Anesthesia

Kit Carson County Health Service District in Burlington, Colo., has announced a full-time partnership with CPR Anesthesia.

Rhode Island College in Providence will be adding a master's program in nurse anesthesiology, according to a Providence Journal report.

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based MEDNAX announced the acquisition of Summit (N.J.) Anesthesia Associates.

Anesthesia Business Consultants CEO Tony Mira recently posted an article about the biggest challenges for anesthesia practices next year.

The anesthesia mergers and acquisitions market has seen a lot of action over the past year, according to a report in The Deal Pipeline.

Anesthesiologist Carmen Rocco, MD, was named 2013 Physician of the Year by Presence United Samaritans Medical Center in Danville, Ill., according to a News-Gazette report.

Board-certified anesthesiologist Frank M. Sutton Jr., MD, MBA, was recently elected secretary treasurer of the North Carolina Society of Anesthesiologists, according to a Citizen-Times report.

Higher acuity cases such as joint replacement and spinal fusions have moved into the ambulatory surgery center setting over the past few years as minimally invasive techniques allow surgeons to perform traditionally inpatient procedures in an outpatient setting.

North American Partners in Anesthesia Director, Healthcare Compliance Alan Strobel, MD, recently won the $6.2 million jackpot for the New York Lottery.

Anesthesiologists can bring increased safety to the broader healthcare system through high reliability organizing, according to an Anesthesia Business Consultants' blog post.