[b0bd0herty]

Originally Posted by DavidCovid

I very sorry about your recent experiences at the ER, but in my humble opinion, your case is not representative of the hard working and dedicated employees at the local emergency rooms. Additionally, I question the diagnosis you claim of a Grade III torn in half ACL which was missed diagnosis and that you just "stormed out the front door without any pain medication" when you where not treated quick enough. Sounds fishy to me and I call BS.

BTW - If you where completely honest, then I apologize. I suggest that you stop with the keyboard warrior stuff and seek legal action against the medical facility. It sucks that so many people talk trash about The Villages ER and never take any constructive action in correcting the problem so it doesn't happen again to the next poor guy seeking medical help.

BwaaHaaahaa

[Sandy and Ed]

Forget the Villages ER. My experience was horrendous. One doctor in an overloaded ER. I had a terrible headache that had lasted for days. I waited hours to see the doctor only to be given a spinal tap (hit a capillary), drew blood and was loaded into an ambulance and sent to Shane. After a day there, they couldn’t find what was wrong. Got home and discovered on my own that it was a food allergy.

[Rwirish]

Why did you go to the ER and not an Urgent Care? It is always comical how non medical people can always evaluate the quality and appropriateness of their care.

[Thaxxx]

Originally Posted by DavidCovid

I very sorry about your recent experiences at the ER, but in my humble opinion, your case is not representative of the hard working and dedicated employees at the local emergency rooms. Additionally, I question the diagnosis you claim of a Grade III torn in half ACL which was missed diagnosis and that you just "stormed out the front door without any pain medication" when you where not treated quick enough. Sounds fishy to me and I call BS.

BTW - If you where completely honest, then I apologize. I suggest that you stop with the keyboard warrior stuff and seek legal action against the medical facility. It sucks that so many people talk trash about The Villages ER and never take any constructive action in correcting the problem so it doesn't happen again to the next poor guy seeking medical help.

Is this some kind of joke?
This is the exact place this keyboard warrior should be telling his story.

[noslices1]

I had just the opposite experience at the Villages ER. I was brought in by ambulance and the people in the ER immediately took me to a partitioned area, checked me out and sent me to X-rays. Had a large kidney stone that was very painful and caused me to throw up, at home and in the ambulance. Gave me pain meds and admitted me to a room, all within an hour of arriving at the hospital. I was there four days and could not have been treated better anywhere else.

[34gunner]

We have used the Villages Hospital ER twice in the last 3 months, both times resulting in admission to the hospital. Great service in all areas.

[Girlcopper]

Originally Posted by Jayhawk

Let me help you understand.

The Doctor was worn out because for the last 18 hours he was listening to one after another cranky patients complain about their hangnail or their headache or their sore throat or the scratch on their arm. Yeah, I'm sure there was the occasional real need but much of the Village ER traffic is old people who aren't happy unless they are miserable.

Once you got past that, the knuckleheads are gone and you are left with folks that needed to be admitted with real problems.

It's a damn shame what the health care workers and volunteers put up with to try and appease the entitled.

Yes, so true. If care was lousy, you do have the choice of leaving. You werent having a heart attack or a life threatening injury. The ER is just a bandaid until you can get a Dr appt. You obviously needed an orthopedist so the only thing an ER Dr could do was give you pain meds until then. Ive been to the ER several times and was always treated with respect. Ive never had my medical issues blasted out in front of others. So.......

[Pdesensi]

Use Summerfield ER up 441. Very nice and staff is very attentive to your needs. It’s by Del Webb and Stone Crest.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Sandy and Ed

Forget the Villages ER. My experience was horrendous. One doctor in an overloaded ER. I had a terrible headache that had lasted for days. I waited hours to see the doctor only to be given a spinal tap (hit a capillary), drew blood and was loaded into an ambulance and sent to Shane. After a day there, they couldn’t find what was wrong. Got home and discovered on my own that it was a food allergy.

You expected an ER to diagnose a food allergy?

[The Mountaineer]

I have a one-word suggestion: Ocala.

When I had a problem during one of my winters there that's where I went. 3 days in the hospital, problem solved.

The Villages' medical care, which 140,000 senior citizens at its disposal, is not what it should be. Wise people go to Ocala and do far better for it.

[Kathryn Putt]

Don't Let this stop here. See the hospital administrator and go further if you don't get satisfaction.

[Girlcopper]

Originally Posted by Pdesensi

Use Summerfield ER up 441. Very nice and staff is very attentive to your needs. It’s by Del Webb and Stone Crest.

Its a great ER but if admission is necessary, you are transported to only one hospital. Its up in Ocala. Dont remember the exact name. And you dont have a choice unless you decide to drive yourself and not go by ambulance

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Sandy and Ed

Forget the Villages ER. My experience was horrendous. One doctor in an overloaded ER. I had a terrible headache that had lasted for days. I waited hours to see the doctor only to be given a spinal tap (hit a capillary), drew blood and was loaded into an ambulance and sent to Shane. After a day there, they couldn’t find what was wrong. Got home and discovered on my own that it was a food allergy.

Several days of a terrible headache due to a "food allergy". OK, whatever.

Now stepping back from the story, it appears that you stated you were seen at TVRH ER and had a lumbar puncture, which "hit a capillary" (Which, btw, is impossible given the diameter of capillaries and the diameter of a spinal needle). Then you were sent to Shands, which is acknowledged as a highly rated facility, presumably had a MRI or CT, some other testing and a neurology consult since you were there for "a day", but they could find out what was wrong either. So, at this point, what makes TVRH ER horrible and Shands ER great??????
But to finish your story, you went home, and while neither locally or at Shands you could be diagnosed by medical professionals and specialists, YOU diagnosed YOURSELF with "food allergies"
I will be (extremely) polite and just state I remain a bit skeptical.

Moral of the story----this is exactly why there is no American Association of Amateur Physicians

[mydavid]

Originally Posted by Nucky

Thanks for reminding me. The first bill I received when I got home was for about $800 for the Sterilization of the utensils used in the Operating Room. They also misspelled my last name about twenty times on communication that was mailed from the hospital.

Other than the infection the rest of the crew upstairs was very good, excellent I would say. I was just trying to illustrate the difference between the ER and the main hospital. Trust me I know the infection is a damn shame. I get your point though.

My girl friend has been there sever times, always a slow operation. came home with infections a couple times, once had to be re-admitted for a week to clear it up.

[JMintzer]

I'm amazed at how many people use an Emergency Room for "non-emergency" care...

It only overloads the system and makes everyone wait longer.

Their are so many Urgent Care facilities around that were designed fo just such "non-emergency" care...

But no, the "I want it now" mentality takes precedent...