Beaumont s new anesthesia model in place at additional hospitals
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Beaumont Health completes transfer of anesthesiology services to Texas-based NorthStar at seven of its eight hospitals
System says single anesthesiology contract that includes hiring 200-plus nurse anesthetists will improve quality, reduce costs
Some specialty nurses, surgeons and physician leaders objected to change
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Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak is among three hospitals where NorthStar Anesthesiologists has taken over anesthesia services.
Irving, Texas-based NorthStar Anesthesia has taken over anesthesia services at Beaumont Health s three northern hospitals in Royal Oak, Troy and Grosse Pointe and associated ambulatory surgery centers and pain clinics, a move that angered some anesthesia nurses, surgeons and physicians when the contract was announced last summer.
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NEW BEDFORD After serving Southcoast Health for three years, North American Partners in Anesthesia will not have its contract renewed, causing a stir among current and former health care workers.
In May 2018, NAPA replaced the former anesthesia group, Anesthesia Associates of Massachusetts, which is now disbanded. AAM s contract employees served Southcoast Health medical facilities for 20 years. Critics say NAPA made promises to President Keith Hovan that it didn t keep. Word had spread around the hospital that NAPA promised to cover all three of Southcoast Health s locations Tobey, St. Luke s, and Charlton for $1.8 million less than AAM while retaining 90% of existing staff. In total, the decision to switch from AAM to NAPA affected roughly 10 doctors and about 25 CRNAs at St. Luke s and a handful from Charlton. The Standard-Times was unable to access official contracts between Southcoast Hospitals and NAPA and AAM.