Anesthesia workforce shortages aren’t easing, and raising compensation alone isn’t the fix. Across the country, anesthesia leaders say retention hinges less on headline pay and more on culture, ...

Anesthesia keeps patients safely unconscious during surgery—though researchers are still learning exactly how it works. The age of anesthesia began in 1846, when a man named Edward Abbott came to ...

For many ambulatory surgery center leaders, anesthesia has quietly become the fault line where financial and clinical realities intersect. What was once a stable, predictable service line is now one ...

North American Partners in Anesthesia (NAPA) has been named to the Becker's 2026 "165 Top Places to Work in Healthcare" list, marking another year of national recognition for NAPA's clinician-led, ...

Over the past decade, hospital anesthesia costs have increased four- to six-fold. What was once a largely self-sustaining professional service line has quickly become one of the fastest-growing cost ...

The Doctor of Nursing Practice in Anesthesia program emphasizes the development of leadership skills and the ability to implement evidence-based care. As a student of our program, you’ll learn to ...

Meet the organization: Founded in 1986, North American Partners in Anesthesia has grown into the largest single-specialty anesthesia and perioperative management company in the United States.

General anesthesia is given during surgery to make people unconscious, eliminate pain during the procedure and prevent reflex movements. Many factors are known to impact how anesthesia affects a given ...

Research now shows that patients dream under anesthesia and report their dreams as uplifting, leading to more positive ...