Physician Champions
8/7/2015
Hattiesburg – Each quarter, Merit Health Wesley recognizes three physicians for excellence in the categories of Service, Quality and Documentation. In the most recent quarter, Dr. Brian Hamilton, Dr. Raghotham R. Patlola, and Dr. Wesley Girod were honored as Wesley Physician Champions.
Dr. Brian Hamilton, General Surgeon with Southern Surgery and Urology, has been named the Service Physician Champion. As Service Physician Champion, Dr. Hamilton 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. Raghotham R. Patlola, Cardiologist with the Cardiovascular Clinic of Hattiesburg, 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. Wesley Girod, General Surgeon and Bariatric Surgeon Certified Specialist with Southern Surgery and Urology, has been named the Documentation Physician Champion. Documentation is an important part of ensuring a positive patient experience. Dr. Girod has demonstrated care with regard to timeliness and accuracy in his orders and notes.
About Merit Health Wesley
As an affiliate of the state’s largest healthcare system, Merit Health Wesley is committed to providing superior care across the Pine Belt. Recognized for patient safety and for top performance on key quality measures, Merit Health Wesley is also the area’s first and only accredited Chest Pain Center and only area hospital to be accredited for Heart Failure care. For more information about Merit Health Wesley, call 601-268-8000.
About Merit Health
Merit Health serves the healthcare needs of residents of Mississippi through its 12 affiliated hospitals and 120 physician practices. The healthcare system offers a wide array of services including orthopedics, cardiology, women’s health, emergency departments and broad diagnostic medical and surgical services. The network has approximately 2,300 licensed beds, 2,500 physicians on the combined active medical staffs, and 7,000 employees, and more than 53,000 admissions and 300,000 emergency department visits each year. Merit Health Batesville and Merit Health Natchez – Community Campus are owned by partnerships that proudly include physician owners, including certain members of the respective hospital's medical staff.
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