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Originally Posted by shcisamax
This might be the one thing the developers have neglected...unless it showed profit in their business. I worry as the imaginary build out happens, there is not enough focus on real health support. Certainly, my post earlier about waiting for an ambulance for 15 minutes when someone is unconscious and having difficulty breathing is problematic.
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I've been here for seven years and in that time the hospital has had a major expansion done and now another is underway. The medical offices along Old Camp have been constructed and filled. They have begun placing the new Villages health centers around the community. The difficulty is that this is a community with a disproportionate number of seniors that tend to require health services more frequently than a typical city of 100K. Plus, TVRH is not just for us. It serves the surrounding communities as well. And Mr. Morse does not own it.
The community is expanding rapidly, more rapidly than supporting services can be built and staffed. While health care is obviously important, it is not much different from restaurants, groceries, gas station, etc. which will follow home construction, not precede it. You will note that the Villages Public Safety facilities are completed before many homes are built.
Understand that the ambulance services are the responsibility of the county. The previous contractor performed really well, but was replaced by the present contractor because they were a little less expensive to the county. Your displeasure with the promptness of arrival should be directed to the county. This time of year, ambulances have a harder time because of the extra vehicles on the road including drivers who don't pull over or who stop in the way. This is why our neighborhood has two AEDs and responders who can help until EMTs arrive.