[elaineshere]

My Husband and I will be coming to the villages October of 2008 and would like to know what options there is for VA hospitals. :

[Muncle]

http://www1.va.gov/directory/guide/facility.asp?ID=5338

"The Villages Community Based Outpatient Clinic provides a broad range of general medical services for the primary care patient. This clinic serves acute and chronically ill eligible veterans. Our veteran patient population requires a complexity of care that ranges from minor health care needs to urgent care. Veterans requiring hospitalization are assessed, stabilized and transferred to either local facilities or to the Gainesville VA Medical Center according to the urgency of their needs. Procedures or specialty care not provided by this clinic are referred to the Gainesville VA Medical Center. Veterans in The Villages CBOC also have access to specialty care clinics and education sessions via Telehealth."

and

"Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic
This highly anticipated structure is to be constructed in Summerfield, Florida on County Road 42. The 90,000 square foot building will be done by Hamstra Builders, Inc. of Wheatfield, Indiana and will provide medical health care services for the Armed Service’s veterans within the Central Florida region. "

Sorry, no details.

[elaineshere]

Thanks everyone for your help about the VA clinics. Can't wait to be at the villages :bigthumbsup:

Joe & Elaine

[chuckinca]

Muncle:

Does a Vet over 65 use Medicare or the VA system?

[Muncle]

Originally Posted by chuckinca

Muncle:

Does a Vet over 65 use Medicare or the VA system?

Sorry, don't know. Not old enough for Medicare yet nor have I had occasion to use VA facilities. I've been lucky enough to have decent insurance all my life and limited need for medical. I've tended to forget that I'm eligible for VA benefits. (I guess time in the USAF counts, tho there may be some who say it's not really the military. ;D)