[Happinow]

Was going out today and saw Shands helicopter had landed on the side of Walgreens parking lot in Colony. They were loading someone into it. A bit earlier heard sirens. Anyone know what happened? Hope all will be ok with those involved.

[cquick]

Don't know, but I always wonder why they send people to Shands in Gainsville instead to Orlando hospitals. Orlando hospitals are much closer! If I was in an ambulance, I would much rather go a shorter distance. What's the big deal with Shand's?

[Didiwinbob]

I'm also interested in knowing what does Shands offer

[DougB]

Originally Posted by cquick

Don't know, but I always wonder why they send people to Shands in Gainsville instead to Orlando hospitals. Orlando hospitals are much closer! If I was in an ambulance, I would much rather go a shorter distance. What's the big deal with Shand's?

Depending on where you live in The Villages, I believe it is about the same distance by helicopter.

[Bogie Shooter]

The UF Health Shands Trauma Center, located on the first floor of the UF Health Shands Cancer Hospital complex, provides advanced critical care, emergency and trauma medicine to the people of north central Florida in one of the most carefully designed and sophisticated facilities of its kind.

University of Florida critical care medicine physicians provide care for some of the most acutely ill patients in the eastern United States. These patients have often suffered a trauma, are recovering from surgery or are in other ways critically ill.

The Critical Care Medicine group is a multi-specialty team of healthcare professionals. In collaboration with surgery, the Critical Care Medicine group manages between 1,800 and 2,000 critically ill patients admitted to UF Health Shands Hospital each year. The Surgical Intensive Care Unit teams admit and care for patients from all surgical specialty services, including neurosurgery, general surgery, trauma, orthopaedics, obstetrics and gynecology, vascular, and transplantation surgery.

In addition to providing care in the SICU and the Burn Intensive Care Unit and co-directing the Intermediate Care Unit, Critical Care Medicine will begin providing care for the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit soon. The addition of the CICU means Critical Care Medicine will provide care for all critically ill adult surgical patients at UF Health Shands Hospital.

[Bizdoc]

It isn't just which is closer. Part of the equation is if the correct specialist is available right then. If he or she is in surgery, for example, your new patient may have to wait. Also how many other patients are already in the Trauma unit. And who has an aircraft available *right now*.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

The UF Health Shands Trauma Center, located on the first floor of the UF Health Shands Cancer Hospital complex, provides advanced critical care, emergency and trauma medicine to the people of north central Florida in one of the most carefully designed and sophisticated facilities of its kind.

University of Florida critical care medicine physicians provide care for some of the most acutely ill patients in the eastern United States. These patients have often suffered a trauma, are recovering from surgery or are in other ways critically ill.

The Critical Care Medicine group is a multi-specialty team of healthcare professionals. In collaboration with surgery, the Critical Care Medicine group manages between 1,800 and 2,000 critically ill patients admitted to UF Health Shands Hospital each year. The Surgical Intensive Care Unit teams admit and care for patients from all surgical specialty services, including neurosurgery, general surgery, trauma, orthopaedics, obstetrics and gynecology, vascular, and transplantation surgery.

In addition to providing care in the SICU and the Burn Intensive Care Unit and co-directing the Intermediate Care Unit, Critical Care Medicine will begin providing care for the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit soon. The addition of the CICU means Critical Care Medicine will provide care for all critically ill adult surgical patients at UF Health Shands Hospital.

Thanks for info I was not aware of, Bogie.

[kittygilchrist]

Thanks Bogie, and that's not all.
Shands is state of the art with clinics for about every condition.
It is an hour by car, and takes about all insurances.
If I really wanted exceptional care that is where I would go.

Gainesvillian for 40+ years.

[LndLocked]

ORMC (Orlando Regional Med Center) is a regional trauma center and a fine hospital .... but Shands is a truly world class facility for every type of specialty.

[laceylady]

Another AMAZING trauma hospital closer by is Ocala Regional hospital Trauma Center in Ocala. My husband was driven there by Sumter Co. Ambulance in August due to a fall at home causing a massive subarachnoid hemmorage (TBI). The doctors at Ocala were trained at Shands. They certainly saved his life and then provided OUTSTANDING care while he was in their ICU for four weeks. For the past five weeks he has been in Health Rehab Hospital in Ocala, another outstanding facility. I certainly would never have thought that this WORLD CLASS medical care was available in Ocala. The PT, OT, and speech therapy post TBI stroke or other injury here is aggressive and rehabilitating.

[dbussone]

Originally Posted by laceylady

Another AMAZING trauma hospital closer by is Ocala Regional hospital Trauma Center in Ocala. My husband was driven there by Sumter Co. Ambulance in August due to a fall at home causing a massive subarachnoid hemmorage (TBI). The doctors at Ocala were trained at Shands. They certainly saved his life and then provided OUTSTANDING care while he was in their ICU for four weeks. For the past five weeks he has been in Health Rehab Hospital in Ocala, another outstanding facility. I certainly would never have thought that this WORLD CLASS medical care was available in Ocala. The PT, OT, and speech therapy post TBI stroke or other injury here is aggressive and rehabilitating.

Thank you for letting us know about the care at Ocala Regional. I'll pray for the continued improvement and recovery of your husband.

[NotGolfer]

Don't know what happened with the patient but I do know that helicopter's have landed in that space before with the ambulance transporting the patient to that site to be air-lifted. That said, maybe the patient or a loved one requested to go to Shands. But as another person stated it could depend on what happened and/if the injuries warranted it.

[cquick]

thank you all for the information. I have heard of Shands, but I didn't know anything about it. Since we lived in Orlando, I guess ORMC would automatically be my first choice, simply because I am familiar with it.

We have been in The Villages since August 2011 and have not needed any hospitalization since that time. We've had some trouble finding suitable doctors for my son and my mother. She recently fell at home and was taken to Leesburg Regional Hospital by ambulance. She was not given a choice.

[VT2TV]

Originally Posted by laceylady

Another AMAZING trauma hospital closer by is Ocala Regional hospital Trauma Center in Ocala. My husband was driven there by Sumter Co. Ambulance in August due to a fall at home causing a massive subarachnoid hemmorage (TBI). The doctors at Ocala were trained at Shands. They certainly saved his life and then provided OUTSTANDING care while he was in their ICU for four weeks. For the past five weeks he has been in Health Rehab Hospital in Ocala, another outstanding facility. I certainly would never have thought that this WORLD CLASS medical care was available in Ocala. The PT, OT, and speech therapy post TBI stroke or other injury here is aggressive and rehabilitating.

I have nothing against Ocala Regional-have heard it is a fine hospital. And even though they are a Level 2 Trauma Center, if a patient has the most critical injuries with need of the highest level of care, then they would be transported to the closest Level 1 Trauma Center which would have been Shands or Orlando. Since there is little difference in distance by air to the 2 locations, it is very possible it did come down to which helicopter was available first, and they would have taken the patient back to their hospital

[Cedwards38]

Anyone know anything about Florida Hospital Waterman? Looks great!