Patients Honor Dr. William Roddy for Vitals Compassionate Doctor Award

FLORENCE, Ala., Aug. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Vitals is pleased to announce that Dr. William Roddy has been honored with the prestigious 2013 Compassionate Doctor Award.

The accolade, which recognizes physician excellence, is given only to doctors who receive outstanding patient reviews throughout the calendar year. Of the nation's 870,000 active physicians, only 3 percent were accorded the Vitals Compassionate Doctor Award in 2013.

Each year, nearly 150 million patients across the U.S. access Vitals and UCompareHealthCare to provide feedback about their experiences with their physicians. The Vitals Compassionate Doctor Award is bestowed on doctors who have an average rating of at least a 3.5 out of 4.0 in the category of bedside manner. All winning doctors must also have a medical license in good standing with no sanctions.

Dr. William Roddy commented on the recognition: "This is quite an honor for me. I am very pleased to have been selected and grateful to my patients who went out of their way to rate me and give me positive reviews."

To learn more about the doctor and see the award, please visit Dr. William Roddy's profile on Vitals.com.

Following the announcement of Dr. William Roddy's selection for the Vitals Compassionate Doctor Award, American Registry added Dr. Roddy to The Registry™ of Business Excellence. An exclusive recognition plaque has been designed to commemorate the honor. The doctor's custom wall plaque is shown here.

About Vitals
Vitals believes that technology makes better health possible. We are a leader in providing online tools and actionable data that enable healthcare consumers to make more informed decisions about the cost and quality of their medical care. Through health plans, hospitals and our leading consumer websites, Vitals helps more than 150 million people each year access information for better, more affordable care.

About William Roddy: a short profile by and about the honoree:
Dr. William M. Roddy is trained in General/Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, Pain Management, and Hormone Replacement Therapy. Dr. Roddy was selected as Chief Resident for both Internal Medicine/Psychiatry in North Carolina, in 1996. Dr. Roddy has been in private practice in Florence, Alabama since the late 1990s. Dr. Roddy, "I love helping people and treating patients, and to me, by far the greatest reward is helping restore health and hope to those in need." "I just don't see how business and medicine go together."

Contact Information:
Dr. William Roddy
Phone: 256-768-1237
Email Address: [email protected]

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SOURCE American Registry

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