Rachel Hirsch was in the right place at the right time, and because of that, Tom is alive today. Read how Rachel jumped into action, performing CPR for more than 5 minutes on an employee at the inn where she was. A graduate of Geisinger Health System/Bloomsburg Univers...
Jess Poole, who previously worked out of Greensburg, is one such medical professional. Despite being a licensed nurse anesthetist with the training to intubate and manage patients, Pennsylvania wouldn’t recognize her specialty. Licensing restrictions made it impossible...
"Ryan is a leader among his peers and has consistently exceeded our expectations these past two years,” said PANA Director of State Government Affairs Jessica Poole, DNAP, CRNA. “His drive and enthusiasm is contagious and his wisdom and insight exceeds well beyond...
As you know, Pennsylvania regulations still require physician supervision of CRNAs in a hospital setting. The temporary suspension gives health-care facilities more flexibility to tap into the unique skillset of CRNAs to fulfill critical roles outside the operating roo...
These guidelines were developed by the Safe and Effective Prescribing Task Force, which included a representative of the Pennsylvania Association or Nurse Anesthetists.
The Pennsylvania Association of Nurse Anesthetists achieved a significant victory for the profession in May when Gov. Tom Wolf announced a temporary blank...
Gov. Tom Wolf is ending the stay-at-home order he issued March 6 to stop the spread of COVID-19 but renewing for at least 90 days his disaster declaration to deliver extra support to state agencies involved in response and recovery.
Certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) are battle-tested providers, joining all our military’s medical personnel deployed in the fight against COVID-19.
Temporary blanket waiver affects many advanced practice nurses; Removing physician supervision requirement will expand the capacity of both physicians and CRNAs to meet growing demand and enhance hands-on care
While most Americans were hunkering down at home and sheltering in place in the face of the global pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus, Denise Skradski of Butler County was doing what she was trained to do by jumping headfirst into a COVID-19 hotspot.
