Anesthesia

Mark Vadney, DO, has joined the surgery center at Oswego (N.Y.) Hospital and will serve as chief of anesthesia for the health system, according to a July 10 report from Oswego County Today. 

Matthew Meyer, MD, associate professor of anesthesiology at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, spoke with Becker's to answer, "What do current anesthesia employment trends mean for independent ASCs?"

Hospital at home and remote monitoring might just be the future of anesthesia. 

Here are three lawsuits filed by or against anesthesiologists that Becker's has reported on in 2023:

U.S. Anesthesia Partners, created by private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe in 2012, became one of the most powerful anesthesia presences in Colorado, The Washington Post reported June 29.

Lowering the dose of saddle block anesthesia, a commonly preferred option in ambulatory anorectal surgery, may provide better recovery results and optimal surgical condition, according to a June 27 study published in Cureus.

Surgery center owners and administrators are keeping a close eye on the landscape.

Midcareer anesthesiologists earn around $383,352 annually in New York City, the largest U.S. city by population for 2022 according to data from USA Today affiliate The List Wire. 

Here are three anesthesiologists who have made headlines since 

The mean hourly wage for anesthesiologists across the U.S. is $145.66, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which is significantly higher than the minimum wage in each state.