Anesthesia

Anesthesiologists in the U.S. earn an average of $472,000 annually, according to Medscape's 2024 "Anesthesiologist Compensation Report," published May 24. 

Leadership choices can make the difference between success and failure at anesthesia practices, and it is important to have a succession plan in place.

The highest-paid anesthesiologist in Oklahoma City earns $669,000 per year, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $339,470 anesthesiologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Anesthesia management organization Premier Anesthesia has affiliated with the Ohio Hospital Association's corporate partner program. 

While the anesthesiologist shortage persists nationwide, some states could have more luck filling open spots than others. 

The average annual salary for nurse anesthetists has increased in each of the past five years, rising from $181,040 in 2019 to $214,200 in 2023, a total increase of more than $33,000, according to data from the Bureau of Labor…

The COVID-19 pandemic and the Change Healthcare cyberattack are just two of the budgetary challenges facing anesthesia providers, according to a May 6 post by medical revenue cycle management group Coronis Health.

Here is the average cost of anesthesia care in the ASC setting for five procedures commonly performed at ASCs, according to data from Sidecar Health:

An anesthesiologist must pay a fine following the 2019 death of a lung surgery patient at Miami-based Kendall Regional Medical Center, now the HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, the Miami Herald reported 

Here are three anesthesiologists making headlines that Becker's has reported on in the last two weeks: