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Finance committee approves one‑year anesthesia contract amendment to address staffing gaps

Hospital Authority Board Finance Committee · October 31, 2025
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Summary

The Hospital Authority Board finance committee approved a one‑year amendment with Northstar Anesthesia to shore up CRNA coverage after potential resignations left the hospital short‑staffed; the amendment aims to raise pay toward market rates and is expected to be largely offset by anesthesia collections.

Diane Bullock, the hospital’s chief medical officer, told the finance committee that a one‑year contract amendment with Northstar Anesthesia (formerly Epyx/Physynergy) is intended to address immediate staffing shortfalls in the anesthesia service line.

Bullock said the group has been short one CRNA and faced a potential second resignation, noting that "Each 1 of our CRNAs is working at about a 1.7 FTE," a…

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