Anesthesia

Visalia, Calif.-based Kaweah Delta Medical Center, the first hospital in central San Joaquin Valley, is offering an anesthesiology residency program, The Fresno Bee reports.

Coudersport, Pa.-based Cole Memorial's Surgical Suite added anesthesiologist Sarah Sorlien, MD, The Bradford Era reports.

The Joint Commission awarded John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards to U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs Deputy Undersecretary Carolyn Clancy, MD; the I-PASS Study Group and Wilmington, Dela.-based Christiana Care Health System.

Scranton, Pa.-based Geisinger Community Medical Center added anesthesiologist Venkat J. Iyer, MD, to its staff, the Times Leader reports.

Anesthesiology News reported on a study examining Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan's medical error reporting rates among anesthesiologists.

The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists awarded Don Roesler, CRNA, its 2017 Daniel F. Vigness Federal Political Director of the Year Award.

With technological advances fueling the anesthesia monitoring device market, Research and Markets projects the market will experience a 5.05 percent compound annual growth rate through 2021.

Melsungen, Germany-based B. Braun AG and Amsterdam, Netherlands-based Royal Philips are partnering to innovate ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia and vascular access.

New Rochelle, N.Y.-based Somnia Anesthesia opened nominations for its fifth annual Anesthesiologist of the Year Award on March 30, 2017.

Robert Johnstone, MD, penned a column for Pain Medicine News on the excess of anesthesia practice guidelines.