The emergency room at the VA Gainesville Hospital is just like any other ER at a regular hospital. I called my Villages VA doctor on the Friday after Thanksgiving in 2012 with a problem. She said come right in, and after I arrived and she saw me, she said you need to go straight to the ER in Gainesville. I drove the hour and 15 minutes to the hospital and was admitted and stayed 3 days. At the time that portion of the hospital was only a year old and the room was beautiful. It was a private room and even had a couch that made into a bed that my wife used to rest. So if you're not getting the proper service, I say go to the ER and maybe they can get this sorted out and have you see the proper specialist. They maybe can do things that your local VA doctors cannot, at least my doctor realized that and sent me to Gainesville.
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