Magic Helicopter to a better place?

[Snowbirdtobe]

Was shocked when I saw ads featuring a helicopter for TVRH. They even have a chopper picture on Talk of the Villages directory of health care providers.
Do they expect to take us all away in the Magic Helicopter to a better place?
I just checked the CMS web site and TVRH (The Villages Regional Hospital) is still one star.
Medicare data is used for the rating so all data is medicare data. Think all old cranky patients.

[graciegirl]

Just remember that TVRH (THE VILLAGES REGIONAL HOSPITAL), the buildings are owned by The Developer and rented to a hospital corporation which is now University of Florida. It is still a smallish Community Hospital.

ALSO keep in mind that this Forum; TalkofTheVillages has no ties whatever to the developers.

P.S. I just read a few of your past posts. I am sure you knew all I just typed above. You are one smart cookie, sir.

[Stu from NYC]

Our family physician tells us that since the operation was taken over by U of Florida it is a much better hospital and more people manage to walk out on their own.

What is the consensus here ?

[Bogie Shooter]

:popcorn::popcorn:
Here comes the consensus. ?

[JoMar]

Our family physician tells us that since the operation was taken over by U of Florida it is a much better hospital and more people manage to walk out on their own.

What is the consensus here ?

We and the neighbors have all had experiences with both The Villages Hospital and Leesburg. All have had great care and walked out on their own. The biggest issue in the past has been the Emergency Room experiences and since then we have two new Emergency Rooms, one associated with Ocala Regional, a Level II Trauma Hospital. I suspect that no matter how much better it gets, there will be those that get their kicks out of taking shots at anything Villages....good thing they are in the minority.

[Topspinmo]

Wife been in that hospital twice, was all good!. IMO be lucky you have hospital that close in unincorporated community.

[asianthree]

OP you are holding a sarcasm sign when about why a chopper is at any facility? Plus if you are on a chopper to a level 2 you aren’t walking out any time soon, maybe never.

[champion6]

Just remember that TVRH (THE VILLAGES REGIONAL HOSPITAL), the buildings are owned by The Developer and rented to a hospital corporation which is now University of Florida. It is still a smallish Community Hospital. <snip>Let's set the record straight. The hospital owns its property, not The Villages.

In 2000 The Villages of Lake Sumter Inc. sold to The Villages Tri-County Medical Center Inc. the property where the existing hospital is located. At that time Central Florida Health was the parent company of The Villages Tri-County Medical Center.

In January 2020 Central Florida Health was acquired by University of Florida Health and is now known as UF Health Central Florida. It carries on as the parent company of The Villages Tri-County Medical Center, which remains the owner of the property.

The hospital is now known as UF Health The Villages Hospital. It is a 300-bed facility which, in my opinion, is hardly "a smallish community hospital."

[graciegirl]

Let's set the record straight. The hospital owns its property, not The Villages.

In 2000 The Villages of Lake Sumter Inc. sold to The Villages Tri-County Medical Center Inc. the property where the existing hospital is located. At that time Central Florida Health was the parent company of The Villages Tri-County Medical Center.

In January 2020 Central Florida Health was acquired by University of Florida Health and is now known as UF Health Central Florida. It carries on as the parent company of The Villages Tri-County Medical Center, which remains the owner of the property.

The hospital is now known as UF Health The Villages Hospital. It is a 300-bed facility which, in my opinion, is hardly "a smallish community hospital."

Thank you. I was not aware that the buildings and real estate were sold to the hospital corporation that ran it.

I still have to say that compared to large teaching hospitals like The Cleveland Clinic, Johns Hopkins, Anderson Cancer Center, Boston Children's, and Massachusetts General our hospital is smallish.

[graciegirl]

Let's set the record straight. The hospital owns its property, not The Villages.

In 2000 The Villages of Lake Sumter Inc. sold to The Villages Tri-County Medical Center Inc. the property where the existing hospital is located. At that time Central Florida Health was the parent company of The Villages Tri-County Medical Center.

In January 2020 Central Florida Health was acquired by University of Florida Health and is now known as UF Health Central Florida. It carries on as the parent company of The Villages Tri-County Medical Center, which remains the owner of the property.

The hospital is now known as UF Health The Villages Hospital. It is a 300-bed facility which, in my opinion, is hardly "a smallish community hospital."

Champion, I have complete faith in anything you say or post but I am still wondering if that means the buildings themselves or the hospital business that used to "rent" them.


I copied this below from the online news and I wonder if you have a link to this information in The Daily Sun???

Longtime speculation became reality Tuesday when it was announced that the parent company of The Villages Regional Hospital is being sold.

University of Florida Health announced the acquisition of Central Florida Health (CFH), which also includes Leesburg Regional Medical Center. The facilities will be renamed UF Health The Villages Hospital and UF Health Leesburg Hospital, according to a news release from UF Health.


