[mciboroTamarindo]

The Villages Regional Hospital is still one star.
Think all old cranky patients.[/QUOTE]

I have been to the Villages Hospital ER several times for various reasons. And have heard MUCH first person anecdotal information. It has earned it's rating. The people working there are nice enough; but clearly the system is not working well.

[EviesGP]

As a former volunteer EMT, we called it "the golden hour". Which is the term used for how long a trauma patient (on average) has, to be under the care of a surgeon, for a greater chance of survival.

On a related note(not to highjack this topic), I recently read that the county is considering changing their EMS ambulance services to UF Health? I wonder what this would do to the Ocala ER(or newly built hospital), when you call 911???

[WindyCityzen]

Originally Posted by 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.

The nearest Level 1 (Trauma One) hospital is Orlando Regional. Next closest is Shands (Gainesville) or Tampa.

[Sailohio]

The next time I see you all around my glasses of beer, I’ll tell you the long story of my wife, Cherie, and that hospital and helicopter. Let’s just say “Thank God for the helicopter.”

[Carole clausen]

We have had nothing but positive experiences with both The Villages ER and the hospital. Every ER and hospital has issues. I’m just happy we have a hospital close to us.

[wtjack]

I fell at home in the early afternoon several months ago and GF took me to Villages' ER where I spent the next five hours waiting for treatment; keep in mind that I had some head and face trauma with bleeding and was possibly unconscious on my kitchen floor for a bit of time. Without receiving any treatment, a non-ER hospital employee (not identified to protect their position) recommended that we travel to my GF's local hospital in Dade City. Treatment in Dade City was timely and complete but my injuries did require an overnight stay. Hopefully issues with the Villages' ER are improving. Be safe.

[jimjamuser]

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 ?

I had an outpatient operation there just yesterday and the experience was GREAT! The equipment used was very modern and impressive. The nursing staff had MANY 4 year nurses who were very professional and sociable - interesting to talk to. They answered ALL my medical questions and made me feel relaxed and confident! The anesthesiologist had professionalism and personality. The operation was EVERYTHING that I expected. I can't find any flaw in any situation there - it was perfect!

[rmd2]

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."

Yes it IS a "smallish community hospital". I worked in hospitals in Illinois, California and Maryland for many years. One of them was in a city of 50,000 and we had THREE hospitals the size of The Villages Hospital for that population. We are woefully under-served here in The Villages.

[mlmarr1]

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.

UF/owns both LRMC/TVRH both have always had access to choppers for trauma patients which are taken to Gainesville or Ocala .. neither LRMC/TVRH is trauma ..

Internet information and all data bases are truly not up to date... just be thankful help is just a drive/flight away as needed

[Marathon Man]

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.

From a local news source:

"A Villager was airlifted to Ocala Regional Medical Center after his golf cart crashed into a tunnel wall Wednesday afternoon near the Lake Miona Recreation Center."

Hey OP. Would you like to reconsider you comments?

[Snowbirdtobe]

The one star rating of the local hospital is based on numbers from CMS (Medicare). The questions are available on the CMS site for all to read. The questions are similar to the following. What is the IV infection rate? Hint Answer should be close to 0. When you left the ER did you understand the instructions you were given? Answer should be YES. When you entered the treatment room were the names of the treating staff listed on the whiteboard? Did the staff introduce themselves when they first met you?
The numbers of most hospitals are on the CMS web site if you want to drill down on the information.
The ratings are like an open book exam. If you can read and understand the question you know what the answer should be.
Lookup the star ratings of hospitals in areas you are familiar with and see if you would choose that hospital?
Lookup Rochester MN population 115,557 (2019) and see how many one star hospitals you can find?