Merit Health Wesley Recognizes Physician Champions
5/30/2017
Hattiesburg – Each quarter, Merit Health Wesley recognizes three physicians for excellence in the categories of Service, Quality and Documentation. In the most recent quarter Fisher Covin, M.D., John Gaudet, M.D., and Viral Lathia, M.D., were honored as Merit Health Wesley Physician Champions.
Dr. Fisher Covin, Cardiologist with HeartSouth, has been named the Service Physician Champion. As Service Physician Champion, Dr. Covin 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.
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Dr. John Gaudet, Pediatrician with Merit Health Medical Group, 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. Viral Lathia, Cardiologist at Merit Health Medical Group, has been named the Documentation Physician Champion. Documentation is an important part of ensuring a positive patient experience. Dr. Lathia 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.
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