CRNAs are Leading the Future of Outpatient Surgery
Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) are operating in a fast-changing healthcare environment. With anesthesia provider shortages growing and reimbursement challenges increasing, many centers are rethinking how care is delivered. As patient demand shows no signs of slowing down, the solution is clear: adopting Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA)-only models. CRNAs already [...]
A Conversation with Jan Duffy, CRNA, MEd, Reflecting on 51 Years of Nurse Anesthesia Practice in Virginia
VANA is proud to recognize Jan Duffy, CRNA, MEd, as the longest-serving VANA member in Virginia. She began her career in the early 1960s and spent more than four decades at Fairfax (now Inova Fairfax) Hospital. In this conversation with VANA, she reflected on her remarkable years of service, the [...]