Anesthesia

Alexander Abess, MD, joined Waldo County General Hospital in Belfast, Maine, according to a report by The Republican Journal.

The Office of Governor Pat McCrory appointed Bryant Murphy, MD, to the North Carolina Medical Board, according to a report by The Daily News.

North American Partners in Anesthesia announced that James Robins, MD, a long-time partner of NAPA, passed away on Jan. 4.

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.