I went to an urgent care center in March and after a bit of hullabaloo, they called an ambulance and hurried me out of there. The Villages hospital was diverting so I was sent to Leesburg, where the paramedics waited with me until I was processed and placed in an ER room. I ended up being admitted but had to wait in the ER for almost a day before a room became available.
In March/April, I had to go to The Villages ER, once on a Sunday morning and once at about 8:30pm on a Wednesday. The ER was almost empty on Sunday morning and full (like, no chairs left in the waiting room) on Wednesday night. Both times I was taken in and seen by an ER doctor within 15 minutes. I'm sure having a "cardiac episode" in progress considerably speeds up the triage!
At any rate, I didn't find my experiences at Leesburg and The Villages ER departments to be any different. Both were very crowded and both treated me on gurneys in the hallway because there were no ER stalls available, but I thought the care at The Villages was more than adequate. I was also admitted at TV and had no issues during my stay.
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