Anesthesia

North American Partners in Anesthesia acquired Somersworth, N.H.-based Atlantic Anesthesia.

MEDNAX acquired Memphis, Tenn.-based Metropolitan Anesthesia Alliance.

Renuka Reddy Bankulla, MD, has been identified as the anesthesiologist involved in the elective procedure at New York-based Yorkville Endoscopy that lead to comedian Joan Rivers' death last year, according to a New York Post report.

The Perioperative Surgical Home model improves quality of care for patients and reduces healthcare costs, according to a literature review published in Milbank Quarterly.

Here are six recent mergers and acquisitions in the anesthesia industry.

Lawrence Epstein, MD, has been appointed to the New York Board of Medicine, according to an ASA report.

St. Louis-based Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College's nurse anesthesia program has been accredited by the International Federation of Nurse Anesthetists.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration appointed Padma Gulur, MD, to its Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee, according to an ASA report.

TeamHealth acquired Certified Anesthesia Services, based in Washington, D.C.

IRADIMED resumed domestic distribution of its MRI compatible MRidium 3860 IV infusion pump systems.