COVINGTON – St. Tammany Quality Network (STQN) presented its Medical Director’s Award for the second quarter of 2023 to cardiologist Dr. Russell Reed, for his leadership in improving cardiac care coordination and reducing congestive heart failure readmission rates at St. Tammany Health System’s flagship St. Tammany Parish Hospital.
“Congestive heart failure is the leading cause of hospital admissions at St. Tammany and across the country. With Dr. Reed’s outstanding leadership, STHS is leading the charge in lowering unnecessary readmissions,” STQN Medical Director Dr. Mike K. Hill said in announcing the award.
Central to that effort has been the implementation of transitional home care evaluations, expert patient navigation and work to ensure patients receive timely clinic appointments after their discharge from the hospital.
“Cardiac care coordination presents a host of stubborn challenges, but Dr. Reed has provided crucial guidance to transition complex cardiac patients from the inpatient to the outpatient setting,” Dr. Hill said.
An active member of the STHS medical staff since 2018, Dr. Reed serves as chair of St. Tammany Health System’s Cardiology Committee and is a member of the Cardiology co-management team.
He earned his medical degree from the University of Mississippi, after which he did his residency and fellowship in cardiology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
In addition to completion of a fellowship in interventional cardiology, he is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology; and is a member of the American College of Cardiology and the American Society of Echocardiography.
Dr. Reed sees patients at the STHS Cardiovascular Clinic locations in Mandeville and Covington.
STQN continuously strives to define and improve the healthcare needs of our community. Promoting wellness is a key component of this quest.
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About St. Tammany Quality Network
St. Tammany Quality Network is a physician-led organization that demonstrates a commitment to quality and outcomes by creating a medical community aligned around quality initiatives and payer engagement; using a common information technology platform to capture disease-specific data to assist in proactive patient care; and collaborate on patient-centric initiatives that enhance the quality and improve efficiency of health care delivery.