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Archive >  Ambulatory Anesthesia 2011

Is an Anesthesia Staffing Service Right for You?

OR coverage you can trust is just one of the many benefits of outsourcing.

Dan O'Connor, Editor-in-Chief

The Bakersfield Surgery Center used to outsource its anesthesia to an all-MD group of contractors. There was just one not-so-small problem. On top of what the providers were billing insurers and patients, the California ASC had to pay them a $15,000 subsidy every month ($180,000 per year) to secure their services. "It felt like wasted money, like a rip-off," says Christie Humphreys, the OR coordinator at Bakersfield.

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