Nationwide search to recognize contributions made by outstanding clinicians
In celebration of Doctors Day 2013, Somnia Anesthesia, an anesthesia services provider serving hospitals and outpatient facilities nationwide, has announced its inaugural Anesthesiologist of the Year contest. The content begins today, March 28, and runs until Tuesday, April 30.

Presentation Available for Download
In the second of an ongoing careers-focused webinar series co-hosted by Somnia Anesthesia and GasWork.com, “Identifying and Succeeding in a Clinical Leadership Role,” was presented live to a large national audience of anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) on Tuesday, February 26.

Somnia Anesthesia, an anesthesia services provider serving hospitals, facilities, and office-based practices nationwide, has published the first edition in a new thought leadership series, “Anesthesia Perspectives.”

Somnia underwent an on-site review of its compliance with national standards that assess how staffing firms determine the qualifications and competency of their staff, how they place their staff, and how they monitor staff’s performance.

Somnia Anesthesia and GasWork.com will address this subject for potential anesthesia leaders as they partner for their second in a series of career-focused webinars for anesthesiologists and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs). Scheduled for Tuesday, February 26 at 6pm EST, Identifying and Succeeding in a Clinical Leadership Role examines the unique set of characteristics that staffing decision makers seek in chief anesthesiologists and CRNAs. 

Robert Karpinos, MD, has been named Chief of Anesthesiology at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx, New York. Dr. Karpinos will be responsible for managing and leading the anesthesia team at the hospital. Anesthesia services at the hospital are provided by Bronx Anesthesia Services, PC, which is managed by Somnia, Inc., a national anesthesia services provider based in New Rochelle, New York.

Somnia Anesthesia’s New Case Studies Focus on Improving Anesthesia Services Nationwide
Highlighting the company’s role in improving anesthesia services at two West Coast hospitals and a surgery center in Kentucky, Somnia Anesthesia has published a new set of case studies for its extensive Thought Leadership library. 

Contest will launch during National Nurse Anesthetist Week, winner to be announced during Somnia’s Feb. 26 webinar
In celebration of National Nurse Anesthetists Week, Somnia Anesthesia will once again recognize an outstanding Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) in its second annual CRNA of the Year contest, the company announced.

Net Proceeds to Provide Medical Equipment in the Developing World
Providence Washington Anesthesia Services will host their second annual “Conference with a Cause” Anesthesia Symposium on Saturday, February 2, 2013. 100% of the net proceeds from this continuing medical education symposium will be donated to the purchase of pulse oximeters for the developing world through LifeBox.org. They will be delivered free of charge via members of Health Volunteers Overseas.

Richard P. Dutton, MD, MBA addressed the importance of tracking anesthesia quality data, including honest reporting of sentinel and adverse events at Somnia Anesthesia’s annual leadership retreat.

The webinar addressed the current status of the anesthesia job market including supply and demand; qualities employers seek in candidates; where to search for opportunities; and how to prepare for interviews. Webinar presenters were Robert Farrar, MD, JD, FCLM, executive vice president of medical affairs at Somnia Anesthesia; Brent Sommer, CRNA, MPHA, a nurse anesthetist at Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, CA; and Frank Schramm, MD, chief of anesthesia at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, WA. Paul Martin, MD, founder of GasWork.com, served as moderator.

Somnia Anesthesia, a leading national anesthesia practice management company, has announced that its first-of-a kind app for evaluating hospital anesthesia services is now available in the Apple Store. The tool allows hospital executives to examine the productivity and efficacy of their facility’s anesthesia department in four critical areas – leadership, financial management, quality improvement, and clinical services.

Somnia Anesthesia, a national anesthesia practice management company, and the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)  recently presented a webinar entitled “How Perioperative Partnerships between Operating Room Management and Anesthesia Leadership Impact Productivity and Quality.” The webinar explained the benefits of a perioperative partnership between operating room (OR) managers and the anesthesia department in hospitals.

Somnia Anesthesia, a leading national anesthesia practice management company, has announced a resource document which reviews provider engagement models for hospital anesthesia services.

Somnia Anesthesia, a leading national anesthesia practice management company, has been ranked number 18 out of 40 on Modern Healthcare Magazine’s “Healthcare’s Hottest” list. This program recognizes the fastest growing healthcare companies in the sectors of hospitals/hospital systems, physician group practices, payers/insurers, and suppliers.

Somnia Anesthesia, a leading national anesthesia practice management company, has partnered with GasWork.com, the largest anesthesia employment resource, to offer a free career-focused webinar for anesthesiologists and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs). “Anesthesia Careers: Trends and Opportunities,” will be held on Tuesday, October 23 at 5 p.m. (Eastern Time). The webinar, designed for both recent graduates and experienced professionals in the field, will provide helpful insights from seasoned anesthesiology professionals who will offer tips for job hunting and career advancement.

