Becker's Healthcare February 14, 2024
Anesthesia provider shortages and declining anesthesia reimbursements are two of the biggest issues ASC leaders are facing.
Here are five recent moves in the anesthesia industry:
1. Surgeries at two hospitals owned by Renton, Wash.-based Providence were down by almost 50% in December and January from an anesthesiologist shortage. The delay comes after the hospitals’ anesthesia staffing was taken over by a private equity-backed physician staffing firm Sound Physicians, which did not have enough staffers to handle the volume of the two Portland, Ore.-based hospitals.
“Part of the reason we chose to make this switch is the need to provide consistent anesthesia coverage for our patients and surgeons. Our previous agreement with Oregon Anesthesia Group created a situation...
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