The Villages Regional Hospital
It’s unclear how the acquisition will affect other properties owned by Central Florida Health – the TVRH Rehabilitation Hospital located inside the Villages hospital’s North Tower, an urgent care located on the Leesburg hospital’s campus, Alliance Labs and LRMC Senior Behavioral Health Cente



The acquisition of the two local hospitals provides UF Health with 660 acute care beds in the tri-county area. The mega-healthcare organization already owns the world-renowned UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville and UF Health Jacksonville – both highly regarded level one trauma centers.

Many Villagers and area residents already are familiar with Shands and have received advanced care there, including those who have been flown to the Gainesville facility via ShandsCair helicopters after being critically injured in vehicle crashes or suffering from medical conditions like debilitating strokes.


Leesburg Regional Medical Center
The purchase of CFH didn’t come as a surprise, largely because UF Health already had its fingers in the community through a partnership with the hospitals’ not-for-profit owner that was announced in February 2018. Under that agreement, the two providers promised to “collaborate” on new health initiatives to expand access to leading-edge patient-care programs and clinical studies for tri-county residents.

The two entities vowed to explore the creation of primary care physician training opportunities at both hospitals. The demand for primary care doctors remains on the rise as The Villages continues to build new homes at breakneck speed in the Villages of Southern Oaks portion of the community while eyeing similar growth in Leesburg.


The Villages Health has seven primary care centers scattered across Florida’s Friendliest Hometown and Belleview.
Tuesday’s announcement also comes four days after The Villages unveiled a separate pact with UF Health. That agreement promised “exclusive talks” between the sprawling retirement community and UF Health to “transform” regional healthcare, including the creation of a comprehensive health care campus and a new general acute-care hospital in the community.

That agreement caught many area residents and medical professionals off guard and led to rampant speculation about the out-of-town healthcare provider also acquiring the primary-care-driven Villages Health system, which also includes specialists who will be housed in the new Center for Advanced Healthcare at Brownwood on State Road 44 when it opens in the coming year.


Dr. David R. Nelson
The acquisition also includes CFH’s new 24-hour freestanding emergency room that’s being built on State Road 44 in Wildwood, not far from The Villages Health’s new specialty care building and the outpatient-room-providing Brownwood Hotel & Spa. That ER is expected to open sometime in January, according to The Villages Regional Hospital’s website.

Tuesday’s release from UF Health promises that the CFH acquisition will “strengthen and improve” the availability of high-quality, efficient and affordable health care for tri-county residents. It also says that the construction of a new acute-care hospital in association with The Villages “will be considered,” as well as facility improvements and new equipment and technologies.



Dr. David Nelson, who serves as president of UF Health and senior vice president for health affairs at the University of Florida, said his organization is prepared to expand healthcare options for tri-county residents.

[Get real]

Was shocked when I saw ads featuring a helicopter for TVRH. They even have a chopper picture on Talk of the Villages directory of health care providers.
Do they expect to take us all away in the Magic Helicopter to a better place?
I just checked the CMS web site and TVRH (The Villages Regional Hospital) is still one star.
Medicare data is used for the rating so all data is medicare data. Think all old cranky patients.

Just be thankful there is a helicopter available if you need it.

[crash]

Our family physician tells us that since the operation was taken over by U of Florida it is a much better hospital and more people manage to walk out on their own.

What is the consensus here ?

They walk out because they can’t get in.

[bowlingal]

There has been a helicopter there available for use for many, many years ..great idea as far as I am concerned. Hope you don't need it Snowbirdtobe.

[allsport]

Hospitals are rated by the JCAHO for ability to care for emergencies. A trauma center must have board certified trauma docs in the building 24 hours a day. If you have a major accident with life threatening injuries and need that trauma center to save your life, you need the chopper to get you there. Without it, you are dead so making fun of it just show how little you understand about how healthcare works. It is also shows how little you know about the number of life threatening head injuries happen on golf carts around here with people driving them that have no business on them.

[Girlcopper]

Was shocked when I saw ads featuring a helicopter for TVRH. They even have a chopper picture on Talk of the Villages directory of health care providers.
Do they expect to take us all away in the Magic Helicopter to a better place?
I just checked the CMS web site and TVRH (The Villages Regional Hospital) is still one star.
Medicare data is used for the rating so all data is medicare data. Think all old cranky patients.
Shocked? Im sorry a story like this puts you into shock. Im thrilled to know there is access by aviation to a specialized hospital when needed.

[mciboroTamarindo]

The Villages Regional Hospital is still one star.
Think all old cranky patients.[/QUOTE]

I have been to the Villages Hospital ER several times for various reasons. And have heard MUCH first person anecdotal information. It has earned it's rating. The people working there are nice enough; but clearly the system is not working well.

[EviesGP]

As a former volunteer EMT, we called it "the golden hour". Which is the term used for how long a trauma patient (on average) has, to be under the care of a surgeon, for a greater chance of survival.

