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

The Anesthesia Consultant

Anesthesia providers, be they physician anesthesiologists or nurse anesthetists, are tasked with providing safe and quality anesthesia care. To hospital administrators and CEOs, anesthesia “worker bees” can be considered an expense or a commodity, somewhat similar to registered nurses, orderlies, surgical technicians, or even janitors.

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Solving Bloated Costs in Renown Health’s OR

Sullivan Healthcare Consulting

It was overly reliant on costly travelers, regularly had delays to start the day, and was slow in its room turnovers, among other problems. Each of these challenges was costly. For example, travelers made up 40% of its staff. With traveling nurses costing as much as $160 a day , it burned cash at an unsustainable rate.