As marijuana use becomes more commonplace, physicians are growing concerned about how it can lead to complications during surgery, WZZM 13 reported April 17. Here are five things to know from the report: 1. Because marijuana is metabolized by the…
Anesthesia
While California has the highest overall number of practicing anesthesiologists, New Jersey leads the nation in the concentration of anesthesiologists per 1,000 jobs, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Note: Data was not available for…
NYC Health + Hospitals has reduced carbon dioxide equivalent emissions in its anesthesia practices systemwide by 52% since 2022. The system reached the milestone by deactivating the use of central piped nitrous oxide, according to an April 16 press release. …
Dayton, Ohio-based Miami Valley Hospital is rescheduling some elective surgeries after learning one of its contracted anesthesia groups will cease operations in June, according to an April 16 report from NBC affiliate WDTN. The hospital is an affiliate of Dayton-based…
NorthStar Anesthesia has partnered with UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook (Ill.) to provide services at the facility. The partnership will eventually launch April 19, according to an April 16 news release. Under NorthStar Anesthesia’s model, anesthesiologists and CRNAs collaborate to provide…
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A jury in Baltimore has awarded more than $8 million to the family of a man who died following a routine endoscopy procedure. According to an April 16 news release by Washington-based Nace Law Group, the 43-year-old patient underwent twilight…
Four anesthesiologists are making headlines this month — facing issues ranging from license revocation and dismissed lawsuits to wrongful death allegations and criminal charges. 1. Anna Bowling, MD, an anesthesiologist currently on probation for drug use in the workplace, is…
An anesthesiologist currently on probation for drug use at work is facing potential license revocation, ABC Team 10 reported April 11. What happened? What’s next?
As ASCs confront an escalating shortage of anesthesia providers, many leaders feel the conversation has too often fixated on surface-level symptoms — labor costs, physician vacancies and training bottlenecks — while overlooking deeper, structural contributors to the crisis. Eleven anesthesia…
From the buzz around artificial intelligence to the persistent squeeze on reimbursement, eight leaders joined Becker’s to discuss the trends they’re tired of hearing about. Question: What’s one anesthesia trend you’re sick of hearing about? Editor’s note: Responses have been…