Many have posted that the developer SHOULD do something about this sitituation and I think that is happening with the new Villages Healthcare. The problem right now is that this will take time.....a long time. The new clinics can be quickly built but it takes time to staff these clinics with quality healthcare providers. Good physicians don' t just stop their practice and move to TV. One thing being promised at the new clinics is that someone will be on call24/7. That will be a great help with the less critical visits to the ER. But again, this is not happening over night. When I first started this thread, it was not my intent to BASH the hospital or the staff. I was merely reporting what I witnessed and what I witnessed was not a good picture. I have been in ERs in large cities and it is never a pleasant experience but I felt a great empathy for the long wait and suffering I saw from several other patients. Just because it is that way everywhere, does not mean it's OK. What I would like to see come of these 157 plus post is an effort to get physicians who will see or at least talk to their patient in prompt time frame. I would like to see an Urgent Care facility that is open 24/7. Maybe we need to make this a priority rather than whether or not we get a new Costco or Traders Joe's. of course that would be nice too.
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