[Villages PL]

Could it be that this is not America's healthiest hometown and we were just fed a line of bull to sell more new homes? Why do we need more and more doctors, clinics, and a bigger and bigger hospital? It seems a bit overdone for America's healthiest hometown.

This is just an overview:

[njbchbum]

i don't believe that the villages hospital is reserved for villages residents and that 'outsiders' also use the facilities there. they must be the unhealthy ones!

[cmfjr]

The current facilities are NOT adequate for a population in excess of 100,000 and still growing. I believe today's article addressed the need, reduced ER wait times and the bed availability for ones who need to be hospitalized!

No bull, just a glaring need for this or any community of this size!

I also would of liked it to be built south of 466 but also understand the additional and duplicated cost of administrative costs to do so.

This is GREAT news for us as residents and for visitors to this and surrounding communities.

[ijusluvit]

We all need to get used to the fact that a retirement community with more than 100,000 residents is a rather unique place. Of course we all know that older folks have many more health care needs than the general population.

So just how great a need is there? Here's a fact for you: According to my Villages Moffat Center oncologist, 40 percent of the TV population has a type of stage 1 or greater cancer. (No skin cancers except melanoma are included in this count.)

Thank God the Developer has been on a campaign to bring more health care facilities to TV!!!

[Golfingnut]

Originally Posted by Villages PL

Could it be that this is not America's healthiest hometown and we were just fed a line of bull to sell more new homes? Why do we need more and more doctors, clinics, and a bigger and bigger hospital? It seems a bit overdone for America's healthiest hometown.

This is just an overview:

[kimball]

Originally Posted by Villages PL

Could it be that this is not America's healthiest hometown and we were just fed a line of bull to sell more new homes? Why do we need more and more doctors, clinics, and a bigger and bigger hospital? It seems a bit overdone for America's healthiest hometown.

This is just an overview:

Excuse me. I believe the quote you are reaching for is "Americas friendliest home town". Would guess you are not one of those who has endured a 10+ hour wait in emergency or been placed in a bed in the hall of that facility for 8-10 hours.

[Villages PL]

Originally Posted by ijusluvit

We all need to get used to the fact that a retirement community with more than 100,000 residents is a rather unique place. Of course we all know that older folks have many more health care needs than the general population.

So just how great a need is there? Here's a fact for you: According to my Villages Moffat Center oncologist, 40 percent of the TV population has a type of stage 1 or greater cancer. (No skin cancers except melanoma are included in this count.)

Thank God the Developer has been on a campaign to bring more health care facilities to TV!!!

Only 4 to 6% of all cancers are genetic according to the CDC. Most of the rest are due to lifestyle (which includes the environment that we choose). So why do we have an epidemic of cancer in America's healthiest hometown? It seems the main effort, by the developer, is to treat cancer rather than strive for prevention, in my opinion.

[davecz1]

Why are we getting negative about something that should be seen as positive?

[Harry Gilbert]

Sorry to break it to everybody but if you google "Americas healthiest hometown" nobody other than the villages marketing dept considers TV as "america's healthiest hometown"

Even so, Additional capacity is a good thing! Medical care is one of the reasons we've narrowed our search to the TV area.

[njbchbum]

Originally Posted by davecz1

Why are we getting negative about something that should be seen as positive?

i agree, dave...but then, i don't think the use of 'we' is appropriate. the villages hospital is a regional hospital that has an expansive service area and the expanded facilities will surely be a blessing for all who choose and need to use them.

[KEVIN & JOSIE]

Originally Posted by Villages PL

Could it be that this is not America's healthiest hometown and we were just fed a line of bull to sell more new homes? Why do we need more and more doctors, clinics, and a bigger and bigger hospital? It seems a bit overdone for America's healthiest hometown.

This is just an overview:

Just like an aging car, we all wear out and sometimes need a repair or a tune-up. Just be thankful the care is available so close to The Villages.

[pooh]

Hospitals are there for accidents as well as illness....and accidents DO happen. With a population of over 100,000 in The Villages and more in surrounding communities, the current hospital is a tad on the small side. Many who live here have come from smaller communities and their hospitals had fewer people who might need the facilities.

I see it as a positive action and not an indictment of unhealthy living.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by davecz1

Why are we getting negative about something that should be seen as positive?

I don't think it is we..................

[ijusluvit]

Originally Posted by Villages PL

Only 4 to 6% of all cancers are genetic according to the CDC. Most of the rest are due to lifestyle (which includes the environment that we choose). So why do we have an epidemic of cancer in America's healthiest hometown? It seems the main effort, by the developer, is to treat it rather than prevent it.

Most of us folks have been here for a fraction of our lives, a few months or years. We brought our cancer with us. It's too late to prevent it, but not too late to treat it. I will not quit praising the Developer for finding ways to build treatment facilities and for his new primary health care center program.

Ever since we have been invited to fill out an annual opinion survey, I have asked the Developer to add aerobic exercise opportunities to make this America's Healthiest Hometown. In addition to the priority emphasis on golf, pickleball and swimming, I have suggested that workout facilities be expanded to additional rec centers, and that fees be reduced or eliminated. Of course none of these improvements have been made yet, but as long as the marketing department is now focused on "Healthiest" maybe something will happen.

[Villages PL]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

I don't think it is we..................

Now that we need it, we might as well see it as a positive development. What choice do we have? It's not a negative to build something that is needed. The negative part, in my opinion, is the fact that we need it so desperately. The negative part is that so many people are living unhealthy lifestyles and we have no leadership from those in charge to bring about positive (healthy) change.