[airstreamingypsy]

Originally Posted by bowlingal

go to the ER on 466A. Exceptional service! open 24/7

ERs are for emergencies, not jammed fingers.

[BekaJayne]

... had my grandchildren eat a popsicle and give me the sticks. Then had them hold them in place while I taped up my finger. LOL

I'm sorry you had that experience. Frustrating for sure. I hope it is feeling better by now!

-Rebekah

[Burgy]

If the doctor can't look at your X-ray and say "I don't see a fracture but we will call you if the radiologist sees something, that is poor care

[Doro22]

Definitely agree

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Babubhat

Never! They charged $1000 for a cut finger on a holiday with insurance. Repair took only minutes. Ridiculous pricing

Emergency room pricing... Not their fault if you hadn't met your deductible...

[brfree1411@aol.com]

I recently had a need for a doctor. Not having a GP here in the Villages, I went to Ocala ER near Trailwinds. I have never been so surprised. I was ready to wait a couple of hours. I sat for 5 minutes or less, I was called into a room, inserted all info into an ipad. The doctor came and ordered a CT and i was home with a diagnosis in under an hour without any money being spent. They were WONDERFUL!!!!

[Dana1963]

Originally Posted by dbateman72

4th of July.
Jammed my index finger.
Wanted it checked by a doctor to make sure it wasn't broken.
("Why visit the 4th of July?. It hurt.)
1 doctor onsite. Very nice.
1 radiologist viewing x-rays remotely covering 3 UF facilities.
Waited 3 hours to have my x-ray read.
No one could tell me when the 1 radiologist would get to my x-ray.

Grand Children visiting. Didn't want to spend the 4th of July in the ER with no
assurance I would receive a diagnosis and treatment plan.
Left in frustration.

Where do you go for treatment of non-life threatning injuries on a holiday in the Villages? People get hurt on holidays to. Why the poor coverage?

Just another Villager that feels privileged.

[MidWestIA]

Looks like the local urgent care closes at 5pm I guess nobody has medical problems at night

[Worldseries27]

Originally Posted by yankygrl

word of warning - if you left without discharge, insurance may not pay the bill...

now you did it.!!!
A 💔 broken heart 2 ??

[TNLAKEPANDA]

Originally Posted by dbateman72

4th of July.
Jammed my index finger.
Wanted it checked by a doctor to make sure it wasn't broken.
("Why visit the 4th of July?. It hurt.)
1 doctor onsite. Very nice.
1 radiologist viewing x-rays remotely covering 3 UF facilities.
Waited 3 hours to have my x-ray read.
No one could tell me when the 1 radiologist would get to my x-ray.

Grand Children visiting. Didn't want to spend the 4th of July in the ER with no
assurance I would receive a diagnosis and treatment plan.
Left in frustration.

Where do you go for treatment of non-life threatning injuries on a holiday in the Villages? People get hurt on holidays to. Why the poor coverage?

OH PLEASE ! Stop…

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by MidWestIA

Looks like the local urgent care closes at 5pm I guess nobody has medical problems at night

Some are open until 8-9:00...

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Miriam2940

Urgent care facilities don’t have x-Ray equipment

Many do. All the ones I checked on google for "urgent care with x-rays near me" have x-ray equipment.

[va42dapa@gmail.com]

There’s a new urgent care company coming soon which will service The Villages. It’s called Dispatch Health and the care provider comes to your home. Dispatch is established in 38 cities across the US, several in Florida, and has great ratings. Having in home urgent care treatment options should provide a niche for many Villagers facing mobility or transportation issues. The Ocala practice is aligned with Advent Health.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by va42dapa@gmail.com

There’s a new urgent care company coming soon which will service The Villages. It’s called Dispatch Health and the care provider comes to your home. Dispatch is established in 38 cities across the US, several in Florida, and has great ratings. Having in home urgent care treatment options should provide a niche for many Villagers facing mobility or transportation issues. The Ocala practice is aligned with Advent Health.

Beware. Such a service is very limited in scope. 40 years ago I did some moonlighting for a similar service in NYC. We would carefully screen all requests to make sure it could be reasonably handled on a house call. This basically limited us to colds, sore throats, minor burns and injuries, and that was in 1985. With today's technology (and lawyers), I have some questions about just what type of problems this group would be willing to treat at home, where there is no lab, no x-ray, no CT, no EKG, etc. If they are ethical, they will tell you, on the phone , to go to the ER or urgent care, or to call an ambulance if the condition warranted. If they are in it for the money, they might show up, do a cursory history and exam, THEN tell you to go to a facility. That will be $300 please---cash or credit??????

[Girlcopper]

Originally Posted by yankygrl

WORD OF WARNING - If you left without discharge, insurance may not pay the bill...

Im sure insurance will pay for a injured finger if you walked out. Especially when they see you saved them money by doing that since tying up a spot in the ER was not called for