12 Morris Hospital providers recognized for excellence

Twelve health care providers from Morris Hospital and Healthcare Centers were recognized for their excellence by Professional Research Consultants Inc., a firm that conducts patient experience surveys for Morris Hospital.

The recognition is based on the percentage of patients who responded “excellent” when answering survey questions about providers’ quality of care in 2023, according to a news release from Morris Hospital.

Dr. Hadi Hedayati, a rheumatologist, received the highest honors with an Excellence in Healthcare Top Performer award for scoring in the 100th percentile compared with rheumatologists in PRC’s national client database for the second year in a row.

Hedayati has worked with Morris Hospital since 1997, seeing patients at the Morris Healthcare Center on Edwards Street, located on the east side of the hospital campus.

Other providers received five-star Excellence in Healthcare awards for scoring in the top 10% of PRC’s database for overall quality of care.

The five-star award winners include:

• Dr. Hetal Amin, allergist/immunologist at the Morris Hospital Ridge Road Campus in Channahon
• Dr. Ian Best, pediatrician at the Marseilles Healthcare Center and Morris pediatrician office
• Sarah Bojak, FNP-BC, family nurse practitioner at the Channahon Healthcare Center
• Dr. Mary Fitzgibbon, OB/GYN with Morris Hospital Obstetrics & Gynecology Specialists
• Dr. Mary Menz, cardiologist with Morris Hospital Cardiovascular Specialists
• Dr. Scott Ciechna, family medicine physician; Sherri Davis, PA-C, pediatric physician assistant; and Sarah Pettry-Soto, FNP-BC, family nurse practitioner, all at the Minooka Healthcare Center located at the Morris Hospital Ridge Road Campus
• Dr. Paul Perona and Dr. Stephen Treacy, orthopedic surgeons with Morris Hospital Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
• Dr. Jennifer Thomas, family medicine and addiction medicine physician at the Braidwood and Gardner Healthcare Centers

Morris Hospital also received nine additional five-star Excellence in Healthcare patience experience awards based on results from the 2023 surveys, including one for the family birthing suites in the inpatient OB/GYN services category and for endoscopy in the outpatient surgery services category, according to the release.

In the Outpatient Clinic–Primary Care Services category, five-star award winners included the Gardner, Marseilles, Minooka-Mondamin, Minooka-Ridge Road, Morris-Lakewood Drive and Newark Healthcare Centers. Morris Hospital allergy specialists received a five-star excellence award in the Outpatient Clinic-Specialty Care Services category, according to the release.

“The Excellence in Healthcare awards are very significant,” Jacquie Secrest, a service excellence liaison at Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers, said in the release. “Of all the hospitals, outpatient clinics and providers in PRC’s national database, the awards are only given to those that score in the top 10% when compared to others in similar categories across the country. Our award winners are leading the way when it comes to patients’ perception of the quality of care.”

Morris Hospital has 28 locations, including the 89-bed Morris Hospital as well as offices in Braidwood, Channahon, Diamond-Coal City, Dwight, Gardner, Marseilles, Mazon, Minooka, Morris, Newark, Ottawa and Seneca.