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.

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Marge Schillaci

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.

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