Dr. Richard Farnam of El Paso, TX is a Five-Time Patients' Choice Honoree

EL PASO, Texas, June 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Only a small percentage of the nation's physicians are ever honored with a Patients' Choice Award. But El Paso Gynecology Dr. Richard Farnam belongs to an even more selective group of doctors who are being honored this year as five-time Patients' Choice honorees, marking the award's fifth anniversary.

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Of the nearly 900,000 active doctors and dentists in the U.S., just five percent earned the consistently high patient ratings on Vitals, UCompareHealthCare, and other sites in 2012 needed to qualify for the Patients' Choice Award. Even fewer U.S. doctors - only one percent - earned Dr. Richard Farnam's achievement: award-worthy patient praise for five consecutive years (2008 through 2012).

Each year, millions of patients rate their doctors on various critical aspects of their care, including: diagnosis accuracy, time spent with the doctor, bedside manner, and follow-up. Vitals analyzes these ratings annually, along with other quality measures, to identify Patients Choice Award winners.

Dr. Richard Farnam commented on the recognition: "I'm grateful that so many patients have gone out of their way throughout the past five years to rate my care - and rate it so highly! It's wonderful to be recognized in this particular way. Thank you."

About Richard Farnam: a short profile by and about the honoree:

Dr. Farnam is one of the nation's leading experts in Robotic Gynecologic surgery. Dr. Farnam is one of only 25 da Vinci Epicenter program directors in the entire country. He is Chief of Staff and Director for minimally invasive surgery at Las Palmas Medical Center. Dr. Farnam is clinical associate professor and co-director of the minimally invasive surgery fellowship at Texas Tech Health Sciences Center. At the Paul Foster School of Medicine, Dr. Farnam volunteers his time and expertise to train the next generation of surgeons. Dr. Farnam is a certified 'Center of Excellence' Surgeon.

For more information on this Patients' Choice Award Five Year Honoree, please visit Dr. Richard Farnam's profile on Vitals.com.

A plaque has been designed to recognize the Patients. Choice Award Five Year Honorees, including El Paso Gynecology Dr. Richard Farnam. The doctor's award plaque is shown here.

For more information on Dr. Richard Farnam, call 915-533-5600, or visit www.FarnamMD.com.

About the Vitals Patients' Choice Award:

Now in its fifth consecutive year, Vitals' Patients. Choice Award is presented to every doctor in the US that maintains a 3.5 or higher aggregate rating for an entire calendar year. Visitors to Vitals.com use the same four-star rating system to make informed, confident choices about their healthcare every day. Patients' Choice is just one award in a suite of annual honors for the medical community bestowed by Vitals' users, including Compassionate Doctor and specialty-specific Top 10 Doctor awards.

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Contact Information:
Richard W Farnam
Phone: 915-533-5600
Email Address: [email protected]

SOURCE American Registry