PeriAnesthesia Nurse Awareness Week (PANAW), which recognizes the contributions of the approximately 55,000 perianesthesia nurses in the United States, will be celebrated February 6-12. This year’s theme is “PeriAnesthesia Nurses: A Vital Role in Patient Care.”

In our latest YouTube video, Hugh Morgan, Somnia’s director of quality assurance and director of Somnia PSO, forecasts what to expect in the anesthesia industry in 2012 and explains why quality control measures are even more important in the calendar year.  To watch now, click here.

Roy S. Winston, MD, has been named Chief of Anesthesiology at Kaweah Delta Medical Center, Visalia, California. Anesthesia services at the hospital are provided by Primary Anesthesia Services, PC, which is managed by Somnia, Inc., a national anesthesia services company based in New Rochelle, New York.

The Anesthesia Department is universally recognized as an essential partner in the smooth operation of every hospital OR. An under-performing anesthesia program can have negative effects on OR efficiency, profitability and patient satisfaction. The decision to change anesthesia providers is a significant one, requiring careful consideration. A clear understanding of the process, as well how to identify a high-performing anesthesia organization, is essential to making a successful change.

June 17 marked the 80th anniversary of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA), the country’s first and only professional association for nurse anesthetists.

Healthcare Quality Week (HQW) features the work of healthcare quality professionals and highlights their influence on improved patient care outcomes and healthcare delivery systems.

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.

 

A few months ago, the ASA in collaboration with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) worked together to address the last information on Propofol shortage

Motorists heading through the Lehigh Valley from Allentown, Pa., earlier this year passed two giant billboards proclaiming: "Fast Heart Attack Care Saved My Husband's Life."

Coalition Board Member Educates FDA on Concerns that Improper Labeling of Fospropofol

Decision on monitored anesthesia care seeks to avoid impact on colon cancer screening rates, provides transition to patient-friendly alternatives in emerging new sedation approaches

By Representative Page (Sponsor) and Schaaf (Co-Sponsor). Read 1st time February 21, 2008 and copies ordered printed. D. Adam Crumbliss, Chief Clerk 5178L.01I

Encourages patients age 50-plus to get regular colon-cancer screenings MINNEAPOLIS (February 6, 2008) – UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) company, announced it will continue to provide coverage for the drug propofol, when used as an anesthesia for colonoscopies, and for anesthesiologists to administer the drug during this examination.

by Emily Hagedorn, Californian staff writer