[dillywho]

Too many here do not seem to realize that Villagers are not the only ones using TVRH. It is not exclusive to us.

One reason for the long waits is that so many come to the ER instead of the Urgent Care centers. (As someone else pointed out, the UC will call an ambulance for something that is beyond their scope of care.) I am not talking the middle of the night but the daytime hours. I overheard one lady in the ER making a ruckus about her long wait who had been experiencing some back pain for several days and finally decided to come to the ER. This does not qualify as an "emergency" that needs to be seen immediately. The ER needs to be for emergencies only and conditions that can only be taken care of in a hospital.

As for being developer owned, the health care system is not. If it were, it would be like the rec centers, etc. that have been referenced in this thread and you would have to have your Villages ID to be treated there.

Restaurants and hospitals cannot be compared. You always have time to drive wherever to a restaurant regardless of the distance. This is not the case if you have a life-threatening emergency.

I would still like for someone to explain to me why the waiting room in the ER is not packed during holiday times. It was virtually empty over Easter. This I observed first-hand on my way in and out of the hospital when my husband was in ICU. Come Monday morning....different story.

I know this is a rant, but when you still have your loved one because of the excellent care received here, you'd be hard-pressed to see it any other way. Even when you get into the ER treatment rooms (everyone is triaged), any testing takes time....lots of time. Until results are known, you wait. Your tests are not sent to the front of the line unless there is a compelling reason.