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February Wellness on Wednesday at Reid Hospital
Giant walk-through heart, doctor presentations highlight February Wellness on Wednesday at Reid Hospital
Tightened teamwork pays dividends
Reid Hospital & Health Care Services has noted an exercise last summer by its hospitalist physicians and nurse-hospitalist case manager reduced the cost of a hospital stay by $1,500 and the length by nearly a day.
MBCC award
Brenda Mason (left), Annette Saylor and Rupert Arceo (right) pose with an award recently presented by the Indiana Board of Health to Reid Hospital & Health Care Services’ Mother-Baby Care Center. Arceo said the award recognized that Reid had attained Silver Level for best practices in the prevention of hepatitis B.
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Heart Care Team
Heart Care Team
Heart Care TeamReid Hospital has two primary cardiothoracic surgeons on staff: Dr. Paul Howanitz and Dr. John Kuhn.
Dr. E. Paul Howanitz, Chief Cardiothoracic Surgeon, brings 20 years and approximately 4,000 surgeries of experience to our program. Dr. Howanitz came to Reid from Reading, PA, where he had been chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at St. Joseph Medical Center. He has extensive cardiothoracic and leadership experience, having started two previous open-heart programs. Dr. Howanitz also has extensive experience in general thoracic surgery and thoracic oncology.
Dr. John Kuhn, Cardiothoracic Surgeon, graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. He holds certification by the American Board of Surgery and American Board of Thoracic Surgery and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He completed internship and residency in general surgery at the University of Louisville and a residency in cardiothoracic surgery at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. Areas of special interest include minimally invasive thoracic surgery, Atrial Fibrillation Surgery. Prior to coming to Indiana, Dr. Kuhn practiced for four years in the Dallas Fort Worth area.
Our Cardiologists
- Dr. Robert Fleming
- Dr. Jeffrey Haist
- Dr. Xinqiang Han
- Dr. Stephen Hornak
- Dr. Allen Joseph
- Dr. John McGinty
- Dr. Zulfiqar Mirza
- Dr. Eric Schmidt
Our Cardiac Anesthesiologist
Dr. Chander Mishra
For more information, please refer to the physician profiles links above or call (765) 983-3255.
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