Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
Specialty Hospital · Baton Rouge, LA
- 2
- open roles, live count
- 4.9
- Google rating
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What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Specialty Hospital
The city
Living in Metairie, LA
Metairie hugs the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain, where Veterans Memorial Boulevard threads past po-boy shops, snowball stands, and Lakeside Shopping Center. Mardi Gras parades roll down Veterans, you're minutes from New Orleans, and the cost of living sits about 7% below the national average.
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- 7% below the national average
- BEA index 92.6 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,175/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $73,042/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is Louisiana's leading cancer care organization, caring for more patients each year than any other facility in the region.
- Specialty Hospital · Metairie
More about Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
Located in Baton Rouge, LA, the center is 100% focused on cancer care and operates through strategic hospital and physician partnerships to deliver state-of-the-art treatments and comprehensive cancer services. The organization's culture of innovation aims to attract top cancer care professionals, from expert physicians and specialized scientists to supportive care leaders. For nurses, Mary Bird Perkins offers a mission-driven environment centered on improving survivorship and lessening the burden of cancer. The organization is strategically growing, which creates career advancement opportunities but has also raised concerns about the pace of expansion. Nurses work alongside community oncologists in a collaborative setting, supporting patients through their cancer treatment journeys. The center emphasizes a team-based approach to cancer care delivery, seeking talented and highly-motivated individuals who demonstrate a natural desire to support the meaningful work of community oncologists and the patients they serve.
The organization's mission is to improve survivorship and lessen the burden of cancer. They are committed to delivering state-of-the-art treatments and unparalleled collaborative, comprehensive cancer services through hospital and physician partnerships. The culture emphasizes innovation, community oncology support, and a 100% focus on cancer care.
Working here
Culture and working life
What to consider
Indeed nurse reviews for Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center show an average rating of 4.0 out of 5 across three individual nurse reviews (ratings of 5.0 in May 2024, 4.0 in May 2022, and 3.0 in January 2015). Nurses praise the meaningful work of bettering patients' lives and note room for career growth and advancement. However, multiple reviews cite concerns about management not stepping in when needed, workplace gossip, lack of team spirit at times, and employees being overlooked for promotion. Pay is noted as an area that could be improved.
The good
- Meaningful mission-driven work focused on improving cancer survivorship
- Room to grow and advance nursing career
- Collaborative, team-based cancer care environment
- State-of-the-art treatments and innovative care approaches
- Opportunity to work with community oncologists and specialized cancer care professionals
- Making a direct difference in patients' lives
The hard parts
- Pay could be higher compared to market
- Upper management doesn't always step in when needed
- Workplace gossip and inconsistent team spirit reported
- Rapid strategic growth may be outpacing organizational capacity
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Jul 23, 2026
- Website
- marybird.org ↗
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