Having read this type of thread several times since moving to TV, I can say that I would have definitely called 911 for an ambulance ride to Monroe Regional. We had a medical emergency last year and our doctor told us to head north - not the TV hospital. Fantastic, immediate care given - happy ending to the story.
I hope that when the new additional is completed they have the ability to staff it with more doctors and nurses in the emergency room. It's just a fact of life that we live in a community of aging adults who are going to have (probably) higher than average emergency situations. It is a fact that after the big survey with USF was completed, the developer knew it had to expand the hospital in our area - so they have.
I love the Villages Health Care system - we've been part of it since inception. But I'd still head north for any hospitalization... I'm my best advocate...
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