Fort Collins, Colo.-based Pourde Valley Hospital and Loveland, Colo.-based Medical Center of the Rockies are the first hospitals in Northern Colorado to offer nitrous oxide as an alternative to epidurals, the Coloradoan reports.
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In a recent press release, North American Partners in Anesthesia (NAPA) announced that Chief of Anesthesia, Salvatore Vitale, MD, will be speaking at the AACD Perioperative Leadership Summit 2017.
Physician engagement is key for organizations looking to strengthen their clinical team in the current, uncertain healthcare landscape.
Researchers presented a study showing that hydrocodone's prescriptions have plummeted since officials rescheduled the drug from III to II, Anesthesia News reports.
New Albany, N.Y.-based Baptist Health Floyd is considering adding a 4,394 square-foot expansion to its pain management center, the News and Tribune reports.
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Baltimore-based John Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality awarded approximately $4 million for improving surgical care across the United States.
The Indianapolis-based Indiana University School of Medicine added a master's program in anesthesia to its curriculum.
Effective pain management is key for a successful transition to value-based care. New practice models have sprung up to ensure a seamless patient experience that incorporates pain management.
First-year University of Buffalo (N.Y.) anesthesiology residents Michael Ferrante, MD, and Alexander Heleba, MD, watched a man fall to the floor and not immediately get up upon the residents walking into KeyBank Center in Buffalo.
Healthcare-related pollution is on par with the amount of lives lost from preventable medical errors. So what can anesthesiologists do to be green? A feature in Anesthesia News examines what anesthesiologists can do to be green.