Somnia Anesthesia, a leading national anesthesia management company, has announced a webinar on October 9, cosponsored by the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), which delves into the importance of a perioperative partnership between hospital operating room (OR) managers and their facility’s anesthesia department. The webinar will demonstrate how such a partnership can greatly improve a hospital’s quality scores and finances. 

Somnia Anesthesia today announced it has been recognized in Modern Healthcare’s brand new Healthcare’s Hottest award. The magazine’s Healthcare’s Hottest program recognizes the fastest growing healthcare companies that are headquartered in the U.S., have at least $20M in revenue for 2011 and have been in business for five years or more.

Somnia Anesthesia, a leading national anesthesia practice management company, has announced a new white paper highlighting the benefits of a collaborative partnership between the operating room (OR) manager and the leadership of the anesthesia team. Studies in recent years have shown that teamwork in the OR is essential to optimal performance, and the anesthesia team, with its critical role in nearly every surgical procedure, is a natural partner for the OR manager.

Somnia Anesthesia, a leading national anesthesia practice management company, has been named one of the New York metropolitan area’s 50 fastest growing companies by Crain’s New York Business. In its first “Fast 50” list, Crain’s ranked privately-held companies in the New York area based on revenue growth since 2008.

Roadmap for New Anesthesiologists and CRNAs Beginning their Careers
Somnia Anesthesia, a leading national anesthesia practice management company, has announced a new resource document which guides newly-graduated anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) through the first steps of launching an anesthesia career. It delineates the different potential practice opportunities for anesthesia graduates, the components of the recruitment process, and the most effective tactics to ensure a successful and fulfilling job placement.

Somnia Anesthesia, a leading anesthesia practice management company, is having a strong presence at the Becker’s Hospital Review Annual Meeting, held on May 17- 18 in Chicago, Illinois. Marc Koch, MD, MBA, Somnia’s president and CEO, will present a workshop: “Avoiding a Hurricane: How to Evaluate Your Anesthesia Provider and Ensure Your OR’s Success” on Friday, May 18th at 1:05 p.m. central time.

Somnia Anesthesia, a national anesthesiology practice management company, recently partnered with Becker’s Hospital Review to host a webinar providing hospital administrators with a strategic framework for evaluating their facility’s anesthesia services. The May 8 webinar was well-attended by a large audience of executives from around the country.

Somnia Anesthesia, a leading national anesthesia practice management company, has announced the release of a web-based application that allows hospital executives a mobile tool for evaluating their facility’s anesthesia services in four critical areas -- leadership, financial management, quality improvement, and clinical services.

Somnia Anesthesia, a leading national anesthesia practice management company, has announced a new resource document and webinar providing hospital administrators with a framework for a strategic analysis and evaluation of their facility’s anesthesia services.

Holly Robins, CRNA, MS, MBA, manager of nurse anesthesia at Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, is the winner of Somnia Anesthesia’s first CRNA of the Year award. Somnia, a national anesthesia practice management company, launched the contest during National Nurse Anesthetists Week earlier this year and invited nominations of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) from throughout the country.

Presentation Demystifies the Role of CRNAs
Somnia Anesthesia, a leading anesthesiology practice management company, recently partnered with Becker’s Hospital Review to host a webinar focused on the growing emergence of the anesthesia care team model in healthcare facilities nationwide. Under this model, anesthesiologists and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) collaborate to provide patient care.

Somnia Anesthesia a leading anesthesiology practice management company, today announced that it has joined the American Hospital Association (AHA) as an Associate Member. AHA Associate Membership provides non-hospital organizations opportunities to learn and work along with AHA’s member hospitals to build a stronger, more effective and responsive health care system for America.

Somnia Anesthesia, a leading anesthesiology practice management company, today announced the appointment of William H. Glassford, Jr. of Louisville, KY to the role of Director of Business Development for the Midwest.

A prominent nurse anesthesia school, a national anesthesia management company, and a Palm Springs trauma hospital are partnering to train the next generation of nurse anesthetists in California. The three organizations – Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia (KPSA), Somnia Anesthesia and Desert Regional Medical Center (DRMC) – are providing hands-on training for student nurse anesthetists during an intensive four-week clinical rotation at the hospital.

Donald Helfer II, MD, has been named Chief of Anesthesiology at San Juan Regional Medical Center, Farmington, NM. Anesthesia services at the hospital are provided by Resource Anesthesiology Associates of New Mexico, PC, which is managed by Somnia, Inc., a national anesthesia services company based in New Rochelle, New York.

Feb. 28 Webinar will Demonstrate how Care Team Model Improves Efficiency, Quality and Patient Satisfaction
Somnia Anesthesia, a leading national anesthesia management company, has announced a new white paper and webinar explaining how the anesthesia care team model, which includes Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), enables hospitals to augment or expand surgical services and provide a higher level of care.  It also describes the history of the CRNA profession and its education and training requirements. Download the white paper, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) in the Care Team Model here.

