{"id":288585,"date":"2026-04-07T09:18:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T14:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=288585"},"modified":"2026-04-28T09:25:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:25:41","slug":"family-medicine-patient-experience-award","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/news\/family-medicine-patient-experience-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Southcoast Health Family Medicine in Fall River Honored with Patient Experience Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the second time, the Southcoast Health Family Medicine Practice in Fall River is a 2025 winner of the Massachusetts Health Quality Partners (MHQP) Patient Experience Award! This year, they were recognized as one of only 35 practices across the state to be named to the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am very proud of this team for the exceptional work they do every day to ensure our patients receive the best care possible,\u201d said John Podkowa, DO, Executive Chief of Primary Care at Southcoast Health. \u201cWhat makes this recognition even more meaningful is that it is based on direct patient feedback about their experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In total, results were collected from 4,036 primary care clinicians at 876 practices across Massachusetts. The awards program honors primary care practices that achieve the highest scores from their patients on MHQP\u2019s annual Patient Experience Survey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEach year, we are proud to celebrate the practices that have earned this distinction,\u201d said Barbra Rabson, President and CEO of MHQP. \u201cEven as primary care faces ongoing challenges, these organizations continue to deliver outstanding patient experiences. On behalf of patients across Massachusetts, we commend their unwavering dedication to excellence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to this outstanding team!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about this recognition at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mhqp.org\/2026\/03\/02\/mhqp-announces-winners-of-2025-patient-experience-awards\/\">MHQP Announces Winners of 2025 Patient Experience Awards &#8211; Massachusetts Health Quality Partners<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":288586,"template":"","categories":[1233,1230],"class_list":["post-288585","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-awards-and-achievements","category-our-people"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Southcoast Health Family Medicine Honored with Patient Experience Award<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Southcoast Health Family Medicine Practice in Fall 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