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Originally Posted by johnsgt
as a healthcare professional -- I will say to avoid the villages hospital at all costs -- they are completely overwhelmed and this is to the shame of the developer -- the hospital has clientele which are older and in need of this type of care and I believe that there are very few "charity" cases which take up space in the ER here -- thus there is not an unusual drain on resources and reimbursement to the hospital is much better than other parts of the country -- it is really simple -- the developer did not anticipate the need adequately -- go the the urgent care centers unless you are taken in by ambulance -- in that case -- ask to be taken to Leesburg Regional -- The villages hospital is understaffed and undersized -- and they failed to diagnose properly what was happening to my cousin when he went there -- he waited 7 hours, was sent home with pain medication, only to return 5 hours later in acute renal failure (which they completely missed -- despite the history of renal insufficiency) and died 2 hours after re-admission -- needless to say a lawsuit will be filed --- really to show that they cannot continue to operate in this manner.
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I see you are new to the forum. I do want to point out to you that the developer built the building and rents the space but the hospital is
run by the Health Alliance which also runs the Leesburg Hospital.
http://www.cfhalliance.org/