Leadership moves
- Former GE HealthCare executive Jeff Terry joined U.S. Anesthesia Partners as its executive vice president of health system strategy and innovation.
- The Texas Medical Association named Beaumont-based anesthesiologist G. Ray Callas, MD, as its 159th president.
Legal battles
- Anesthesiologist Ellis Richard Clark, MD, filed a lawsuit against Optum-affiliated Salem (Ore.) Surgery Center, which operates under the name Northbank Surgical Center, for allegedly firing him in retaliation for complaining about unsafe anesthesia practices.
- Raynaldo Ortiz Jr., MD, a former anesthesiologist at Baylor Scott & White Surgicare North Dallas, has been found guilty on 10 counts of tampering with IV bags and the adulteration of drugs.
Recalls
- Draeger recalled 3,713 Perseus A500 anesthesia workstations following reports that the internal backup battery had failed spontaneously while the system was being operated off the main power supply.
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