My husband went to the Leesburg hospital on Tuesday morning. Our doctor works out of there since he no longer has privileges at TVRH because the powers that be decided that he lived too far away. Nothing to do with him or his abilities. Also, hubby's other doctors have offices in both Leesburg and The Villages. My husband was getting weaker and was sleeping more than usual. The doctor wanted to check him into the hospital to see just what was going on. I had called him on Monday evening and he suggested that I wait until early Tuesday morning, if I felt ok about it, because they would not be so busy. I did. Still don't have any answers, but we do know what it isn't.
For those who are constantly complaining (to use nicer wording) about the Villages Hospital, I have news for them. The wait is just as long in Leesburg. We got to the ER at 8:15, and my husband was triaged. There was one other person there, who was taken in first. They took us back to a room in the ER pretty quickly, but it was 7:30 that evening before he went to a room. Their ER filled up pretty quickly, and yes, they had to put some in the hallway to wait as the day progressed, starting around 9.
I found out that doctors are sending patients in through the ER (except for
scheduled surgeries, procedures, etc.) to get the initial testing, etc. done. This is especially true for admission for observation.
There are some real as****** around and they, I am sorry to say, are
Villagers. One guy was in a wreck and came into the ER room right next to us. The paramedics warned the nurses that he was a jerk to them, so to watch out. They said he refused to get off his phone so that they could check him, cursed them, etc. Sure enough, the first thing he did was start trying to throw his weight around the ER, making demands. He cursed at the first nurse, telling her she was treating him like a child and that he was XX-years old, for her information. (No child of mine would act like that without getting their butt busted, for sure.) She was treating him no differently than any other patient, my husband included. He told her to get out of there and go home, since SHE was apparently having a bad day. He DEMANDED she call her supervisor, which she did. He told her supervisor that he demanded that they bring him to Leesburg because the hospital at The Villages was so bad and that apparently Leesburg wasn't any better, from the way he was being "treated". He DEMANDED that they check to see if the ER doctor was part of his insurance and if not, get him one that was. This whole time, he was on his blasted cell phone, just as he was when they wheeled him in. Security finally had to be called to deal with him. I told the nurse that I had heard EVERYTHING and that if he got any money-making notion of filing suit, I would back THEM up. One-hundred percent total jerk!!!
Funny part of it, though, when his wife got there, he suddenly became Mr. Nice Guy. (Must know better than to mess with her!) That was hysterical!!
After going through being checked, x-rays, blood work, etc., AND the ER doctor
on duty, he was dismissed and walked out with his wife and their friend.
And on his phone again, almost as soon as his feet hit the floor!
We finally got a room around 7:30 that evening. They do have to wait until someone has been dismissed and the room cleaned. Personally, I could see NO DIFFERENCE in going to the ER in Leesburg and going to TVRH. Both have been outstanding!
The best thing about going to Leesburg was their new Short Stay Wing, which is all private rooms. I could stay with him around the clock and not have to travel back to The Villages at night.