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A training program is making surgery easier on veterans and safer for health care staff
“They go to sleep in Pittsburgh but wake up in Iraq,” says nurse anesthetist William Pileggi (NURS ’97G) , who works at the VA Pittsburgh

PANA Admin
Nov 12, 2021


PANA Celebrates Military CRNAs on Veterans Day 2021
PANA is grateful for our veterans, for their service & we honor their sacrifices. We also recognize our #militaryCRNAs on Veterans Day 2021!

PANA Admin
Nov 11, 2021


The Association of Veterans Affairs Nurse Anesthetists (AVANA) Announces Inaugural VA CRNA Week
AVANA is excited to announce its first annual National VA CRNA Week from Nov 15-19, 2021 to honor, recognize, show appreciation for all vets

PANA Admin
Nov 5, 2021


CRNAs in the News: Pittsburgh woman shares hard-earned lessons from the Appalachian Trail
On Monday, October 11, 2021, after 207 days of life on foot, #CRNAinPA Sarah Robison summited the 5,269 feet of Mama K. Mount Katahdin

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Nov 1, 2021
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