[Snowbirdtobe]

Was shocked when I saw ads featuring a helicopter for TVRH. They even have a chopper picture on Talk of the Villages directory of health care providers.
Do they expect to take us all away in the Magic Helicopter to a better place?
I just checked the CMS web site and TVRH (The Villages Regional Hospital) is still one star.
Medicare data is used for the rating so all data is medicare data. Think all old cranky patients.

[graciegirl]

Just remember that TVRH (THE VILLAGES REGIONAL HOSPITAL), the buildings are owned by The Developer and rented to a hospital corporation which is now University of Florida. It is still a smallish Community Hospital.

ALSO keep in mind that this Forum; TalkofTheVillages has no ties whatever to the developers.

P.S. I just read a few of your past posts. I am sure you knew all I just typed above. You are one smart cookie, sir.

[Stu from NYC]

Our family physician tells us that since the operation was taken over by U of Florida it is a much better hospital and more people manage to walk out on their own.

What is the consensus here ?

[Bogie Shooter]

Here comes the consensus. ?

[JoMar]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Our family physician tells us that since the operation was taken over by U of Florida it is a much better hospital and more people manage to walk out on their own.

What is the consensus here ?

We and the neighbors have all had experiences with both The Villages Hospital and Leesburg. All have had great care and walked out on their own. The biggest issue in the past has been the Emergency Room experiences and since then we have two new Emergency Rooms, one associated with Ocala Regional, a Level II Trauma Hospital. I suspect that no matter how much better it gets, there will be those that get their kicks out of taking shots at anything Villages....good thing they are in the minority.

[Topspinmo]

Wife been in that hospital twice, was all good!. IMO be lucky you have hospital that close in unincorporated community.

[asianthree]

OP you are holding a sarcasm sign when about why a chopper is at any facility? Plus if you are on a chopper to a level 2 you aren’t walking out any time soon, maybe never.

[champion6]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Just remember that TVRH (THE VILLAGES REGIONAL HOSPITAL), the buildings are owned by The Developer and rented to a hospital corporation which is now University of Florida. It is still a smallish Community Hospital. <snip>

Let's set the record straight. The hospital owns its property, not The Villages.

In 2000 The Villages of Lake Sumter Inc. sold to The Villages Tri-County Medical Center Inc. the property where the existing hospital is located. At that time Central Florida Health was the parent company of The Villages Tri-County Medical Center.

In January 2020 Central Florida Health was acquired by University of Florida Health and is now known as UF Health Central Florida. It carries on as the parent company of The Villages Tri-County Medical Center, which remains the owner of the property.

The hospital is now known as UF Health The Villages Hospital. It is a 300-bed facility which, in my opinion, is hardly "a smallish community hospital."

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by champion6

Let's set the record straight. The hospital owns its property, not The Villages.

In 2000 The Villages of Lake Sumter Inc. sold to The Villages Tri-County Medical Center Inc. the property where the existing hospital is located. At that time Central Florida Health was the parent company of The Villages Tri-County Medical Center.

In January 2020 Central Florida Health was acquired by University of Florida Health and is now known as UF Health Central Florida. It carries on as the parent company of The Villages Tri-County Medical Center, which remains the owner of the property.

The hospital is now known as UF Health The Villages Hospital. It is a 300-bed facility which, in my opinion, is hardly "a smallish community hospital."

Thank you. I was not aware that the buildings and real estate were sold to the hospital corporation that ran it.

I still have to say that compared to large teaching hospitals like The Cleveland Clinic, Johns Hopkins, Anderson Cancer Center, Boston Children's, and Massachusetts General our hospital is smallish.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by champion6

Let's set the record straight. The hospital owns its property, not The Villages.

In 2000 The Villages of Lake Sumter Inc. sold to The Villages Tri-County Medical Center Inc. the property where the existing hospital is located. At that time Central Florida Health was the parent company of The Villages Tri-County Medical Center.

In January 2020 Central Florida Health was acquired by University of Florida Health and is now known as UF Health Central Florida. It carries on as the parent company of The Villages Tri-County Medical Center, which remains the owner of the property.

The hospital is now known as UF Health The Villages Hospital. It is a 300-bed facility which, in my opinion, is hardly "a smallish community hospital."

Champion, I have complete faith in anything you say or post but I am still wondering if that means the buildings themselves or the hospital business that used to "rent" them.


I copied this below from the online news and I wonder if you have a link to this information in The Daily Sun???

Longtime speculation became reality Tuesday when it was announced that the parent company of The Villages Regional Hospital is being sold.

