Becker's Healthcare October 15, 2024
ASCs continue to grapple with the anesthesia provider shortage as demand for outpatient surgeries grows.
Here are 10 notes on ASCs and anesthesia:
1. ASC growth is impacting staffing
The rapid growth of ASCs has made surgeries more accessible to patients, but it has also spread the existing pool of anesthesiologists across more facilities as more operating rooms means more demand.
“Now, you’re not just running 12 operating rooms, you’re running 12 operating rooms and six rooms over at that ASC,” Mark Thoma, MD, and chair of anesthesia at San Francisco-based The Permanente Medical Group told Becker’s. “Maybe you need at least 18 people in the morning instead of 12, and where are they coming in? Whether it’s...
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