO. They made a change in 2013 that moved that to 3 years-I had 2 yr 9 mo.'s not missing a single day of work. They stiffed me then had the audacity a month later to send me a bill for unused benefits. I've seen them let go several close friends with over 15 to 30 years with the hospital including one man who literally put his life on the line in an active shooter situation years ago at the hospital. Not to mention another friend whose entire family has worked for them in different capacities. It's not the local officials but the corporation that has cut throat management in the guise of a charitable hospital. If you have to start your nursing career here then do it but you will eventually leave, most everyone has.