Anesthesia

Alpharetta, Ga.-based Premier Anesthesia has entered into a partnership with Columbus, Ga.-based Hughston Clinic to expand access to orthopedic surgical services.  Through the partnership, Premier Anesthesia will provide services at Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital in Phenix City, Ala., Hughston Surgical…

When Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus opened its Eye and Ear Institute surgery center over a decade ago, most of the anesthesia residency training still happened on the main campus. That model worked well enough, until a…

Private equity’s decade-long consolidation of anesthesiology has produced two documented outcomes: higher prices for payers and worse working conditions for physicians, according to a June 2026 white paper from AMGA Consulting. The market share shift has been significant. A 2020…

Many anesthesia departments and ASCs facing staffing shortages have turned toward cheaper labor as a solution. Jarrett Heard, MD, associate professor of clinical anesthesiology and medical director of perioperative services at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, thinks…

Four major surveys put anesthesiologist pay anywhere from $432,490 to $565,540, a gap of more than $100,000 for the same specialty. The difference isn’t a flaw in the data. It comes down to what each survey actually measures. Each anesthesiologist…

Call structure doesn’t always appear in anesthesiology compensation benchmarking reports, but for many anesthesia providers it’s becoming an increasingly important employment element, and the consequences are showing up in retention data and pay disputes. According to AMGA Consulting’s June 2026…

Nonoperating room anesthesia cases are expected to account for more than 50% of all anesthesia cases in the next decade, according to a report by the American Hospital Association and the American Society of Anesthesiologists, which means anesthesia providers may…

More certified registered nurse anesthetists are walking out of traditional W-2 positions, and the market they’re walking into is paying them more to do it. Of approximately 57,000 actively practicing CRNAs in the United States, about 18% practice as independent…

Certified anesthesiologist assistants are a growing role in anesthesia, as leaders work to aid the ongoing shortage of physician anesthesiologists, certified registered nurse anesthetists and other members of the anesthesia care team.   Here are three anesthesiologist assistant training programs launched…

South Dakota has the highest concentration of certified registered nurse anesthetists relative to its population, with nearly 44 CRNAs per 100,000 residents, according to a Becker’s analysis of May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics employment data and 2024 U.S. Census…