Careers: North American Partners in Anesthesia

Outsourced anesthesia is quickly emerging as a means of addressing the challenges facing many healthcare facilities in the wake of shrinking personnel pools and tightening operational budgets. Instead of dealing with in-house operations, many hospitals and ambulatory service centers are entering into contracts with provider-based anesthesia groups to preserve continuous, high-quality anesthesia.   This model offers immediate benefits, including increased efficiency, cost savings, and scalability. One advantage of anesthesia outsourcing  is that it enables hospitals and surgical centers to tap into a wide network of highly skilled anesthesiologists and CRNAs, something that can be particularly beneficial when times of high surgical volume arise or providers are out due to unforeseen circumstances. It decreases the managerial workload of recruitment, credentialing and scheduling so that hospital administration can concentrate on patient care and patient outcomes Another signific...

Anesthesia staffing is changing dramatically, driven by provider shortage, new care patterns and increased demand for surgical care. Hospitals and ambulatory care centers are evolving by reevaluating how anesthesia experts are recruited, scheduled and served. The classic model — centred on in-house teams managing all anesthesia cases — now coexists with hybrid models. These are commonly a mix of full-time anesthesiologists, astronauts, CRNAs and per diems. The move to this anesthesia staffing  solution enables facilities to continue full coverage during peak times, as well as minimizes burnout and enhances work/life balance for providers   Technology’s also a growing factor in driving operational efficiency and data-driven decision-making across anesthesia practices. Predictive scheduling algorithms and workforce management systems are used to balance anesthesia staffing across numerous facilities. Such systems examine data, including surgical volume trends and provider availa...