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Originally Posted by JeanRichwein
Thank you for informing the people here about health care in The Villages, and confirming what so many of us already know. It is far from what it is touted to be. The care a friend received at TV Hospital (incl. the emergency room) was the worst I have ever witnessed in any hospital I have worked in since 1960. I am a retired RN and I was appalled at the lack of knowledge and skill, the inefficiency, and unclean conditions. I will never go there or take anyone there unless I have no choice in the matter. I pray that will never be the case. At one point, during a transfer situation, when the EMT heard us say that the patient should be taken to The Villages Hospital, he asked us , "Do you want her to live?" - and offered an alternative suggestion. This is just the tip of the iceberg. There are horror stories out here and no one to report them to.
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We have been there twice and had good treatment each time but breathing difficulties are always taken first.
A good friend had a terrible allergic reaction to a new medication on her first night in The Villages and had anaphylactic shock. She was put into an induced coma with a breathing tube for several days.They helped her immediately and we visited her every day after she was admitted to The Villages Hospital. It appeared that she had very good treatment from beginning to end.
If anyone goes to their browser and types in Emergency Room Wait, you can read dozens of stories from across the U.S. You may be in pain and you may be scared but if you aren't on the top of the Triage Nurses List, you will wait.