Merit Health Wesley Recognizes Physician Champions
10/9/2017
Hattiesburg – Each quarter, Merit Health Wesley recognizes three physicians for excellence in the categories of Service, Quality and Documentation. In the most recent quarter Wesley Girod, M.D., Daniel Crane, M.D., and Sivarama Kotikalapudi, M.D.,were honored as Merit Health Wesley Physician Champions.
Dr. Wesley Girod, General and Bariatric Surgeon with Southern Surgery & Urology Center, has been named the Service Physician Champion. As Service Physician Champion, Dr. Girod demonstrates a commitment to providing the highest level of service to patients, fellow physicians and hospital staff. This award is based in-part on employee and patient feedback.
Dr. Daniel Crane, Medical Director of the Emergency Department at Merit Health Wesley, has been recognized as this quarter’s Quality Physician Champion. Quality Physician Champions are recognized for showing compliance with nationally recognized quality indicators and for exceptional results in their ongoing physician performance reviews.
Dr. Sivarama Kotikalapudi, Internist at Southern Star Medical Group, has been named the Documentation Physician Champion. Documentation is an important part of ensuring a positive patient experience. He has demonstrated care with regard to timeliness and accuracy in his orders and notes.
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