[barb1191]

Many times I've waited and waited in ER, 8 hrs the first time when I first moved here. Next time 6 hr wait. I swore never again. I am a cancer patient and moved from Boston where the hospitals are some of the best. My expectations here in FL were not expected to be as good, but never expected TVRH to be so horrible.

One more time my oncologist sent me to TVRH because my blood count was extremely low and I was so weak I could hardly move. I came in the ER in a wheelchair and waited 1/2 hr and then questioned how long this wait is expected to be since I was THE ONLY patient waiting in ER!!!! She told me not long now.

Another half hour went by and by this time I could hardly hold my head up so weak and still no other patients in the ER waiting room. I went to the desk and told her I has leaving and to cancel these reservations. THEN I get told, "Oh don't go; there are six beds empty and we're just waiting for them to be sanitized!!!! With that I swore I would NEVER go there again!!!

Leesburg is so much better than TVRH. When I first moved to the TV, TVRH turned me away after waiting EIGHT HOURS in ER to be seen and then tell me that they are not facilitated to handle a patient with a double port imbedded for infusions and that I would have to go to Leesburg Hosp.

These are just two incidents that I have experienced and there are a number of other incidents that I could go on and on, but I think that you get my drift.

My question is.....with Moffitt here and no staff from Moffitt to handle the influx, if TVRH can't handle the ER now, how could they ever handle the Moffitt patients? This seems to be a disaster waiting to happen. Thank goodness I've found my niche with Ocala Oncology who are wonderful at their satellite office on Rte 441 across from Walmart in Oak Park.