All, Thanks for your responses. I should have provided more information. I did look at the Villages Health website, read the bios on all the doctors, filled out the paperwork and then called to request certain doctors whose bios I liked and who had good ratings on a few sites I had checked. All the ones I requested were not taking new patients so I was offered Dr. Ojha. They really wanted me to go to the health center closest to where we bought our house, but I told them I could go to any of them. We currently live in Dallas and drive 15-20 miles to see our doctors, so traveling a few extra miles in the Villages to see the doctor we prefer is not a big deal, but they really wanted us to be at the care center near us. After I assured the woman I was talking to that it didn't matter which center we went to she then agreed to tell me which doctors at all the centers were taking new patients. I found one I wanted, Dr. Kennedy, called back two days later to set up the first appointment and was told she is not accepting any new patients. I asked her if she had filled up her patient quota since we talked two days ago and she didn't know, just said she is not taking new patients. So I did schedule an appointment with another doc, but am also looking outside Villages Health to other doctors in our UHC network. I found Dr. Kennedy in our network and according to UHC website, she is taking new patients! So I'm calling on Monday and setting up my own appointment, but not through Village Health. Long message, but this will fill in the background that many of you asked about. Thanks for your suggestions.
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