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Originally Posted by StarbuckSammy
It is interesting that our insider Russ says that the problem with the ER is not understaffing but overpopulation. But this has been a problem for the past several years and from my perspective The Villages Hospital has not solved the problem. What in the world happens when the next 20,000 or so residents move in? This is not the developer problem..it is the hospital. I don't know about you, but the thought of more possible patients the next few years makes me worry.
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I think we have a total of 24 ER rooms at this point. I know the other day each nurse had 4-5 rooms assigned. It's mostly a snowbird problem the way I see it. The population swells during the winter months and the physical plant (while due for expansion over the next two years) can not (and maybe should not?) be made with the highest number in mind. There were many times last summer when we called off nurses and other staff due to lack of patients! We are increasing the number of beds by almost 1/3 in the next two years and perhaps that will free up ER holds (holds = ER beds awaiting an admit room in another unit such as cardio, medical, surgery etc.)