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.
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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.
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North American Partners in Anesthesia acquired ProCare Systems, a management services organization focused on chronic pain management.
North American Partners in Anesthesia's Sonia Szlyk, MD, will participate in the Orthopaedic Summit 2015: Evolving Techniques-Sports Medicine, Arthroscopic Surgery & Arthroplasty, which will be held Dec. 2 to Dec. 5 in Las Vegas.
The American Academy of Pediatrics has published recommendations for keeping infants and children undergoing anesthesia as safe as possible.
Allied Anesthesia physicians volunteered at Children's Hospital of Orange County's annual trick-or-treat event on Oct. 30.
The International Association of HealthCare Professionals added anesthesiologist Gordon M. Cramolini, MD.