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THE ACHILLES’ HEEL OF ANESTHESIOLOGY… WHAT IS THE GREATEST THREAT TO OUR SPECIALTY?

The Anesthesia Consultant

But nothing is perfect, and anesthesia has one threat which could in time undermine the entire specialty. No, it’s not the nurse anesthetists, nor the stress of covering surgeries in the middle of the night, nor the stress of saving patients who are trying to die in front of our eyes during acute care emergencies. What is this threat?

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Solving Bloated Costs in Renown Health’s OR

Sullivan Healthcare Consulting

With traveling nurses costing as much as $160 a day , it burned cash at an unsustainable rate. Plus, Renown was familiar with another staffing-related challenge that had downstream impacts on efficiency and performance: a lack of coordination between anesthesia and other departments. Each of these challenges was costly.