They also run the independent pain management center in our building. This works for us because of the proximity to the hospital and the availability of MDs/CRNAs. They will frequently send us staff for a short period during our times of greatest need.
Do you outsource anesthesia to a company, to a local group or do you handle it 100-percent internally? (Marge Schillaci of Surgery Center of Joliet)
Marge Schillaci, RN, MS, administrative director of Surgery Center of Joliet (Ill.): At the Surgery Center of Joliet, we contract with the same anesthesia group that provides service to our hospital partner which is adjacent to our center.
