Becker's Healthcare March 11, 2024
Twenty-five ASC leaders recently joined Becker’s to discuss the trends they are monitoring in 2024.
Here are five issues that are concerning them:
1. Anesthesia provider shortages
ASCs are feeling the pressure of increasing anesthesia provider shortages. Nearly 30% of anesthesiologists are predicted to leave the practice by 2033, leading to a shortage of 12,500 anesthesiologists, according to a white paper from Medicus Healthcare Solutions.
The shortage is paired with an increase in costs of anesthesia.
“The cost of anesthesia services is a trend I am following closely,” Ashley Hilliard, RN, administrator of Deerpath Ambulatory Surgery Center, told Becker’s. “We are seeing more and more ASCs needing to offer stipends while still needing to maintain a healthy bottom...
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