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Old 08-16-2024, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by gatorbill1 View Post
In an emergency the closest one is the best
Perhaps with a cardiac event, but not for all emergencies. I would rather travel farther to wait for way less time when I get there and be seen by competent doctors. I only traveled 10 minutes to get to the former Villages hospital, but then proceeded to wait 12 1/2 hours to be negligently misdiagnosed and sent packing. My next trip was approximately an hour and a half drive to Gainesville, where I was seen immediately and admitted to critical care where they proceeded to save my life. Closest most definitely wasn’t even close to being better.