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Originally Posted by fcgiii
We are considering moving to The Villages this spring. Here in Northern Virginia we have excellent free heath care provided by the nearby Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Medicare and Tricare for Life as a retired veteran..
We were diagnosed with COVID on 12/28 and reported positive on 12/29.
Yesterday symptoms increased and we went to the nearby Fort Belvoir Community Hospital ER. It was not crowded and we were seen almost immediately. We received excellent care for 5 hours, getting chest xrays, blood tests, CA scan and urinalysis. We were discharged with some new prescriptions.
QUESTION: how does this compare with the treatment we can expect at The Villages?
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Walking into an emergency room here (depending on your level of triage) and being treated immediately is not going to happen here in general. Too many people - not enough beds. Overall medical care like your primary and specialists are very good. If you are not willing to switch insurance you better check out what doctor/s take your insurance and their reputations. TV has there own medical centers which are very good but will only take a very limited selection on insurance. That said there are many others non TV associated doctors that take different insurance plans. If this is at the top of your list you should research this very diligently before buying here.