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In Dallas-Fort Worth, U.S. Anesthesia Partners provides services for 57% of all anesthesia cases in hospitals, and is six times larger than the next largest group in the area, according to the suit.
About U.S. Anesthesia Partners. US Anesthesia Partners, Inc. (USAP) is a physician-owned, clinician-led organization dedicated to providing high-quality anesthesia services. USAP anesthesiologists, CRNAs and CAAs work in more than 700 facilities across the country to provide anesthesia care for more than 2 million cases annually.
CRNAs account for approximately half of the anesthesia providers in the United States and are the main providers (80%) of anesthesia in rural America. [1] Historically, nurses have been providing anesthesia care to patients for over 160 years, dating back to the American Civil War (1861–1865). The CRNA credential was formally established in ...
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists are advanced practice registered nurses specializing in the provision of anesthesia care. As of 2018, CRNAs represent more than 50% of the anesthesia workforce in the United States, with 52,000 providers, according to the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, and administer more than 40 million anesthetics each year.
Zerwas practices anesthesiology with US Anesthesia Partners (USAP), a group he co-founded and in which he remains active in the operations of the partnership. He founded his previous practice, Greater Houston Anesthesiology (GHA), in 1985, and served as president of that clinical practice from 1996 to 2000.
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Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield planned to cap anesthesia coverage in NY, CT, and MO. The American Society of Anesthesiologists called for a reversal.
The group established educational institutions for nurse anesthetists in 1952, and established the CRNA certification in 1957. [6] AANA continuing education was established in 1977. [ 6 ] As of 2011, some 92% of CRNAs in the U.S. were represented by the AANA.