St. Joseph’s Health Welcomes New Hospitalist Dr. Ranier Horton

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – St. Joseph’s Physicians is pleased to announce Ranier Horton, DO, has joined St. Joseph’s Health Hospital as a Hospitalist. A board-certified physician, Dr. Horton completed his residency at St. Joseph’s Health and continues to provide quality care to patients as a hospitalist.

Dr. Horton focuses on the general medical care of hospitalized patients, treating a wide variety of disease processes with a high level of acuity. He provides medical continuity throughout patient stays. This continuity of care has been shown to increase patient satisfaction, reduce hospital lengths of stay and lessen the chances of being re-hospitalized.

"I'm proud to be a hospitalist at St. Joseph's Health because it allows me to provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients with a wide variety of acute medical conditions,” Dr. Horton said. “Having completed residency at St. Joe’s, it’s a privilege to continue working in an environment that values patient-centered care and makes a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients and their families."

Dr. Horton holds a Doctorate in Osteopathic Medicine from Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in Middletown, NY. He previously earned his master’s degree in medical sciences from Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois and his Bachelor of Science in Molecular and Cellular Biology from University of Illinois.

Dr. Horton is seeing patients at St. Joseph’s Health Hospital.

About St. Joseph’s Health

St. Joseph’s Health is non-profit health care system based in Syracuse, NY. St. Joseph’s has been an innovative leader in health care since our founding in 1869 as the first hospital open to the public in the city of Syracuse. Offering primary, specialty and home care, a Magnet-recognized hospital, and collaboration with community partners, St. Joseph's Health advances the well-being of the communities we serve through an expanding range of services to ensure our patients achieve optimum long-term health. St. Joseph’s is one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery and one of America’s 100 Best for Spine Surgery and Coronary Intervention according to Healthgrades. It is a designated Stroke Center and a U.S. News “Best Regional Hospital. St. Joseph’s Health is affiliated with St. Joseph’s Physicians, and is a member of Trinity Health. For more information, visit www.sjhsyr.org/legacy.

About Trinity Health

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 25 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health system includes 88 hospitals, 131 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 125 urgent care locations and many other health and well-being services. Based in Livonia, Michigan, its annual operating revenue is $20.2 billion with $1.2 billion returned to its communities in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs.

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