Anesthesia

The Society for Simulation in Healthcare awarded provisional accreditation to Mednax's mobile simulation program for providing training at nonaffiliated facilities across the U.S.

Rivanna Medical developed an ultrasound-based system to allow anesthesiologists to locate where to place a needle ahead of an epidural or spinal injection, Charlottesville Tomorrow reports.

The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine selected Michael Stanton-Hicks, MD, as its 2017 John J. Bonica Lecture Award winner.

Anesthesiologist and entrepreneur Ted Stanley, MD, 77, died from prostate cancer complications on July 13, The New York Times reports.

Richmond, Va.-based The Coleman Institute added Peter Klim, DO, to its Indianapolis location.

Tampa-based Florida Gulf-to-Bay Anesthesiology President Devanand Mangar, MD shared his insights on price transparency in anesthesia with Becker's ASC Review.

The U.S. Congress confirmed anesthesiologist Jerome Adams, MD, as the country's 20th surgeon general, CNN reports.

Capitol Anesthesiology Association partnered with Seton Healthcare Family to open a community-based perioperative surgical home. All organizations are based in Austin, Texas.

YPS Anesthesia Services expanded its coverage base into Tennessee through a partnership with Sevier Anesthesia Associates.

New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center named anesthesiologist Laureen Hill, MD, its senior vice president and COO.