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Originally Posted by Hancle704
Might have something to do with the types of surgery these doctors are now doing using more expensive robotic types of equipment. Having a concentration of similar procedures at fewer hospitals makes sense financially. Think the point that The Villages Hospital and Leesburg Hospital are both part of Central Fl Health Alliance is a factor. Leesburg hospital is the hospital that open heart surgeries are performed while the Villages Hospital does heart caths they don't do heart surgeries there.
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Severalyears ago, a well-qualified local urologist told me that among other reasons he wouldn't practice at TVRH because they refused to purchase a DaVinci robotic machine for the use of surgeons for robotic surgery. The DaVinci is commonly used by urologists for prostate cancer surgery.