Four Department Doctors Win Patient Experience Awards

Gregg Heatley, MD, MMM

Gregg Heatley, MD, MMM

Stephen K. Sauer, MD

Stephen K. Sauer, MD

 

Eugene Cropp, OD

Eugene Cropp, OD

 

Richard Patterson, OD

Richard Patterson, OD

 

Four doctors from the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences were awarded honors from the UW Health organization as top performers in patient experience and quality excellence. Ophthalmologists who received awards were Gregg Heatley, MD, MMM, a glaucoma sub-specialist and Steve Sauer, MD, a comprehensive ophthalmology specialist. Optometrists Eugene Cropp, OD and Richard Patterson, OD also were awarded as Advance Practice Provider Champions.

The UW Health Patient Experience awards honored a total of 31 physicians, 13 advanced practice providers and five clinics for achieving the highest level of exemplary communications skills, as determined by patient satisfaction surveys.