As surgical volumes increase amid an aging population and higher demand for outpatient services, anesthesia providers have found themselves in a sellers market as ASCs and other facilities vie for a limited supply of providers. This has shifted the ways…
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In September 2024, Hurricane Helene damaged a Baxter International plant in Marion, N.C., that produces 60% of the U.S.’s IV fluid products, disrupting ASCs and other healthcare facilities across the country. In a Sept. 29 report, the anesthesia department at…
As the ASC industry continues to grow and expand, the anesthesia staffing crisis persists as a top concern for ASC leaders. Aaron Kalin, DO, medical director and chair of anesthesiology at Adventist Health and Rideout in Marysville, Calif., recently joined…
Anesthesia has become increasingly consolidated in recent years as private-equity backed anesthesia groups have solidified their place in the industry — often leading to higher costs for ASCs facing other significant market pressures. According to an April 2022 study published…
When private insurers began cutting QZ reimbursements to 85%, they framed it as “alignment” and “standardization.” Strip away the euphemisms and you find an old story: a margin-play that offloads risk and cost onto hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and the…
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North American Partners in Anesthesia has appointed JoAnna Nicholson, JD, as its new senior vice president and chief legal officer. According to a Sept. 29 news release, Ms. Nicholson is returning to NAPA after her previous role as chief legal…
A record number of East Lansing-based Michigan State University College of Human Medicine students presented at the Michigan Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting in Grand Rapids — a sign of growing interest in the specialty amid ongoing workforce concerns. Students,…
New platform gives hospitals and anesthesia organizations real-time visibility to address the inefficiencies and surging costs that have ORs at the breaking point NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Sept. 25, 2025 — Medaxion, a leader in anesthesia-focused information systems, today announced the…
Workforce shortages persist across all of healthcare, but are especially acute in anesthesia. In order to adapt, ASCs are getting creative in their strategies for recruiting and retaining top anesthesia talent, exploring non-monetary benefits to set themselves apart from others…
Michael Urban, MD, an anesthesiologist connected to a 2023 Colorado case in which a patient died during routine cataract surgery, is no longer practicing in Oregon after changing his license status to “retired,” state medical board officials confirmed. Dr. Urban…