Mark Gabot, DNP, CRNA, a faculty member at the Pasadena, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia, is the first certified registered nurse anesthetist in the U.S. named a fellow of the American Society of Echocardiography. He is the second advanced…
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Certified-registered nurse anesthetists have become a central facet of ASC staffing strategies as they gain broader legal authority to practice independently and the anesthesia workforce shortage deepens. Here are 10 statistics, trends and data points illustrating the CRNA workforce in…
Hari Kalagara, MD, an anesthesiologist at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., has been named the 2026 recipient of the Presidential Scholar Award from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. Dr. Kalagara will be recognized April 18 at…
Here are 10 anesthesiologists who have made headlines in the last month: 1. Emily Teeter, MD, was named division chief of adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology at the Chapel Hill-based University of North Carolina. Dr. Teeter has served as the interim division…
Salisbury, Md.-based TidalHealth has appointed Lindsey Nelson, MD, as executive medical director of the TidalHealth Anesthesiology service line. In the role, Dr. Nelson will oversee the strategic, clinical and operational direction of anesthesia services across all TidalHealth care locations, according…
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Anesthesia leaders say a convergence of workforce instability, reimbursement pressure and cultural strain is pushing the specialty toward an inflection point. From staffing models and pay inequities to workplace culture, safety and care team alignment, these are the long-standing challenges…
North American Partners in Anesthesia will begin providing anesthesia services at a Bon Secours hospital in Newport News Va., starting Feb. 1. The organization will work with Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital, a 123-bed acute care facility, according to a…
The use of desflurane, a common anesthetic, has been on the decline in recent years as healthcare institutions have begun to sunset it in response to environmental concerns, Inside Climate News reported Jan. 5. Here are 10 things to know…
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Nursing has received continued accreditation of 10 years of its nurse anesthesia program. The program, which launched in 2020, has graduated 52 students over the past five years, according to a…
The highest-paid anesthesiologist in Houston, the most populated city in the South, earns $897,300 per year, according to Medscape’s salary reporter tool. Anesthesiologists earn an average of $432,490 annually across the country, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Here…