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VA hospitals suffer from nurse anesthetist shortage
More than half of 125 Veteran Affairs medical facility chief anesthesiologists responding to a Government Accountability Office study last year said they had to temporarily close operating rooms and 72 percent said they delayed some elective surgeries because of a shortage of certified registered nurse anesthetists. The GAO study projects that 26 percent of the VA's CRNAs will retire or leave in the next five years. A key problem: VA salaries are lower than other such jobs in the facilities' local markets. The report notes that the VA facilities don't fully use the available tools to improve salaries, such as bonuses, education payment programs or a "locality pay system," to determine if salaries should be increased.
Source: H&HN, February 2008
Not just nursing shortage - hospitals have difficulty filling critical
positions
When the ambulance diversion and treat-and-transfer rates at Massachusetts
hospitals soared in September, it was not because of increased patient demand
as much as decreased staff capacity. Registered nurses, licensed practical
nurses, nurses' aides, pharmacists, anesthesiologists, ultrasound technicians,
nuclear medicine technicians, nurse anesthetists, radiology technicians,
pharmacy technicians - many health care specialties have serious staffing
problems. And those staffing shortages are translating into longer waits for
elective procedures, and in some cases - such as ambulance diversions - no
treatment at all.
View the complete article here. (Source: Boston
Business Journal)
Allied professionals' salaries rise with demand - Industry Scan
Certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) are being offered salaries that
top what some physicians earn, according to a survey by Allied Consulting,
Dallas, Texas. Based on 951 allied healthcare professional search assignments
in 2001, the survey found that salary offers to CRNAs ranged from $90,000 to
$180,000 in 2001, compared with $86,000 to $107,000 in 1997. Although CRNAs may
earn more than primary care physicians such as pediatricians, they still earn
considerably less than anesthesiologists, who are in short supply.
View the complete article here. (Healthcare Financial
Management)
Shortage of certified nurse anesthetists
The shortage of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) has affected the
delivery of health care to a significant portion of the U.S. population,
according to the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA). The AANA
cited a decline in anesthesiology resident positions, an increase in
office-based surgery or surgery in places other than a hospital as driving
forces behind an increased need for CRNAs. Additionally, managed care is
constantly pursuing cost-cutting efforts, and coverage plans recognize CRNAs
for providing high-quality anesthesia care at reduced expense to patients and
insurance companies. The cost-efficiency of CRNAs helps keep escalating medical
costs down.
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the complete article here. (CountryNurse.com)
So You Want to be a CRNA...
Despite the critical need for CRNAs, a national protracted shortfall of
anesthesia providers threatens to limit the growth of surgical activity. CRNAs
practice in every setting in which anesthesia is delivered, including
traditional hospital surgical suites, obstetrical delivery rooms, physicians'
offices, ambulatory surgical centers and the military
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the complete article here. (NurseWeek.com)
Shortage of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Limits Access to Healthcare
A serious shortage of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) has made
an impact on the delivery of healthcare for a significant portion of the U.S.
population, according to the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA).
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the complete article here. (AnesthesiaPatientSafety.com)
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