BwaaHaaahaa

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.......

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

You expected an ER to diagnose a food allergy?

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.

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

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

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

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.

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...