Nursing

Marijan Jednacak, MD, joins the Medical College of Wisconsin as an assistant professor of anesthesiology, and he will provide care at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, according to Wauwatosa Now.

Valerie Collins joined Licking Memorial Health System's Licking Memorial Anesthesiology in Newark, Ohio.

Thirteen physician members of the Congressional GOP "Doctors Caucus" wrote the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in opposition of the proposal to pay nurse anesthetists for chronic pain management services, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee, Fla., has named Dan Rogers, MD, as chief of pediatric anesthesiology.

Anesthesiologist Brian Bernhardt, MD, will now be practicing at Grand River Hospital in Rifle, Colo.

Luke Stoltzfus, MD, has joined St. Luke's Anesthesia Associates in Duluth, Minn., according to the Superior Telegram.

Anesthesiologist Kenneth Sauve, MD, joined Rutherford Regional Health System in Rutherfordton, N.C., according to the Shelby Star.

Denver-based private equity firm Excellere Partners has invested in PhyMed Management, a management services company to Nashville, Tenn.-based Anesthesia Medical Group, according to Herald Online.

GI Associates in Mississippi has added three physicians to its staff, according to a Madison County Journal report and the practice's website.

North American Partners in Anesthesia announced it will conduct a webinar on anesthesia's impact on hospital costs, quality and operations under healthcare reform Sept. 13.