Hardin Medical Center (122 beds) is offering a rare CRNA-only practice where you can enjoy full autonomy and an exceptional lifestyle. • Schedule: 2 weeks on / 1 week off (17 weeks off each year)• Model: Independent CRNA practice – no anesthesiologist supervision• Case Mix: General surgery, orthopedics, endoscopy, OB/GYN (including epidurals & C-sections)• No […]
Read MoreAuthor: Sophie Eydis Becker’s ASC Review Anesthesia leaders told Becker’s the specialty is approaching a period of structural instability as financial pressure, workforce shortages and operational strain converge across hospitals and ASCs. Declining reimbursement, aggressive payer tactics and rigid employment models are colliding with rising surgical demand and growing reliance on locum tenens staffing. Those forces combined, leaders […]
Read MoreAuthor: Patsy Newitt Becker’s Physician Leadership Despite the well-established fact of the growing physician shortage, the training pipeline for new physicians remains constrained by outdated funding structures. Demand for physicians continues to rise, particularly in primary care and rural communities, but many health systems say the capacity to train residents has not kept pace. According to Justin Frederick, MD, chief […]
Read MoreAuthors: Herzog N et al. Anesthesia & Analgesia 142(3): 483–486, March 2026, 10.1213/ANE.0000000000007666 This systematic review examined whether anesthetic drugs used during emergency trauma surgery under general anesthesia influence later development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The authors searched MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, and Google Scholar through May 2024 and included randomized trials plus […]
Read MoreAuthors: Xia M et al. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 142(3):468-479, March 2026, 10.1213/ANE.0000000000007649 This study looked at how the entire mouse cortex behaves during anesthetic-induced loss of consciousness using widefield calcium imaging through transparent skull preparations. The investigators used Thy1-GCaMP6s mice and compared cortical activity patterns under ketamine, propofol, and isoflurane. Rather than focusing on one […]
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