The absolute worst hospital in all of Hampton Road...

The absolute worst hospital in all of Hampton Roads, and possibly the worst anywhere. My wife was taken from the medical office building next to Maryview to the emergency room by ambulance for a serious spinal-tap injury, and despite her doctor calling the ER physician to alert her of my wife's condition and the need for immediate intervention, it was several hours before an emergent MRI was even performed, and several hours more before it was determined that she actually was in need of emergency surgery. During the more than 8 hours she spent in the ER, my wife was never examined by the ER physician. What little care she did receive was from a nurse and a PA. When finally contacted, the spinal surgeon was able to relieve the paralyzing pressure on my wife's spine, and for his expertise, we are extremely thankful. This was followed by a week as an inpatient at Maryview, where the care she received was adequate, but with none of the compassion or concern I would expect from a Catholic health care organization. She was then moved to the Maryview rehab facility attached to the hospital, where she spent several weeks just learning to stand and hopefully walk again. Some of the staff there were exceptional, but to others, it seemed to be nothing more than a job. We had to request that one nurse's aid, who was extremely rude, rough and uncaring, be prohibited from entering my wife's room. While there, she suffered a partially collapsed lung and severe edema in her lower legs. I was eventually able to get her transferred to a nursing and rehab facility closer to our home in Chesapeake, where she was actually cared for as a patient, and where she was able to progress enough to return home after only a few more weeks.