[rp001]

Personally I'm convinced the majority of the problem at this er is Management related. When I was there the second time, because no other medical facility would treat (undo) what the villaqes had done. Even my doctor and the urgent care facilities wouldn't touch it. I was captive for 8 hrs. I asked the young lady doing triage what the average wait was , and she told me that for non emergency (which mine was at this point) it was 12 hrs. I immediately announced to entire waiting room the good news, that we would be home tonight. Well the flood gates opened and myself, along with a young man with a dislocated shoulder who had been sitting in a wheel chair moaning for 8 hrs too, were hustled through the door. We werent taken to the emergency room, they opened another door and lo and behold it was preop. They had a lot of empty beds and literally a staff of doctors and nurses doing absolutely nothing. They were pressed into service because of the crowds waiting outside. That is absolutely INCOMPETENT MANAGEMENT. For the record I'm not blaming the Morses so the defenders can take a break.

[allairenjadea]

I feel the need to "chime in" with a positive story...I had to go to the ER due to severe stomach pains that got worse and did not subside. My husband took me there at 930pm. We waited and waited and were not seen by a doctor till well after midnight. To make a long story short good thing i went i could be dead today if i had not went. I had acute appendicitis! Surprise to me! Obviously I had surgery in the AM and an overnight stay after that, although i was feeling very crummy i still was impresssed with the staff and the way they took care of me in a very kind and professional manner. Thank god for TVRH!

[gerryann]

Originally Posted by allairenjadea

I feel the need to "chime in" with a positive story...I had to go to the ER due to severe stomach pains that got worse and did not subside. My husband took me there at 930pm. We waited and waited and were not seen by a doctor till well after midnight. To make a long story short good thing i went i could be dead today if i had not went. I had acute appendicitis! Surprise to me! Obviously I had surgery in the AM and an overnight stay after that, although i was feeling very crummy i still was impresssed with the staff and the way they took care of me in a very kind and professional manner. Thank god for TVRH!

I'm happy for you that you had what you feel to be a positive experience. However, it does not excuse the terrible treatment that was experienced by the OP.

[DougB]

You had appendicitis, had to wait over 2 1/2 hours to be seen, but you are impressed with the way the staff took care of you. Thank God, you finally got treatment and everything worked out for you!

[KYDIANA12]

I have heard several stories just like this of people waiting 7 hours and longer and finally leaving without being seen by a Doctor. This is my main concern about the healthcare in The Villages. We are only part timers right now and we still have our primary doctors back home. My fear is having an emergency while there and needing immediate attention at a hospital. I would go to the Leesburg hospital instead of TV hospital. I don't understand why TV has not built another hospital to handle the growing population.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by KYDIANA12

I have heard several stories just like this of people waiting 7 hours and longer and finally leaving without being seen by a Doctor. This is my main concern about the healthcare in The Villages. We are only part timers right now and we still have our primary doctors back home. My fear is having an emergency while there and needing immediate attention at a hospital. I would go to the Leesburg hospital instead of TV hospital. I don't understand why TV has not built another hospital to handle the growing population.

The developer builds but he can't cause Hospital Associations to rent and run them.

It isn't like you build a building and hire surgeons and nurses and provide all of the equipment and stuff like you would a restaurant.

Only the building is owned by the developer. The Health Alliance of Central Florida that runs the Leesburg Hospital also runs The Villages Hospital. Central Florida Hospitals | Leesburg Regional | Villages Hospital | Central Florida Health Alliance

I am VERY concerned about health care here but the very fact that so many of us are on Medicare makes it "not interesting" for a lot of good doctors to move here.

The medical community here is NOT what many of us left behind and there is little that anyone can do to fix it.

Even the great and mighty OZ cannot "create" or woo a hospital. That was proven when they built the Moffitt Center here. There is a building here, but many still go for services to The Moffitt Center at Tampa where the large staff is based.

Remember that Gary Morse lives here too and he gets sick just like the rest of us, he is aging and of course can go anywhere but just like us, may need expert care STAT. There is every incentive on every level for the developer to exert his influence but some things cannot be done with mere money. Good doctors want the status of being associated with a stellar teaching hospital, generally speaking. That is not to say we don't have some good doctors here but we also have some that are not so great, in my very humble and uneducated opinion.

