The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued a letter in September clarifying the role of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) in the state’s health care system. The letter came following surveys conducted at Stanislaus Surgical Hospital and Doctors Medical Center in Modesto, California, where CRNAs were found practicing independently without appropriate physician supervision.  These surveys, conducted by state and federal surveyors, led to “Immediate Jeopardy” … [Read more...]