[theorem painter]

We were there several weeks ago when my husband had chest pains. The care as exceptional. When my husband needed to be admitted I requested The Villages Hospital because I didn't want to drive back and forth to Ocala. I was told that they would try The Villages Hospital but normally they aren't very receptive to admissions from the Summerfield ER. My husband has United Health Care and there was no problem with it.

Originally Posted by NotGolfer

My question is....if you go to that facility but need hospital care. How does that work? Do they accept The Villages Health Care...so do they refer you to the hospital of your choice? We live just north of 466a and that would be a bit of a hike as well to consider...but sounds like it might be worth it. Too bad there's not a couple more facilities like this one in our community to take up the slack. By the way...an ER is for just that emergency purposes. There are "some" folks that don't quite get that, but then this would be beating a dead horse as it's been discussed on social media ad nauseum.

We've used TVRH and it's ER. We've had excellent care but the ER could use A LOt of improvement.

[NotGolfer]

Originally Posted by theorem painter

We were there several weeks ago when my husband had chest pains. The care as exceptional. When my husband needed to be admitted I requested The Villages Hospital because I didn't want to drive back and forth to Ocala. I was told that they would try The Villages Hospital but normally they aren't very receptive to admissions from the Summerfield ER. My husband has United Health Care and there was no problem with it.

Thank you! I was concerned that they wouldn't be receptive to sending folks to TVRH.....I can see why TVRH wouldn't be as receptive as it isn't a part of the health system here (so to speak). Ocala is probably trying to have patients from this end of T.V. Wish the health system with T.V. would offer similiar options as this one. Maybe it is with that iniative that's in the future. They'd need MORE than ONE though (IMHO).

[Dan9871]

Originally Posted by NotGolfer

Maybe it is with that iniative that's in the future. .

Central Florida Health, the company that runs TVH ad Leesburg hospitals, has already committed to building a stand-alone ER in the Brownwood area. The also have said that they are looking at building another hospital there too and have land committed for it.

[Happinow]

Originally Posted by Dan9871

Central Florida Health, the company that runs TVH ad Leesburg hospitals, has already committed to building a stand-alone ER in the Brownwood area. The also have said that they are looking at building another hospital there too and have land committed for it.

They can build all of the hospitals they want but if they are poorly run, like TVRH, then it’s money down the drain.