Launched during National Nurse Anesthetists Week, Contest is Open to all CRNAs Practicing in the U.S.
To commemorate National Nurse Anesthetists Week (January 22-28), Somnia Anesthesia has announced its first annual CRNA of the Year contest. Somnia, a national anesthesia practice management company, will be accepting nominations of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) from throughout the country from January 22 through February 10.

Somnia Anesthesia, a leading anesthesiology practice management company, today announced the appointment of Robert Farrar, MD, JD of Montclair, NJ to the role of Vice President of Medical Affairs.

Three Somnia Anesthesia managers are among the workshop presenters at the annual CodingCon conference to be held December 1 -3 in Orlando, FL. This year’s CodingCon, sponsored by Coding Conferences, will address a variety of topics designed to provide medical coders, billers and related healthcare professionals with optimum methods and current trends that are essential in driving revenue and improving efficiency.

Paper outlines what to look for and what steps to take when considering a change in anesthesia management
Somnia Anesthesia, a leading national anesthesia management company, has published new resource material for hospitals, describing best practices for the anesthesia request for proposal (RFP) process. This resource publication outlines key steps in each phase of the RFP process, from determining the facility’s need to change anesthesia providers through developing a transition plan for the new anesthesia group.

Somnia Anesthesia, a leading anesthesiology practice management company, today announced the expansion of its recruitment team with the appointment of Brandy Pearson to the newly created role of Director of National Recruitment and Hayley McGowan as Senior Recruiter.

White paper highlights anesthesia’s major impact on hospital bottom line
Somnia Anesthesia, a leading national anesthesia services provider, has released a new white paper describing how hospital anesthesia departments can play a key role in helping facilities succeed in the new Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) program. The VBP program, established by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will take effect in FY2013 and shifts Medicare payments to hospitals from a transaction-based payment system to payments based on clinical outcomes.

Somnia Anesthesia is proud to announce its sponsor participation in the second annual Community Hospital 100 executive management conference to be held October 23-25, 2011 at the Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina.

Somnia Anesthesia has received national distinction as a Patient Safety Organization (PSO) from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), on behalf of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Somnia, based in New Rochelle, N.Y., is the first anesthesia-only management company to become a PSO.

New Partnership with AQI To Help Improve Quality and Safety of Anesthesia Care
Somnia Anesthesia has entered into a new partnership with the Anesthesia Quality Institute (AQI) for the purpose of improving the quality of anesthesia care. The National Anesthesia Clinical Outcomes Registry (NACOR), initiated in 2008 by the House of Delegates of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, aggregates anesthesia-related clinical outcomes data from participating practices and hospitals nationwide, with the goal of improving patient care.

A new white paper, published by Somnia Anesthesia, outlines best practices for hospital administrators seeking to change their anesthesia provider. It also explains the circumstances that can indicate it is time for a change, and the process for identifying and onboarding a new anesthesia provider.

Recipients awarded the 2010 Q3 Clinical Quality Performance Honor Anesthesia

Inaugural Winners of the Clinical Quality Performance Awards were recognized while attending Somnia’s first annual Leadership Retreat.

Discussion to Focus on Management Challenges Facing Anesthesia Practices

Robert C.  Goldstein MD, EVP and Chief Medical Officer of Somnia Anesthesia will participate in a panel discussion at this year’s Postgraduate Assembly on Sunday, December 12, 2010.

Somnia Anesthesia, the premier anesthesiology practice management company, today announced the appointment of John Ansorge to the position of chief financial officer. In this newly created role, Ansorge will assume oversight of the company’s financial operations, with responsibility for accounting, financial planning and reporting, budgets and forecasting. He will report to Somnia President and CEO, Marc E. Koch, MD, MBA.

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.

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.

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.

 

Somnia Anesthesia Services, the only physician-owned and managed anesthesia management company servicing healthcare facilities nationwide, proudly presents its second educational Webinar, Improving Operating Room and Anesthesia Efficiency for Your Hospital. The event, which will be held on March 23 at 2:15 p.m. EST., offers advice on how hospital management can improve operating room and anesthesia management by maximizing the operational efficiency of a facility.

Somnia Anesthesia Services CEO Dr. Marc E. Koch to Share Vision for Growth at Healthcare Private Equity Conference

New Rochelle, NY, January 21, 2010 - Somnia Anesthesia Services is pleased to announce that its CEO, Dr. Marc E. Koch, will present at the 7th Annual McGuire Woods Healthcare and Life Sciences Private Equity & Finance Conference on February 11, 2010 in Chicago, IL. Dr. Koch will offer his views of the anesthesia service industry including potential growth opportunities within the anesthesia space, given the potential changes in the healthcare environment.

Somnia Anesthesia is proud to announce an ambitious Webinar Series designed to provide ongoing best practices information to reduce anesthesia expenses while improving anesthesia revenue and quality.