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Anesthesia

Scott Stewart, MD, chief of anesthesiology at Brockton, Mass.-based Good Samaritan Medical Center, and his certified registered nurse anesthetist Elizabeth Brady both plan to retire this year, according to a Jan. 25 report from The Enterprise.

U.S. Reps. Jan Schakowsky of Illinois and Dave Joyce of Ohio have introduced a bipartisan resolution that would recognize certified registered nurse anesthetists for the role they play in providing quality healthcare. 

Anesthesia reimbursement declines, along with demographic trends and case volume shifts, have drastically changed the ways that providers approach anesthesia coverage, according to a Jan. 16 blog post from Coronis Health. 

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The highest paid anesthesiologist in Baltimore earns $633,800 per year, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $302,970 anesthesiologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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