[QUOTE=saratogaman;2161668]The ratings of two local hospitals (Villages & Leesburg) dropped from "B" to "C" -- according to a national rating group (Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade). Infections and staffing issues were cited.
Nearby Ocala Hospital and West Marion Community Hospital maintained their "A" ratings.
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Don't forget we DON'T have Certified ER docs manning both Emergency Depts. My PC doc said for him to get hospital privileges he would have to do shifts in the ER. He declined - said I am not qualified to be an ER doc. UF health rep confirmed the lack of certified ER docs at one of the question/answer mtgs.