Denied a raise, took a job at the hospital down the street for 3x the pay

I work in a small city with two hospitals. My field is very specialized and in demand. I was making 26 an hour which I thought was fair but then a market survey came out and it turns out the next city over, people in my field were pulling 50+ an hour. It was me and another guy who worked in my city in my field and he retired from the other hospital. I asked for a raise of 35 an hour and was denied. Applied to the other hospital and was offered 74 an hour Didn't give my two weeks. Stopped showing up to work and spent two weeks with my family and my newborn niece.