Anesthesia

CRH Medical acquired a 51 percent stake in Austin (Texas) Gastroenterology Anesthesia Associates.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists named Jane C.K. Fitch, MD, winner of the 2016 Bertram W. Coffer, M.D. Excellence in Government award.

Faculty from George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences in Washington, D.C., will lead the international pediatric anesthesiology training for Operation Smile.

St. Mary's Medical Center in Grand Junction, Colo., named Brian Davidson, MD, MBA, president, according to a report by The Business Times.

New Orleans-based Ochsner Health System named anesthesiologist William McDade, MD, PhD, executive vice president and chief academic officer.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has published a proposed rule on the Federal Registrar that would allow all advanced practice registered nurses in the VA, including certified registered nurse anesthetists, to provide patient care to "the full extent of their…

Sheridan, AmSurg's physician services division, acquired Jandee Anesthesiology Partners and Karadan Anesthesiology and Pain Management, thereby expanding its anesthesiology services business.

Mark J. Lema, MD, professor and chair of the University at Buffalo's department of anesthesiology, received the Distinguished Service Professorship from the State University of New York.

MiraMed Global Services has elected Angela M. Hickman, CPC, as vice president RA-HCC Program Strategy and Business Development.

Bibb County Medical Society named Robert Lane, MD, president, according to The Telegraph report.