Groceries
Closest grocery stores to stock the fridge on week one.
Stop & Shop grocery store
Walmart with groceries and household basics. Listed hours 6 AM to midnight daily
BJ’s warehouse club (membership needed)
The Fresh Market specialty grocery
Shaw’s grocery store. Listed hours 6 AM to 10 PM daily
Restaurants
Local spots with working websites. Places marked open late or early are handy around a night shift.
- Box SeatsOpen late
American and burgers restaurant
- Wendy’sOpens early
Burgers quick-service spot. Listed hours 6:30 AM to 10 PM daily
- Kozy KitchenSit-down
American and Italian restaurant
- Morin’s Hometown Bar & GrilleSit-down
American restaurant
- Bliss Bros DairySit-down
American and ice cream restaurant
- Golden DragonSit-down
Chinese restaurant
- AJ’s Family Pizza & BBQQuick bite
Pizza quick-service spot
- Pinku Mochi Donut CafeQuick bite
Donuts cafe
Things to do
Parks, water, breweries and more for your days off.
Nature preserve, a good spot for a quiet walk outside
Park, good for a walk between shifts
Nature preserve, a good spot for a quiet walk outside
Reservoir. If you fish, get a Massachusetts license first
Lake. If you fish, get a Massachusetts license first
Local brewery
Local brewery
Zoo
Shopping
Malls and big stores for anything you forgot to pack.
Shopping mall
Target for clothes, home goods and basics
TJ Maxx, discount clothes and home goods
Shopping center
Shopping mall
Laundromats
Closest self-serve laundromats for scrubs and linens when your rental or RV park doesn’t have a washer.
- Lizzie’s LaundromatEarly and late
Self-serve laundromat. Listed hours 4 AM to midnight daily
Laundromat
Self-serve laundromat
Coffee shops
Nearest coffee shops, local spots first. Places marked “Opens early” are handy after a night shift.
Coffee chain
Local coffee shop
Gyms
Closest gyms to keep your routine on contract. Ask about short-term or month-to-month memberships.
Orangetheory Fitness gym
Planet Fitness gym
- CrossFit First DownOpens early
Local gym
Nearby RV parks
Monthly-stay parks near Sturdy Memorial Hospital (Sturdy Health) from our RV parks list. Call to confirm the rate and a spot for your dates.
131 N Main St (Rt 126), Bellingham, MA 02019
$1,600/mo (30 amp with sewer) or $1,900/mo (50 amp with sewer), all utilities included, per 30 nights
Other hospitals in Massachusetts
Need a license for Massachusetts? See the state licensing boards, then run through the contract checklists and housing tips.
Looking for your next contract? See Massachusetts travel contracts posted by staffing agencies.
Sources: place data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), plus each place’s own website and Wikidata. Last checked Oct 2026.
