Nursing

Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center in Haines City has opened its new $9.5 million Center for Women's Health, according to a Ledger report.

The California Supreme Court has refused to bar nurse anesthetists from administering anesthesia to hospital patients without physician supervision, according to a San Francisco Chronicle report.

Interventional pain management bills in Missouri and Tennessee have made significant legislative progress this year, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

Nurses and physician assistants have significantly higher overall wellbeing scores than physicians, according to QuantiaMD's Physician Wellbeing Index.

In a session titled "Avoiding a Hurricane: How to Evaluate Your Anesthesia Provider and Ensure Your OR's Success" at the annual Becker's Hospital Review Conference in Chicago, Marc E. Koch, MD, president and CEO of Somnia, discussed how to tell…

At the Anesthesia Billing & Practice Management Conference in Las Vegas May 5, Robert Stiefel, MD, principal of Enhance Healthcare, presented "A Hospital's Perspective: What They Want From Their Anesthesia Group."

The American Pain Society has awarded Elliot Krane, MD, the Jeffrey Lawson Award in recognition of advocacy efforts to improve pain management in children.

A new electronic handbook on ultrasound guidance for vascular access and regional anesthesia aims to teach clinicians to integrate the technology into routine anesthesia practice, according to a DOTmed News report.

The University of Nebraska Medical Center announced that Steven Lisco, MD, will serve as chairman of the department of anesthesiology, according to an Omaha World-Herald report.

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius kicked off National Nurses Week with a statement that both thanks nurses and commends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for creating job and educational opportunities for those care providers.