Anesthesia

Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health is training UC Davis Fire Department personnel on the “i-gel,” an advanced airway device.  Unlike traditional breathing tubes, the i-gel sits above the windpipe, making it easier to insert quickly, requiring less training, and it…

As private equity-backed anesthesia companies expand and large groups secure more hospital and ASC contracts, independent practices face growing pressure. Many are pushing back with strategies designed to protect autonomy, strengthen negotiating power and preserve their role in the market.…

Here are five schools and institutions that are launching new anesthesia programs and expanding existing programs, as reported by Becker’s since Aug. 18.

As the anesthesia staffing crisis persists across healthcare settings, ASC and perioperative leaders are putting more emphasis on investing in members of the anesthesia care team to maintain a high standard of care quality and keep facilities running smoothly. Aaron…

As anesthesiologist shortages continue across the U.S., some ASCs are rethinking their anesthesia care delivery. One emerging solution is the certified registered nurse anesthetist-only model. While still uncommon, a growing number of centers are finding it both viable and sustainable.…

The Decatur (Ill.) Memorial Hospital Nurse Anesthesia Program has marked its 60th anniversary. Founded in 1955 by a group of local anesthesiologists, the program has trained more than 500 CRNAs who have gone on to serve patients across Central Illinois…

Operating room efficiency is an essential component of anesthesia service management as staffing shortages, operational costs and a high demand for surgical procedures put significant pressure on physicians and administrators.  Two physicians recently joined Becker’s to discuss the ways they…

Kenneth Haselby, MD, an anesthesiologist in Battle Ground, Ind., has died at age 84, according to an obituary published by Legacy.com. Dr. Haselby earned his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from West Lafayette, Ind.-based Purdue University in 1964. He went…

The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine in Huntington, W.Va., has received initial accreditation to create a new anesthesiology residency program.  The program will provide clinical training in anesthesiology, including perioperative medicine, critical care, airway management, pain control…

Amid mounting reimbursement pressures and rising operational costs, ASC leaders are looking to models for managing anesthesia costs and staffing that will sustain them into the future.  Peter Bravos, MD, chief medical officer of Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health’s surgery center…