SIMIONE CENTRAL HOLDINGS INC
SC 13D, 2000-03-17
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                                  UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                             (Amendment No. _______)

                         Simione Central Holdings, Inc.

                                (Name of Issuer)

                         Common Stock, $0.001 Par Value

                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    828654301

                                 (CUSIP Number)
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        Marc R. Paul, Esq., Baker & McKenzie,815 Connecticut Ave., N.W.,
                       Washington, DC 20006 (202) 452-7000
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           (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
                      Receive Notices and Communications)

                                  March 7, 2000
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             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  which is the subject of this  Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box |_|.

Note:  Six  copies of this  statement,  including  all  exhibits, should be
filed with the Commission.  See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies
are to be sent.

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for  any  subsequent   amendment   containing   information  which  would  alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).


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CUSIP No. 828654301                                                  Page 2 of 5





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1     Name of Reporting Person:  Stewart B. Reed
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2     Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group                   (a) |_|
                                                                         (b) |X|
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3     SEC Use Only

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4     Source of Funds

                                         OO

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5     Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required
           Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)                                    |_|

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6     Citizenship or Place of Organization
                                         United States

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7     Sole Voting Power

                                         150,728(1)

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8     Shared Voting Power

                                         225,921(1)(2)

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9     Sole Dispositive Power

                                         150,728 (1)

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10    Shared Dispositive Power
                                         225,921 (1)(2)

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11    Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
                                         376,649 (1)(2)

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12    Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares  [ ]

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13    Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
                                        9.8 percent

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14    Type of Reporting Person

                                           IN

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SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT

(1)   Shares have been adjusted to reflect a one-for-five reverse stock split
      effective March 7, 2000.
(2)   This  amount  consists  of shares  owned by the  Stewart B. Reed Trust,of
      which  Stewart B. Reed is the beneficiary and John E. Reed is the trustee.


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Item 1.  Security and Issuer

         The title of the  class of equity  securities  to which  this  Schedule
relates is common stock, par value $0.001 per share ("Common Stock"),  issued by
Simione Central Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"),  the principal executive offices
of which are located at 6600 Powers Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA 30339.

Item 2.  Identity and Background

         This  statement is being filed by Stewart B. Reed, an individual  whose
business address is 260 North Elm Street,  Westfield,  Massachusetts  01085. Mr.
Reed is  presently a director of Mestek,  Inc.  ("Mestek").  Mestek's  principal
business  is the  manufacture  of  heating,  ventilation  and  air  conditioning
products,  and the address of the principal  executive  offices of Mestek is 260
North Elm Street,  Westfield,  Massachusetts  01085. During the last five years,
Mr. Reed has not been  convicted in a criminal  proceeding nor been a party to a
civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent  jurisdiction
which resulted in a judgment,  decree or final order adjoining future violations
of,  or  prohibiting  or  mandating  activities  subject  to,  federal  or state
securities  laws or a  finding  of a  violation  of such  laws.  Mr.  Reed is an
American citizen.

Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

         Mr.  Reed's  acquisition  of the Common Stock of the Company took place
pursuant to a merger (the "Merger")  between the Company and MCS, Inc.  ("MCS"),
formerly a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mestek. In the Merger, all stockholders of
MCS (including Mr. Reed) received Company Common Stock in exchange for their MCS
shares.  MCS  stockholders  received  their MCS shares in a  spin-off  of MCS to
Mestek stockholders prior to the Merger.

Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction

         Mr.  Reed's  acquisition  of the Common Stock of the Company took place
pursuant  to a merger  between  the  Company  and MCS on March 7,  2000.  In the
Merger,  all  shareholders of MCS received 0.1704 shares of Company Common Stock
in exchange  for every share of MCS common  stock.  MCS has ceased its  separate
corporate existence.

         Other  than as  described  in this  Item 4, Mr.  Reed does not have any
present  plans  or  proposals  which  relate  to or  would  result  in  (1)  the
acquisition  by any  person of  additional  securities  of the  Company,  or the
disposition  of  securities  of  the  Company,  (2) an  extraordinary  corporate
transaction,  such as a merger,  reorganization  or  liquidation,  involving the
Company or any of its subsidiaries,  (3) a sale or transfer of a material amount
of the assets of the  Company or of any of its  subsidiaries,  (4) any  material
change in the  capitalization  or dividend policy of the Company,  (5) any other
material change in the Company's business or corporate structure, (6) changes to
the Company's  charter,  bylaws or  instruments  corresponding  thereto or other
actions  which may impede  the  acquisition  of  control  of the  Company by any
person,  (7) causing a class of  securities of the Company to be delisted from a
national  securities  exchange or to cease to be  authorized to be quoted in any
inter-dealer  quotation system of a registered national securities  association,
(8) a  class  of  equity  securities  of the  Company  to  become  eligible  for
termination of registration  pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Act, or (9) any
action similar to any of those enumerated above.

         Notwithstanding the foregoing,  Mr. Reed reserves the right to purchase
additional  securities  of the  Company,  dispose  of all  or a  portion  of his
holdings of securities of the Company,  or change his intentions with respect to
any of the matters referred to in this Item 4.

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer


                  (a)-(b)  See cover page.

                  (c)      See Item 3. No other  transactions  in the  Company's
                           Common  Stock have been  effected by the person named
                           in Item 2 above within the last sixty days.

                  (d)      Not Applicable.

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                  (e)      Not Applicable.

Item 6.  Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with
                Respect to Securities of the Issuer

         Pursuant to the Merger  Agreement,  Mr.  Reed has demand and  piggyback
registration  rights with respect to his shares of Simione Common Stock received
in the Merger. In the event of a registration  pursuant to the Merger Agreement,
the Company will pay all expenses of registration.

Item 7.  Material to be Filed as Exhibits

99.1     Second Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger and Investment
Agreement dated October 23, 1999 by and among MCS, Inc., Mestek, Inc., the
Company, John E. Reed, Stewart B. Reed and E. Herbert Burk (incorporated herein
by reference to Appendix A to the joint proxy statement/prospectus included in
the Form S-4 Registration Statement filed by the Company with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (Registration No.333-96529)).





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Signature.

         After reasonable inquiry each of the undersigned  certifies that to the
best of his knowledge and belief the  information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.


/s/ Stewart B. Reed                                           March 17, 2000
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Stewart B. Reed                                               Date




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