[DEWRDW]

Originally Posted by allairenjadea

I feel the need to "chime in" with a positive story...I had to go to the ER due to severe stomach pains that got worse and did not subside. My husband took me there at 930pm. We waited and waited and were not seen by a doctor till well after midnight. To make a long story short good thing i went i could be dead today if i had not went. I had acute appendicitis! Surprise to me! Obviously I had surgery in the AM and an overnight stay after that, although i was feeling very crummy i still was impresssed with the staff and the way they took care of me in a very kind and professional manner. Thank god for TVRH!

I can't believe you had to wait for surgery in the morning for acute appendicitis - my mother had surgery almost immediately in Bradenton for acute appendicitis - it was in the evening around 10 p.m. - isn't there an on call surgeon at this hospital for things like this - what about heart problems?

[DEWRDW]

What is the rating of this hospital? Does anyone know off hand - I am wondering how many have passed away due to lack of care? I woud like to know the true facts - does anyone really have them??

[Golfingnut]

Originally Posted by Heartnsoul

Just Wait till the new Affordable Healthcare law kicks in. You've seen nothing yet!!! 30 million more coming in thanks to americans who voted for it. And us seniors will be the First ones to feel it.

YEA, we should just let those 30 Million people die on the street and let us more fortunate ones have better faster care.

[Golfingnut]

Seems to be a few common complaints here that repeats:

Too many people given medical care.
Dr's not paid enough.
Care givers work too hard.

What happened to the caregivers of the past that did this work without wanting an easy job to get rich quick. You now have more paper pushing staff than caregivers in a hospital in my opinion, due to greed. If the ER is busy then line em up like an assembly line and move them thru the ER and out the back door. Health Care MUST return to helping everyone quickly and not just the rich. I know, I get on my soap box, but when I hear how the 30 Million people are going to be added to the list of those that get medical treatment is a bad thing, it makes the hair on my neck stand up. I believe everyone should be cared for in a christian manner regardless of their social status.

[Challenger]

Originally Posted by Golfingnut

Seems to be a few common complaints here that repeats:

Too many people given medical care.
Dr's not paid enough.
Care givers work too hard.

What happened to the caregivers of the past that did this work without wanting an easy job to get rich quick. You now have more paper pushing staff than caregivers in a hospital in my opinion, due to greed. If the ER is busy then line em up like an assembly line and move them thru the ER and out the back door. Health Care MUST return to helping everyone quickly and not just the rich. I know, I get on my soap box, but when I hear how the 30 Million people are going to be added to the list of those that get medical treatment is a bad thing, it makes the hair on my neck stand up. I believe everyone should be cared for in a christian manner regardless of their social status.

who are the greedy ones with the easy get rich quick jobs you refer to?

[l2ridehd]

This issue will impact home sales. People who are looking for a retirement almost always check out medical care. It is one of the first things many look for. And if this word gets out, sales will suffer. When they do, the problem will be fixed. Probably not until the impact is felt on the bottom line though.

[rockyisle]

Munroe Regional -worth the drive!

[mickey100]

Originally Posted by justjim

OP: Unfortunately, your "ER Story" is a repeat of many such stories documented over and over again at The Villages Hospital. Any reasonable person would say that the ER at our closest Hospital is totally unacceptable. Can it be fixed? Sure. But it may take the Developer using all his influence (and that is substantial) to intervene to correct this as soon as possible. So it's America's Healthiest Hometown!

Do you honestly think he is going to do that? What's in it for him? He's already rented the space out. As many others have pointed out, he's a business man and that is pretty much his bottom line. Unless there is money in it for him, or as l2ridehd suggested - housing sales would be impacted , I would expect his energies to be devoted elsewhere.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by mickey100

Do you honestly think he is going to do that? What's in it for him? He's already rented the space out. As many others have pointed out, he's a business man and that is pretty much his bottom line. Unless there is money in it for him, or as l2ridehd suggested - housing sales would be impacted , I would expect his energies to be devoted elsewhere.

Do you honestly think he is not a REAL person? Because he is rich he has no good qualities?

No one knows him on this forum or has ever met him.

What makes you so sure that he is a bad person?

That makes me so angry. I don't know him but why would you think just because he is a "businessman" that he is bad? That is class envy.

I respect Chris mightily but if he could use money to cure this problem he would have done it. At least that is how it looks to me.