Anesthesia

University Physicians of Brooklyn-Anesthesia, the medical faculty of SUNY Downstate Medical Center in New York, has selected OpenTempo to deliver staff scheduling and case management solutions.

St. Alexius Heart & Lung Clinic in Bismarck, N.D., has added Jeff Benson, MD, as an anesthesiologist to its medical staff, according to a Bismarck Tribune report.

Evanston, Ill.-based NorthShore University HealthSystem Foundation held a ceremony to celebrate the creation of the Jeffery S. Vender, MD, Chair of Anesthesiology Research and Education, and the induction of Glenn S. Murphy, MD, as the inaugural chair holder, according to…

Orange, Calif.-based UC Irvine Health announced the appointment of William C. Wilson, MD, as director of critical care services.

The Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia in Chicago has selected Chicago-based SmithBucklin to provide full-service association management services, according to a Trade Show News Network report.

James T. Brunz, MD, has been selected as a key opinion leader for St. Jude Medical, a global medical device manufacturer, in the field of neuromodulation, according to an Argus Leader report.

In an Anesthesia Business Consultants blog post, President and CEO Tony Mira discussed a long running Medicare whistleblower lawsuit, which came to an end without a trial.

Mount Carmel West hospital in Columbus, Ohio, is ending its contract with Consultant Anesthesiology in Columbus and will begin a three-year contract with Alpharetta, Ga.-based Premier Anesthesia Feb. 1, according to a report by The Columbus Dispatch.

Lutheran Services Carolinas has named anesthesiologist John Bumgarner, MD, and his wife, Barbara Bumgarner philanthropists of the year for central North Carolina, according to a Salisbury Post report.

The rate of anesthesia use in screening colonoscopies has increased in both physicians' offices and ambulatory surgery centers, according to a whitepaper released by Truven Health Analytics.