Anesthesia

Asheville, N.C.-based AllCare Clinical Associates announced the addition of Stephen R. Strelec, MD, to its medical staff.

Bill Cleary, MD, an anesthesiologist at St. Alexius Medical Center, has started the Citizens of the World Foundation, along with three others, according to a report by The Bismarck Tribune.

Richard Gilbert, MD, medical director of Charlotte, N.C.-based Southeast Anesthesiology Consultants has been selected to serve in the state's newly formed Medicaid Reform Advisory Group, according to a report by The Business Journal.

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Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, Minn., announced the addition of Timothy Esser, MD, an anesthesiologist, to its medical staff, according to a Duluth New Tribune report.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists announced that the ASA Committee on Practice Management will be conducting a three-month pilot to gather information on company model and similar types of arrangements.  

Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Brown Mills, N.J., announced the appointment of Atlanta-based Premier Anesthesia as its professional anesthesia services provider.

Saratoga Hospital in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., announced the addition of Jeremy Morgan Eager, MD, and John P. Rowlands, MD, to its medical staff.

Royal Philips announced the launch three new products for anesthesiologists: IntelliSave AX700 anesthesia machine, IntelliVue MX400 and MX450 patient monitors.

Noridian Administrative Services, the Medicare Administrative Contractor for nine Western states, has finalized its local coverage determination on nerve blocks and appears to have tightened the requirements for surgeon documentation of the need for transfer of care to an anesthesiologist,…