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Thursday, April 25, 2024

Ocala Health to close Summerfield ER during peak hours of Hurricane Irma  

Ocala Health will close the Summerfield Emergency Room at 10 a.m. Sunday, and will reopen at 7 p.m. Monday.

The Emergency Rooms at Ocala Regional Medical Center and West Marion Community Hospital will remain open and fully staffed to care for emergency patients during this time.

Emergency care in Marion County will be available at:

• Ocala Regional Medical Center
1431 SW 1st Avenue
Ocala, FL 34471

• West Marion Community Hospital
4600 SW 46th Court
Ocala, FL 34474

Other helpful information:
·         If someone has a medical emergency during the storm, call 9-1-1
·         All non-emergent procedures and surgeries have been cancelled for Monday, Sept. 11
·         All of Ocala Health’s offsite facilities are closed this weekend and on Monday, Sept. 11
o   Advanced Imaging Centers
o   Family Care Specialists
o   Ocala Health Heart & Lung Surgery
o   Ocala Health Neurosurgical Group
o   Ocala Health Outpatient Infusion
o   Ocala Health Senior Wellness Community Center
o   Ocala Health Take Charge Cardiac Rehab
o   Ocala Health Wound & Hyperbaric Center

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A reader from Summerfield says that The Villages has done a great job of reeling in businesses, but can’t seem to land a Trader Joe’s.