I'm sorry you had this experience. You should not have.
The Villages Healthcare System (Hospitals, Emergency Rooms, et al) is without question the worst system I've experienced. I will not go there again unless blood is flowing and I can't make it to Ocala or Tavares. The quality of the support personnel is appalling.
The know little and do even less. They seem to get paid for doing a job that is a major inconvenience to them.
I've had doctors make medication decisions without consulting the admitting physician. I've had doctors I don't know, didn't ask for and didn't need examine and prescribe medications for me. And finally, we have had tests (they love their $1400 MRI) performed that we specifically directed them not to perform.
The Villages Healthcare System is a disgrace to the community in which we live and should be a consideration to those who might be thinking of living here who have acute medical issues.
The acquisition by the University of Florida is a great step in the right direction. That said, it's the people who make the decisions regarding our treatment and our health. It will take at least 10 years for UF Health to restaff our Hospitals with more competent staffing. I know there will be those who respond by saying what a wonderful experience they had at the Villages Hospital. Frankly, we should all have that experience and great many of us do not.
I would not go there unless I was going to be DOA.
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