On a related note(not to highjack this topic), I recently read that the county is considering changing their EMS ambulance services to UF Health? I wonder what this would do to the Ocala ER(or newly built hospital), when you call 911???

[WindyCityzen]

Hospitals are rated by the JCAHO for ability to care for emergencies. A trauma center must have board certified trauma docs in the building 24 hours a day. If you have a major accident with life threatening injuries and need that trauma center to save your life, you need the chopper to get you there. Without it, you are dead so making fun of it just show how little you understand about how healthcare works. It is also shows how little you know about the number of life threatening head injuries happen on golf carts around here with people driving them that have no business on them.

The nearest Level 1 (Trauma One) hospital is Orlando Regional. Next closest is Shands (Gainesville) or Tampa.

[Sailohio]

The next time I see you all around my glasses of beer, I’ll tell you the long story of my wife, Cherie, and that hospital and helicopter. Let’s just say “Thank God for the helicopter.”

[Carole clausen]

We have had nothing but positive experiences with both The Villages ER and the hospital. Every ER and hospital has issues. I’m just happy we have a hospital close to us.

[wtjack]

I fell at home in the early afternoon several months ago and GF took me to Villages' ER where I spent the next five hours waiting for treatment; keep in mind that I had some head and face trauma with bleeding and was possibly unconscious on my kitchen floor for a bit of time. Without receiving any treatment, a non-ER hospital employee (not identified to protect their position) recommended that we travel to my GF's local hospital in Dade City. Treatment in Dade City was timely and complete but my injuries did require an overnight stay. Hopefully issues with the Villages' ER are improving. Be safe.

[jimjamuser]

Our family physician tells us that since the operation was taken over by U of Florida it is a much better hospital and more people manage to walk out on their own.

What is the consensus here ?
I had an outpatient operation there just yesterday and the experience was GREAT! The equipment used was very modern and impressive. The nursing staff had MANY 4 year nurses who were very professional and sociable - interesting to talk to. They answered ALL my medical questions and made me feel relaxed and confident! The anesthesiologist had professionalism and personality. The operation was EVERYTHING that I expected. I can't find any flaw in any situation there - it was perfect!

[rmd2]

Let's set the record straight. The hospital owns its property, not The Villages.

In 2000 The Villages of Lake Sumter Inc. sold to The Villages Tri-County Medical Center Inc. the property where the existing hospital is located. At that time Central Florida Health was the parent company of The Villages Tri-County Medical Center.

In January 2020 Central Florida Health was acquired by University of Florida Health and is now known as UF Health Central Florida. It carries on as the parent company of The Villages Tri-County Medical Center, which remains the owner of the property.

The hospital is now known as UF Health The Villages Hospital. It is a 300-bed facility which, in my opinion, is hardly "a smallish community hospital."

Yes it IS a "smallish community hospital". I worked in hospitals in Illinois, California and Maryland for many years. One of them was in a city of 50,000 and we had THREE hospitals the size of The Villages Hospital for that population. We are woefully under-served here in The Villages.

[mlmarr1]

Was shocked when I saw ads featuring a helicopter for TVRH. They even have a chopper picture on Talk of the Villages directory of health care providers.
Do they expect to take us all away in the Magic Helicopter to a better place?
I just checked the CMS web site and TVRH (The Villages Regional Hospital) is still one star.
Medicare data is used for the rating so all data is medicare data. Think all old cranky patients.

UF/owns both LRMC/TVRH both have always had access to choppers for trauma patients which are taken to Gainesville or Ocala .. neither LRMC/TVRH is trauma ..

Internet information and all data bases are truly not up to date... just be thankful help is just a drive/flight away as needed

[Marathon Man]

Was shocked when I saw ads featuring a helicopter for TVRH. They even have a chopper picture on Talk of the Villages directory of health care providers.
Do they expect to take us all away in the Magic Helicopter to a better place?
I just checked the CMS web site and TVRH (The Villages Regional Hospital) is still one star.
Medicare data is used for the rating so all data is medicare data. Think all old cranky patients.

From a local news source:

"A Villager was airlifted to Ocala Regional Medical Center after his golf cart crashed into a tunnel wall Wednesday afternoon near the Lake Miona Recreation Center."

Hey OP. Would you like to reconsider you comments?

[Snowbirdtobe]

The one star rating of the local hospital is based on numbers from CMS (Medicare). The questions are available on the CMS site for all to read. The questions are similar to the following. What is the IV infection rate? Hint Answer should be close to 0. When you left the ER did you understand the instructions you were given? Answer should be YES. When you entered the treatment room were the names of the treating staff listed on the whiteboard? Did the staff introduce themselves when they first met you?
The numbers of most hospitals are on the CMS web site if you want to drill down on the information.
The ratings are like an open book exam. If you can read and understand the question you know what the answer should be.
Lookup the star ratings of hospitals in areas you are familiar with and see if you would choose that hospital?
Lookup Rochester MN population 115,557 (2019) and see how many one star hospitals you can find?