Anesthesia

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…

Shortages in the anesthesia workforce have hit the healthcare industry hard, but academic institutions have some advantages over other providers.  Having a built in pipeline of residents and nurses is definitely helpful, but there are still shortages at academic institutions.…

Approximately 80% of anesthesiologists and perioperative nurses reported experiencing at least one head strike in the operating room or procedural room in the last year, according to a study conducted by Mass General Brigham in Boston and published in Anesthesiology…

Sunny Eappen, MD, president and CEO of Vermont University Health Network in Burlington, will step down from his current role Oct. 15, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. According to the release, the decision was mutual between Dr.…

Here are five anesthesiologists who have made headlines in the last two weeks: 1. The Washington State Medical Association has inaugurated Bridget Bush, MD, as its president. Dr. Bush is a practicing anesthesiologist at Optum Care Washington in Everett. In…

Operating rooms and ASCs are facing persistent shortages of anesthetic agents, forcing anesthesia teams to substitute drugs and alter workflows.  As of June 19, the FDA listed 194 drugs in shortage, including ketamine hydrochloride injection, which is used for anesthesia.…

Here are four recent milestones, updates or moves by certified registered nurse anesthetists groups or programs in the last month, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health is training UC Davis Fire Department personnel on the “i-gel,”…