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Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter
Come on people, there are a lot of good doctors here in or near The Villages.
I have friends who have been treated for cancer right here and they are now cancer free. I'm sure others can say the same thing.
To say one has to travel to get good care is just not true.
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Thank you, Bogie. My husband is alive today following a heart attack in 2009 when he was transported by ambulance to TVRH, had a stent placed, and was in CCU in about two hours total. The outcome would not have been so good had he gone to Leesburg or Munroe because of the time involved in transporting (not the care he would have received).
Wait times would be much less if those without life-threatening problems would use the urgent care clinics instead of the ER. If the clinic determines that you have a real emergency, they will call an ambulance. (Chest pain always warrants a trip to the ER, preferably by ambulance.) While I was in the waiting room that same evening of my husband's attack, some lady was in there complaining about the wait time. She was telling them that her back had been hurting for a couple of days and she decided to come in to see about it.