Anesthesia

Dallas-based U.S. Anesthesia Partners signed a long-term agreement with Molina Healthcare of Texas.

Seven anesthesia groups have signed a contract to provide services or went through a merger or acquisition in 2020 so far:

An anesthesiologist was sentenced to more than five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to involvement in a $200 million fraud scheme at Dallas-based Forest Park Medical Center, a now-defunct physician-owned hospital for bariatric and spinal patients, according to…

The Tennessee Society of Anesthesiologists joined calls for a statewide mask mandate to slow COVID-19 transmission, according to News Channel 5 Tennessee.

Spindletop Pain Management Holdings and Tricity Pain Associates acquired San Antonio-based Hill Country Pain Associates.

Rising numbers of COVID-19 patients in U.S. hot spots could strain availability of critical care physicians and nurses, giving non-hospital providers "an instrumental role in the pandemic response," according to a Kaiser Family Foundation report.

Five big stories involving anesthesiologists around the country the week of July 24-31:

A COVID-19 outbreak hit Gainesville-based University of Florida Health's anesthesia department earlier this month, WUFT News reported based on hospital documents and conversations with inside sources.

Christopher Arndt, MD, was appointed the interim chair of the anesthesiology and critical care medicine departments at Albuquerque-based University of New Mexico after Hugh Martin, MD, stepped away from the position, effective Sept. 7.

New Castle, Del.-based Anesthesia Services received a Paycheck Protection Program loan of at least $2 million, according to the Delaware Business Times.