Honorees were joined by Mount Sinai Trustee Susan R. Cullman, second row, far left; Vicki LoPachin, MD, second row, far right, and other members of Mount Sinai Health System leadership.
For the past four years, the Cullman Family Award for Excellence in Physician Communication has honored Mount Sinai Health System physicians and advanced practice providers who demonstrate exceptional communication in clinical practice. Recipients of this year’s award were ranked in the top 1 percent nationally in provider communication for 2018 as measured by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems patient experience survey.
In a ceremony on Tuesday, October 15, at the Corporate Services Center, 51 awardees were recognized for their outstanding achievements. Nineteen were previous recipients.
The presentations were made by Vicki LoPachin, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President of the Mount Sinai Health System; along with David L. Reich, MD, President of The Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai Queens; Burton P. Drayer, MD, Chief Executive Officer of the Mount Sinai Doctors Faculty Practice; and Mount Sinai Trustee Susan R. Cullman. “Thank you for putting our patients at the center of everything you do,” Dr. LoPachin said. “You truly exemplify the values and the mission of Mount Sinai.”