Anesthesia

Irving, Texas-based NorthStar Anesthesia kicked off the year completing its expansion to serve seven facilities in Michigan. The company is continuing that momentum, growing its footprint in four other states so far in 2021.

U.S. Anesthesia Partners filed a lawsuit against UnitedHealthcare, and a hospital is replacing anesthesiologists with certified registered nurse anesthetists. 

Irving, Texas-based NorthStar Anesthesia has expanded over the past few months to serve new hospitals, surgical centers and healthcare systems in Delaware, Montana and Texas.

Watertown (Wis.) Regional Medical Center has shifted its anesthesia structure, replacing anesthesiologists with certified registered nurse anesthetists. 

A partnership between Spindletop Pain Management Co. and Tricity Pain Associates has acquired Austin (Texas) Premier Surgery Center. 

U.S. Anesthesia Partners, a Dallas-based physician-owned anesthesia practice, filed a lawsuit against UnitedHealthcare March 31 over claims of anti-competitive actions, among other actions, according to The New York Times.

CRH Medical acquired a majority stake ownership in Little Rock-based Middle Arkansas Sedation Associates, a gastroenterology-focused anesthesia practice.

Mellville, N.Y.-based North American Partners in Anesthesia has grown its footprint despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's what the company did in the past year:

Melville, N.Y.-based North American Partners in Anesthesia is expanding anesthesia services to more Virginia patients through its partnership with Bon Secours-Richmond (Va.), a subsidiary of Bon Secours Mercy Health.

The Food and Drug Administration approved Pacira's supplemental new drug application to expand the use of its long-acting local anesthetic, Exparel, in children.