Full disclosure: I just completed a 1-star review ...

Full disclosure: I just completed a 1-star review for St. Joseph's Hospital, the unworthy predecessor to Barrow. If you're lucky enough to bypass the emergency department downstairs and go straight to Barrow, count your blessings.

From the time I was taken to my room in the Barrow tower to the time I was discharged, I received the level of care that most institutes can only dream of providing. Every single nurse, tech, physical and occupational therapist, and of course, neurologist that worked with me truly went above and beyond to make sure I was taken care of. They thought of everything to make sure that I was going to be prepared to re-enter life as close to normal as possible. Not only that, but after several failed lumbar puncture attempts in the emergency department (see associated review for St. Joseph's), the team in interventional radiology made an otherwise grueling process seem easy and did so without even causing me the slightest bit of pain. I wanted to get up from the table and give the doctor a big hug after that, but I was told to stay flat for a while.

After that was all said and done, the doctors put their heads together and figured out what the problem was - an undertaking that two other hospitals failed to figure out (and took twice as long as Barrow). I now can resume life as normal (or modified slightly until I fully recover at least) because of their expertise and I am eternally grateful for that. The doctor even spent 15 minutes on the phone with me answering all of my questions and thoroughly explaining the diagnosis since she couldn't be there in person. If only every hospital and inpatient medical facility could be this attentive, caring, professional, and knowledgeable, the world would be a better place.