Plexus Technology Group participated in the New York State Society of Anesthesiologists' annual PostGraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology, Dec. 11 to Dec. 15, in New York.
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Sheridan, the physician services division of AmSurg, acquired Northside Anesthesiology Consultants in Atlanta.
Anesthesiologist Neal Brickhouse, MD, received a Spirit of Planetree Award from Planetree, according to a Dover Post report.
Sheldon Cho, MD, joined the Florida Pain Institute in Merritt Island, according to a Florida Today report.
King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, Ky., added five anesthesiologists to its medical staff.
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Among the many current trends in the anesthesiology specialty is an increasing pressure on private practice groups who deliver anesthesia care utilizing the all-anesthesiologist staffing model to convert to the anesthesia care team approach.
CRH Medical completed a new, accretive transaction whereby CRH has acquired 65 percent ownership of Macon Gastroenterology Anesthesia Associates.
A recent study indicates Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists are the primary anesthesia professional providing anesthesia care in lower-income areas. Researchers used data derived from the 2012 U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration Area Resource File.
A man whose body was found along an Interstate road in Minneapolis has been identified as Christopher Robert, MD, according to a Star Tribune report.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists has released a new checklist for hospitals, physician anesthesiologists and operating room personnel.