Anesthesia leaders face a diverse set of challenges in 2026 as the workforce shortage continues to shift across geographies, markets and practice settings. Melissa Croad, CRNA, APRN, president of the ...

As ambulatory surgery centers look for ways to maintain and grow their bottom line, more centers are changing their anesthesia care services to access more revenue. On the surface, the financial ...

Kayla Missman specializes in making complicated topics more approachable. She has eight years of experience in journalism, editing and marketing, allowing her to dive into interesting topics and ...

Having a major surgical procedure can be a scary proposition. First, there's the fear connected to the issue itself that prompted the surgery. Then, you may also have some concerns about how the ...

Meeting the demands of an ever-changing healthcare environment, the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Board of Directors approved the updated "Scope of Nurse Anesthesia Practice." This ...

How many applications are received each year? How many students are accepted? We receive approximately 120-150 applications each year. We admit 30 BSN-prepared students who will complete the DNP ...

There’s nothing short of an everyday miracle — a medical, pharmacological, technological miracle — unfolding in an operating room at University Medical Center of Southern Nevada. Recently, on an ...

In addition to facing mounting financial pressures, anesthesiologists' roles are expanding to include the coordination and management of patients' perioperative care before, during and after surgery.

When I was first applying to MSA programs, I asked every program if they had any medical missions or global health initiatives on my interview day. Many programs have a fundraising component like CWRU ...

VERMILLION, S.D. (KTIV) - The Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Education, (COA), granted the University of South Dakota’s full accreditation for their Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice ...

Capitol Desk delivers the latest in health care policy and politics from Sacramento and around the state. Have an idea? Let us know. Assembly legislation (AB 890) amended with full bill language this ...