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Originally Posted by gatorbill1
I have been told that after initial visit with primary dr in TVH system, you are probably going to see a PA in future visists??
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When you get a same or next day appointment, it will probably be with an NP or PA. For a hospital follow up, the appointment will likely be with an NP or PA too. For recurring or annual appoints it will likely be with your PCP. You can always get an appointment with your PCP but typically will take a month or more to get it scheduled.
Depending on what the NP finds or what the topic of your appointment is your PCP may end up joining in on it even though he was not scheduled.
BTW this was how it worked with the PCP we had in MA before we moved to The Villages.
Even though we don't all ways get an appointment with your PCP one time our PCP came in on his day off for an appointment with my wife because of the particular health issues she was having.
We've found the system at Villages Health works very well. We think the quality of care is excellent. Having on-time doctor appointments is great, it's something we have never had before.
But the best thing you might do is call one of the Health Centers and schedule a tour. You can ask those kinds of questions and get answers from the source.
But, many of our neighbors don't go to Villages Health and feel they are getting excellent care too, so make sure you check around.