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Originally Posted by rivaridger1

With respect to all of the posters who to their good fortune have not been exposed to this ER and whose typical response is " if you don't like it go elsewhere ", I suspect you are elderly, or getting there, just like the rest of us who do not enjoy good health. Your turn is coming, just give it a couple of years ! Then we await your reaction to callous medical staffers who really do not care that much about you since you are approaching the end of your days anyway.

I have had the experience and I feel this way. If it's an emergency that requires an Ambulance I'll go. If it's a Walk In situation and it's standing room only I'll go elsewhere. 3 times admitted and had great treatment, wanted for nothing. Emergency Room I'll go elsewhere unless by Ambulance.

[PennBF]

Our plan is if we have something that is not critical we go to the Lake Sumter Urgent Care (near Winn Dixie) where you can be sure you will see a Dr. and the treatment is outstanding. If it is critical we first go to this Urgent Care and then on to Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville in 2 1/2 hours. I wonder if anyone who manages the Villages (Developer,etc,) actually uses the Villages Hospital. I wonder if they do are they ever left to sit in the waiting room for 5+ hours? Of course not!! It's the old story of the Company that pays its employee's well and with good medical coverage. When they retire the Co. cuts the benifits since they no longer "need" them. Once you purchase a house in The Villages you are subject to alleged poor Hospital medical coverage since you are no longer needed??

[Bonny]

Originally Posted by PennBF

Our plan is if we have something that is not critical we go to the Lake Sumter Urgent Care (near Winn Dixie) where you can be sure you will see a Dr. and the treatment is outstanding. If it is critical we first go to this Urgent Care and then on to Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville in 2 1/2 hours. I wonder if anyone who manages the Villages (Developer,etc,) actually uses the Villages Hospital. I wonder if they do are they ever left to sit in the waiting room for 5+ hours? Of course not!! It's the old story of the Company that pays its employee's well and with good medical coverage. When they retire the Co. cuts the benifits since they no longer "need" them. Once you purchase a house in The Villages you are subject to alleged poor Hospital medical coverage since you are no longer needed??

I am thankful to have a hospital here! I have been a patient there several times and have had wonderful care!!

[perrjojo]

Originally Posted by Bonny

I am thankful to have a hospital here! I have been a patient there several times and have had wonderful care!!

I agree. We moved from the Atlanta area and ER wait times were similar. I often think of that saying, "failure to plan on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part." Too many in the ER should be seen in Urgent care. Too many in the ER should have gone to their doctor YESTERDAY. When I went to the ER I waited 6 hours to be seen and then was admitted. Yes, it was a long wait. Yes, I needed to be admitted but I wasn't dying. Yes, I received excellent care.

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Originally Posted by perrjojo

I agree. We moved from the Atlanta area and ER wait times were similar. I often think of that saying, "failure to plan on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part." Too many in the ER should be seen in Urgent care. Too many in the ER should have gone to their doctor YESTERDAY. When I went to the ER I waited 6 hours to be seen and then was admitted. Yes, it was a long wait. Yes, I needed to be admitted but I wasn't dying. Yes, I received excellent care.

Couldn't agree more. 100% on spot !

[dbussone]

Originally Posted by Bonny

I am thankful to have a hospital here! I have been a patient there several times and have had wonderful care!!

Bonny - I only disagree partially. My point is, and I believe GE agrees with me, is that the ER is a disaster. The care may be wonderful and perfect once you get past the ER. IF you get past the ER.

My wife, an RN, has had great care during her two inpatient stays. But she has had two horrible experiences in the ER - and both were true emergencies.


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[Bonny]

Originally Posted by dbussone

Bonny - I only disagree partially. My point is, and I believe GE agrees with me, is that the ER is a disaster. The care may be wonderful and perfect once you get past the ER. IF you get past the ER.

My wife, an RN, has had great care during her two inpatient stays. But she has had two horrible experiences in the ER - and both were true emergencies.


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Yes, I have gone through emergency and there has been a long wait. With that being said, I worked in a very large hospital in Michigan and remember long waits then as well.
So many say, go to Ocala. A friend of mine went to the ER in Ocala a few months ago. They waited so long, they decided to come back to the Villages. She did end up getting admitted and spent 5 or 6 days in the TVRH.
The waiting rooms are a nightmare at most hospitals. Definitely agree they have to try and get a better system going.

[dbussone]

Originally Posted by Bonny

Yes, I have gone through emergency and there has been a long wait. With that being said, I worked in a very large hospital in Michigan and remember long waits then as well.

So many say, go to Ocala. A friend of mine went to the ER in Ocala a few months ago. They waited so long, they decided to come back to the Villages. She did end up getting admitted and spent 5 or 6 days in the TVRH.

The waiting rooms are a nightmare at most hospitals. Definitely agree they have to try and get a better system going.

It wasn't just the unnecessary wait. It was also inadequate care. Her Orthopaedic surgeon, who was chief-of-staff at the time, was so upset about the lack of care she received in the ER that he went to see the hospital CEO.


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[golfing eagles]

And one more thing: TVRH ER has approx. 47,000 visits each year. Just where should all those people go??? If we didn't have the hospital, probably 40,000 would land in Leesburg. Just imagine what a nightmare 110 more patients/day would create in their ER.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

And one more thing: TVRH ER has approx. 47,000 visits each year. Just where should all those people go??? If we didn't have the hospital, probably 40,000 would land in Leesburg. Just imagine what a nightmare 110 more patients/day would create in their ER.

That's an awful lot of visits GE. And they could not get permission for a hospital close to 466A???

[dbussone]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

That's an awful lot of visits GE. And they could not get permission for a hospital close to 466A???

I may be wrong, but I believe some property had been set aside in Brownwood for a second hospital some years ago. The recent expansion was likely done as an alternative.


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[dillywho]

Originally Posted by OhioBuckeye

I agree with you 100%. One month after having a 5 way heart bypass I had an issue that needed attention, I sat in the waiting room 5 1/2 hrs. I was told by my heart Dr. to be careful not to get the flu or any other kind of virus. There were 3 people in the waiting room with vomit buckets. It didn't mean nothing to the receptionist or the TV hospital what I was told about what my heart Dr. said. Not going to get into a long story but TV hospital to me isn't a place where you want to go. found out TV hospital can't treat heart issues, they can only stabilize you & send you on to another. You would think with 100,000 + elderly people they would be equipped to do these kind of things since that's one of the things that happen to people when they get older. Guess if TV hospital was as great as some people think the state medical board would make TV hospital one of the best in Florida!

Then something must have changed. All of my husband's heart issues have been successfully treated through TVRH. He has received numerous stents, coded once after being admitted for elevating troponin levels (troponin is one of the indicators in heart issues). It took them 10 minutes to stabilize him enough to get him into the cath lab, where he received 2 more stents. Thanks to TVRH and their ER, he has survived 2 heart attacks with great outcomes.

I had a stent placed in September there. Maybe they just don't deal in open-heart surgeries?

[Miles42]

i think it is terrible, uncaring and dumb staff

[Bonny]

Originally Posted by Miles42

i think it is terrible, uncaring and dumb staff

Dumb staff ?

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Miles42

i think it is terrible, uncaring and dumb staff

They're not dumb, I have heard some of them speak