Daniele Mariconi, recruitment team leader at Somnia Anesthesia Services, explains how the company recruits anesthesiologists and nurse to service healthcare facilities, including hospitals, ASCs and physicians offices. The company currently has about 200 anesthesiology clinicians working with clients in 15 states.

 

 

Syed Ishaq, vice president for business development for Somnia offers five observations on anesthesia in ASCs.

Marc Koch, MD, MBA, president and CEO of Somnia Anesthesia Services and an anesthesiologist, shares the following comments regarding the recent study by The Lewin Group, published in the Journal of Nursing Economics, that claims the certified registered nurse anesthetist-only anesthesia model is the most cost-effective anesthesia model for delivery.

 

Marc Koch, MD, MBA, president and CEO of Somnia Anesthesia, has been tapped to speak at the upcoming 8th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management Driven ASC Conference, presented by Becker’s Hospital Review .The two-day conference, which will take place June 10-12 in Chicago, is designed for surgeons, ambulatory surgery center (ASC) owners and administrators, hospital leadership and companies that work with surgery centers and hospital outpatient departments.

Somnia Anesthesia Services recently presented a free webinar entitled "Keeping Your Surgeons Satisfied — The Role of Anesthesia Management in Meeting Their Demands and Optimizing the OR."

Speakers were Maureen Martin, MD, chief of surgery at Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield, Calif.; Jim Edwards, CEO of Greater Hazelton (Pa.) Health Alliance; and Marc Koch, MD, president and CEO of Somnia.

 

 

According to a recent study, 20-40 percent of a hospital's revenue is generated by the OR. In a future that portends lower reimbursement rates, it is imperative that all processes and clinical elements surrounding the OR are efficient and effective. The relationship between the anesthesia department and surgeons figures prominently into this equation and cannot be overlooked.

This Webinar will help you understand what it takes for your hospital to attract and keep surgeons satisfied, and what that means to your bottom line. Learn from our speakers how they improved OR activities at their hospitals by implementing better anesthesia management and surgeon-centric scheduling without sacrificing clinical quality, safety and patient and staff satisfaction. Register today!

The Department of Anesthesiology at Vanderbilt University Medical Centers (VUMC) has built an iPhone application named VigiVU.

Newly Created Position Continues Company’s Advance in Anesthesiology Services Market
Somnia Anesthesia today announced the appointment of Hugh Morgan to the position of Quality Assurance Officer. In this newly created role, Morgan will direct Somnia’s Clinical Quality Excellence Program and assume oversight of clinical quality for the anesthesia practices the company manages for hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers across the county. He will report to Somnia Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President, Robert Goldstein, MD.

 

Topics Touched upon Critical Issues Facing Hospital & Health System CEOs and CFOs

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – April 16, 2010 – Marc Koch, MD, MBA, president and CEO of Somnia Anesthesia, addressed an audience of hospital and health system executives at the recent Hospitals and Health Systems – Improving Profitability Conference, presented by Becker’s Hospital Review and designed specifically for that audience. The two-day conference, which took place April 13-14 in Chicago, was attended by more than 200 healthcare leaders from institutions across the country.