Thank you all! For sharing different viewpoints, I appreciate them. Also appreciate that most comments are respectful. It's cool + helpful.
Csue925 and Village Kahuna... I guess we can expect improvement and change as UF moves forward. I will head up to Shands if needed for cancer care and non-emergent issues...but TVH needs to improve because a closer hospital that's decent is
very important, it may be a lifesaver in an acute (heart attack etc.) situation.
I don't think anyone has mentioned TVH's *bad* patient satisfaction scores.
They're LOW. Also support staff - very low nursing staff levels compared to other similar hospitals, and TVH has been run that way for years - cutting corners.
We need to talk about these issues - publicly - so that the good folks in TV get the care they deserve. Again thanks for the good discussion!
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Originally Posted by csue925@gmail.com
UF has only had control of TV and Leesburg for < 12 months. It takes 3-5 years for new management to make a major impact on quality of care and outcome scores. You will be surprised at the changes that are set to come. In the meantime if you want more quality you will need to go to other UF Facilities such as Shands, Tampa General or Jacksonville which are listed no. 3,2,1 in the state respectively as top hospitals. So we are in a waiting game. You also can try the Orlando Hospital system. It also is top rated. As someone who has been in hospital management and new here we will be going to Shands. I have colleagues who worked there who were top their national professional societies and I have great respect for them. I also received my doctorate from UF in 2000 and was trained by their leaders. I have great respect for them. Having spent almost 30 years in the Houston Medical Center, the largest medical center in the world and home to many of the top hospitals in the US and world, UF is a decent system. Give them time to make improvements.
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