CRNAs working in medical and diagnostic laboratories earn a higher annual median wage than those working in other practice settings, according to May 2024 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, published April 2. Practitioners working in labs can…
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Texas is the state with the most CRNAs in the nation, according to May 2024 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, published April 2. Here are the number of nurse anesthetists by state. Editor’s note: Data for Colorado,…
As the demand for anesthesia grows alongside the migration of procedures to the outpatient setting, anesthesia leaders are getting creative in the ways they meet the shifting demands of the industry. Scott Mayer, CEO of Rosemont, Ill.-based Ambulatory Anesthesia Care,…
Hazleton (Pa.) Anesthesia Services has faced a data breach, according to an April 1 report from the Standard Speaker. Hazelton’s management company detected unusual activity within staff emails on Nov. 21, 2024. By March 10 it had determined that a…
Iowa City, Iowa-based Steindler Orthopedics has partnered with Physicians’ Anesthesia Care of Iowa City at its new ASC, according to a March 31 report from the Corridor Business Journal. The anesthesia group will provide services at the newly opened facility…
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North American Partners in Anesthesia has joined with Fayetteville (N.C.) Ambulatory Surgery Center to provide anesthesia services. NAPA will become the official provider for the ASC beginning May 1, according to a March 31 press release. NAPA currently supports nearly…
Here are six health systems that have added new anesthesia partners so far in 2025: 1. Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health added Lancaster, Pa.-based Prime Anesthesia Associates. Prime’s three physicians and two certified registered nurse anesthetists joined Penn State on…
Gerhardt Konig, MD, an anesthesiologist with practice privileges at Maui Memorial Medical Center, is being charged with second-degree attempted murder after police said he tried to kill his wife along a hiking trail in Honolulu, according to a March 27…
Just six anesthesia residency programs in the U.S. failed to fill every available slot for 2025, according to data from the National Resident Matching Program released March 21. Just seven states, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and…
Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health has added Lancaster, Pa.-based Prime Anesthesia Associates. Prime’s three physicians and two certified registered nurse anesthetists joined Penn State on March 24, according to a March 26 press release. In addition, the system hired a…