Heywood Hospital
Hospital · Gardner, Massachusetts 01440
- 1
- open role, live count
- 2.6
- Google rating
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Hospital
The city
Living in Gardner, MA
Gardner, nicknamed the 'Chair City' for its furniture-making heritage, offers a quiet small-town setting amid the rolling wooded hills of north-central Massachusetts. It's a practical pick for RNs who value a slower pace while staying within reach of Worcester's medical corridor.
Browse roles in Gardner- State price level · Massachusetts
- 105.8
- 6% above the national average
- Median gross rent
- $1,109/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You are looking at Heywood Hospital in Gardner, Massachusetts 01440. What we can stand behind today is mostly the place itself: a hospital job in a smaller Massachusetts city, not a thick packet of unit ratios, pay bands, or residency dates.
- Hospital · Gardner
More about Heywood Hospital
If you are comparing options nearby, Venture Community Services Inc also shows up in the local employer set. Pay from our own postings is not usable yet, and web-stated pay, tuition support, loan help, career ladder, scheduling, float, and EHR details are not in the facts we have. That thin file is the honest starting point. A phone screen or a walk-through is where you would press for the shift texture, precepting, and numbers that are not written down here.
Why nurses stay
How they describe the culture
What nurses say in reviews
The good
- Hospital role located in Gardner, MA
- Concrete street-level location context (Gardner, Massachusetts 01440)
- Another local employer (Venture Community Services Inc) is visible for side-by-side comparison
The hard parts
- New-grad residency, tuition support, loan help, and career ladder not documented in available facts
- Scheduling, float policy, EHR, and union status unknown in available facts
- No community nurse voices or facility notes to draw on here
“I came for the sign-on bonus. I stayed because on my hardest night, my whole team stayed with me.”
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Aug 3, 2026
- Website
- heywood.org ↗
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