University of Florida Health announced the acquisition of Central Florida Health (CFH), which also includes Leesburg Regional Medical Center. The facilities will be renamed UF Health The Villages Hospital and UF Health Leesburg Hospital, according to a news release from UF Health.


The Villages Regional Hospital
It’s unclear how the acquisition will affect other properties owned by Central Florida Health – the TVRH Rehabilitation Hospital located inside the Villages hospital’s North Tower, an urgent care located on the Leesburg hospital’s campus, Alliance Labs and LRMC Senior Behavioral Health Cente



The acquisition of the two local hospitals provides UF Health with 660 acute care beds in the tri-county area. The mega-healthcare organization already owns the world-renowned UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville and UF Health Jacksonville – both highly regarded level one trauma centers.

Many Villagers and area residents already are familiar with Shands and have received advanced care there, including those who have been flown to the Gainesville facility via ShandsCair helicopters after being critically injured in vehicle crashes or suffering from medical conditions like debilitating strokes.


Leesburg Regional Medical Center
The purchase of CFH didn’t come as a surprise, largely because UF Health already had its fingers in the community through a partnership with the hospitals’ not-for-profit owner that was announced in February 2018. Under that agreement, the two providers promised to “collaborate” on new health initiatives to expand access to leading-edge patient-care programs and clinical studies for tri-county residents.

The two entities vowed to explore the creation of primary care physician training opportunities at both hospitals. The demand for primary care doctors remains on the rise as The Villages continues to build new homes at breakneck speed in the Villages of Southern Oaks portion of the community while eyeing similar growth in Leesburg.


The Villages Health has seven primary care centers scattered across Florida’s Friendliest Hometown and Belleview.
Tuesday’s announcement also comes four days after The Villages unveiled a separate pact with UF Health. That agreement promised “exclusive talks” between the sprawling retirement community and UF Health to “transform” regional healthcare, including the creation of a comprehensive health care campus and a new general acute-care hospital in the community.

That agreement caught many area residents and medical professionals off guard and led to rampant speculation about the out-of-town healthcare provider also acquiring the primary-care-driven Villages Health system, which also includes specialists who will be housed in the new Center for Advanced Healthcare at Brownwood on State Road 44 when it opens in the coming year.


Dr. David R. Nelson
The acquisition also includes CFH’s new 24-hour freestanding emergency room that’s being built on State Road 44 in Wildwood, not far from The Villages Health’s new specialty care building and the outpatient-room-providing Brownwood Hotel & Spa. That ER is expected to open sometime in January, according to The Villages Regional Hospital’s website.

Tuesday’s release from UF Health promises that the CFH acquisition will “strengthen and improve” the availability of high-quality, efficient and affordable health care for tri-county residents. It also says that the construction of a new acute-care hospital in association with The Villages “will be considered,” as well as facility improvements and new equipment and technologies.



Dr. David Nelson, who serves as president of UF Health and senior vice president for health affairs at the University of Florida, said his organization is prepared to expand healthcare options for tri-county residents.

[Get real]

Originally Posted by Snowbirdtobe

Was shocked when I saw ads featuring a helicopter for TVRH. They even have a chopper picture on Talk of the Villages directory of health care providers.
Do they expect to take us all away in the Magic Helicopter to a better place?
I just checked the CMS web site and TVRH (The Villages Regional Hospital) is still one star.
Medicare data is used for the rating so all data is medicare data. Think all old cranky patients.

Just be thankful there is a helicopter available if you need it.

[crash]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Our family physician tells us that since the operation was taken over by U of Florida it is a much better hospital and more people manage to walk out on their own.

What is the consensus here ?

They walk out because they can’t get in.

[bowlingal]

There has been a helicopter there available for use for many, many years ..great idea as far as I am concerned. Hope you don't need it Snowbirdtobe.

[allsport]

Hospitals are rated by the JCAHO for ability to care for emergencies. A trauma center must have board certified trauma docs in the building 24 hours a day. If you have a major accident with life threatening injuries and need that trauma center to save your life, you need the chopper to get you there. Without it, you are dead so making fun of it just show how little you understand about how healthcare works. It is also shows how little you know about the number of life threatening head injuries happen on golf carts around here with people driving them that have no business on them.

[Girlcopper]

Originally Posted by Snowbirdtobe

Was shocked when I saw ads featuring a helicopter for TVRH. They even have a chopper picture on Talk of the Villages directory of health care providers.
Do they expect to take us all away in the Magic Helicopter to a better place?
I just checked the CMS web site and TVRH (The Villages Regional Hospital) is still one star.
Medicare data is used for the rating so all data is medicare data. Think all old cranky patients.

Shocked? Im sorry a story like this puts you into shock. Im thrilled to know there is access by aviation to a specialized hospital when needed.