Anesthesia

The shortage of anesthesia providers persists throughout the healthcare industry, as the Health Resources and Services Administration projects a shortage of up to 6,300 anesthesiologists by 2036, hitting rural areas particularly hard.

Joe Sturdivant, MD, a practicing locum physician and CMO of IMN Enterprises, a locum tenens staffing agency, joined Becker's to discuss how working locum tenens has changed the way he works. 

Here are five anesthesiologists who have made headlines in the last two weeks:

New York City-based Sloan Kettering Memorial Hospital is delaying some procedures as a result of the global IT outage on July 19.

An anesthesiologist in Oklahoma City, Okla., was convicted to up to 72 years in prison for stealing controlled substances, local Fox affiliate KOKH reported July 19.

On July 17, KENS5 reported on a woman who was taking Wegovy, a GLP-1, regularly for weight loss but was not made aware of the potential negative interactions leading up to a bronchoscopy.    Chaplain Treanor, the patient, went into…

Attleboro, Mass.-based Sturdy Memorial Hospital has named Amer Tabba, MD, as their new chief of anesthesia.

For the second year in a row, Illinois is the highest-paying state for certified registered nurse anesthetists when adjusted for cost of living. 

Renton, Wash.-based Providence has alerted 2,200 patients of possible exposure to  hepatitis B and C and HIV after the health system's infection control practices may not have been followed by an anesthesiologist. 

Mike Mackinnon, certified registered nurse anesthetists and owner of Show Low, Ariz.-based Mackinnon Anesthesia, joined Becker's to share five key notes on anesthesia care and shortages.