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Originally Posted by rjm1cc
This is not uncommon up North. I think the flue is the current problem. I think it is basically demand exceeding staffing. However, as costs have to be cut to keep the doors open I would expect longer waits.
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OP'S 90 year old mother was admitted----but after 7 hours! Yes, there is a staffing problem. It's not just during the so called snowbird season either. I personally know of a next door neighbor and a friend who had a 4 and 5 hour wait after accidents (in pain with broken bones) and it was not during the winter. The neighbor had a week hospital stay. If we want to be Florida's Healthiest Hometown, the Villages Hospital ER is going to have to do better and I believe it's possible for them to improve with aggressive management and administration. We should expect better!