A California hospital was experiencing sub-par revenues, due mainly to its incumbent anesthesia group. The group was not providing sufficient competent coverage to support both the hospital's OR and OB, leaving the busy OB without adequate coverage. The hospital discovered…
Anesthesia
Here are the 10 states with the highest numbers of employed anesthesiologists, along with the number of anesthesiologists and their average hourly and annual salaries, according to May 2008 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment Statistics survey.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists and 74 other provider and beneficiary groups have written a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi opposing the inclusion of a Medicare Independent Payment Advisory Board in the final…
Alexander Hannenberg, MD, was installed as president of the American Society of Anesthesiologists during the organization's Annual Meeting in New Orleans in October, according to an ASA news release.
Knoxville, Tenn.-based TeamHealth has acquired Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.-based Anesthetix Management, a national provider of comprehensive anesthesiology and pain management service solutions to hospitals and surgery centers in 10 states, according to a TeamHealth news release.
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Shelby (N.C.) Anesthesiology Associates has merged with Charlotte, N.C.-based Southeast Anesthesiology Consultants, according to a report in the Charlotte Business Journal.
Paul F. Barresi, MD, an anesthesiologist, has rejoined the active medical staff at Penobscot Bay Medical Center in Rockland, Maine, according to a news release from Pen Bay Healthcare.
Michael L. Good, MD, has been named as the dean of the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, Fla., according to a report in the UF College of Medicine Insider.
Researchers from Duke University Medical Center found that by adding ethyl nitrite gas to the carbon dioxide used to inflate the surgical area during laparoscopy, blood flow and organ function was better preserved during noninvasive surgery, according to a Duke…
To Brent Lambert, turning around a moneylosing surgery center is a simple matter. "If staffing costs are 40 percent of revenues, I know we can turn the center around," says Lambert, co-founder of ASCOA. "In money-losing centers, staffing is usually…