I arrived in TV two weeks ago... BTW We are thrilled to be frogs!!!..however, we did have to take our mom to the Villages Hospital ER. Our wait was 5 hours but we had not arrived until 2am. All I can say is that they are terribly understaffed. The nurse in the ER took blood in front of everyone and then had linen duty in between. I do agree that the hospital was not clean and looked worn. I was surprised by this because the outside looks pristine. We are very satisfied with the care that she is getting with TV health system. Her initial visit with her doctor at the Pinellas office was 90 minutes. They were thorough and have called our home to ensure that her recommended follow up care is taking place. Unfortunately, I do agree if that we are in need of an ER in the future we will either go to Leesburg or Ocala, however, in emergency situations time often is of the essence. I have read that the hospital is redoing their ER. That's great..but... if it continues to remain poorly understaffed residents will be greeted by a pristine ER with the same underlying problems.
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