Hudson, Florida (July 16, 2019) – Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point recently honored its physicians and new residents at the hospital’s annual Nursing Gala. The event was designed to recognize the significant accomplishments of the hospital’s physicians and nurses. Physicians were nominated for their dedication to providing high quality, compassionate patient care. Both physicians and new residents are nominated by the hospital’s nursing staff.
This year’s nominees for Physician of the Year were:
- Dr. Kiran Chavda
- Dr. Pornchai Kittivarakarn
- Dr. Adam Lazarus
- Dr. Nek Nazary
- Dr. Jose Pasqual
- Dr. Ashish Patel
- Dr. Mukesh Patel
- Dr. Keshav Ramireddy
- Dr. Victor Randolph
- Dr. Krishna Ravi
- Dr. Mrunal Shah
- Dr. Koravangala Sundaresh
- Dr. Wayne Taylor
- Dr. Shaival Thakore
- Dr. Lakshminarasim Venu
- Dr. Michael Wahl
- Dr. Robert Young
Nominees for New Resident of the Year were:
- Dr. John Ameen
- Dr. Noor Elsaqa
- Dr. Rajiv Goyal
- Dr. Andrei Hetman
- Dr. Robert Kleyman
- Dr. Alex Lake
- Dr. Andrew Murray
- Dr. Hamish Patel
- Dr. Michael Quinn
- Dr. Anthony Salibi
- Dr. Melodie Sarebanha
- Dr. Michael Stagg
- Dr. Jung Yoon
- Dr. William Zelenak
This year’s winners were Dr. Keshav Ramireddy as Physician of the Year and Dr. Andrei Hetman as New Resident of the Year.
About Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point
Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point has been serving the community since 1981. We are a 290-bed acute care hospital located in Hudson, FL. We have more than 300 physicians, 1,264 employees and 400 volunteers on our integrated healthcare delivery team.
Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point has achieved distinction in the following areas:
· Level II Trauma Center
· Comprehensive Stroke Center
· Named among the top 5% in the nation for Patient Safety in 2017, 2018 and 2019 by Healthgrades
· Leapfrog Patient Safety Award
· Joint Commission Accreditation, Primary Stroke Center and Sepsis Certifications
· Healthgrades Multi-Award Recipient
o Five Star Recipient for Hip Fracture Treatment for 13 years in a row (2005-2017)
o Five Star Recipient for Back Surgery eight years in a row (2010 – 2017)
o Five Star Recipient for Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm for two years in a row (2016 – 2017)
o Recipient of Healthgrades 2017 and 2018 Patient Safety Excellence Award™
o Five Star Recipient for Appendectomy for three years in a row (2015 – 2017)
· American College of Radiology accredited – MRI, CT, Ultrasound, and Nuclear Medicine
· Accredited Community Cancer Program – American College of Surgeons
· Accredited Teaching Facility by the American Osteopathic Association, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education