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American Traveler Client Hospital Feature
Southwest Washington
Medical Center
Travel Nursing to Vancouver
Area Facts/Things to Do
 Travel
nursing in the Pacific Northwest U.S. is
an adventure all its own. Washington
State and Oregon offer outstanding
hiking (the Oregon Trail), camping and
wildlife opportunities, and just two
hours north of Vancouver by car is
Seattle, where shopping at Pike Place
Market is a must and lunch or dinner 500
feet up in the Space Needle is an
 exhilarating
experience not to be missed. There’s
whale watching off the coast and across
the river in Portland—countless state
parks, breathtaking mountain views, and
a whole new world waiting for travel
nurses to explore. Up for a weekend
excursion to Anchorage? It’s roughly
three and half hours by plane.
Things to pack
– a camera, sturdy shoes with good arch
support, clothing for warm
days and cool nights, a compass, a tour
book of things to do in the Pacific
Northwest, and an affinity for exercise.
Things to bring
back – a piece of petrified redwood,
a thing or two from Canada and maybe
Alaska since you are so close, crafts
from local artists, and plenty of
breathtaking pictures of landscape and
wildlife.
Hospital Highlights
 Southwest Washington Medical Center is
located in Vancouver, Washington, just
across the Columbia River from Portland,
Oregon. It’s a large hospital with over
400 beds, 600 doctors and a medical
support staff of more than 3,200 skilled
healthcare professionals. Southwest is
one of only three trauma centers in the
Portland/Vancouver metropolitan area and
has been recognized six times in the
past 12 years as one of America’s Top
100 hospitals, winning awards in both
orthopedics and cardiovascular
categories. The Vancouver mega-hospital
delivered more than 4,000 babies in
2006, admitted more than 25,000
inpatients, and treated over 100,000 ER
visitors. Needless to say, Southwest
Washington Medical Center is a busy
hospital in search of well-trained
travel nurses and allied health
professionals.
Travel Nurse Housing while at Southwest
Washington Medical
Sterling Heights in Vancouver
 While on assignment at Southwest Washington Medical Center your
housing will be conveniently located near the shopping and entertainment centers of Vancouver and Portland and is just minutes from local health clubs, restaurants, parks and public transportation. You can always expect deluxe private housing accommodations when traveling with American Traveler with amenities galore including spacious apartments, modern kitchens, and great patio and terraces to enjoy the sunrise or sunset.
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