Currently, certified registered nurse anesthetists provide a large percent of anesthesia services nationwide annually, especially in rural areas. 

UC Davis (Calif.) is slated to launch a nurse anesthesiology program, poising it to become the first school in the University of California system to have one. 

Here are five major anesthesia groups to watch in 2025: 

The exclusive anesthesia services provider for Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System, Anesthesiology Consultants Exchange, also of Chattanooga, has alleged that its anesthesiologists repeatedly raised concerns that Erlanger surgeons were not complying with the hospital's overlapping surgery policy, according to a Jan. 11 report from the Chattanooga Times Free Press.

The highest-paid anesthesiologist in Tampa, Fla., earns $716,600 per year, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $339,470 anesthesiologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Ronald Lewis, MD, a Louisiana-based anesthesiologist, died on Jan. 6 at 91, according to an obituary from the American Press. 

Cincinnati Children's has expanded its anesthesia partnership with Getinge to provide patients with the Flow anesthesia platform. 

Here are 10 notes on pay for certified registered nurse anesthetists:

A woman has filed a $4 million lawsuit against Providence Health & Services and Oregon Anesthesiology Group, both located in the Portland area, after contracting the life-threatening hepatitis C virus, according to a Jan. 10 report from Oregon Live.

In November 2024, CMS finalized a 94-cent (2.83%) conversion factor decrease from 2024. The physician fee schedule conversion factor for 2025 is $32.35, down from $33.29 in 2024. 

Private equity has an ever-tightening grip in healthcare, across nearly every physician specialty, including anesthesia. 

A Medscape report released Jan. 8 indicated that personalized interventions may "significantly" reduce preoperative anxiety in patients. 

Liberal, Kan.-based Southwest Medical Center has partnered with multi-specialty medical group Sound Physicians to provide comprehensive anesthesia coverage, according to a Jan. 7 report from KSCB News.

Here are five issues anesthesia providers are watching as we begin 2025:

As all physicians are heading into 2025 battling nationwide shortages and ongoing reimbursement cuts, here are five numbers that are scaring anesthesiologists right now: 

As the landscape of American healthcare continues to evolve, the Association for Independent Medicine (AIM) is at the forefront, championing the autonomy, innovation, and resilience of independent practices. In 2025, AIM is poised to achieve new milestones, fostering collaboration, advocating for change, and growing its membership like never before.

Maryland Heights, Mo.-based Sentio Biosciences has earned a contract from API Innovation Center, a St. Louis nonprofit focused on strengthening the U.S. supply chain, to develop and produce two pharmaceutical drugs used for anesthesia, according to a Dec. 25 report from the St. Louis Business Journal.

Here are several states that saw changes in CRNA policies in the past year, from reimbursement declines to alleviated supervision requirements: 

Here are five anesthesia groups bringing innovative practices and business strategies to the industry: 

As anesthesia reimbursements continue to sink, many leaders are concerned about the potential ripple effects on patients, physicians and ASCs.