Keeping up with demand is daunting when it comes to anesthesia in the ambulatory setting. Founded by anesthesia care clinicians, we know these challenges and have the solutions you need to address them—in and beyond the OR.
Our dedicated ASC team is designed to provide consistent and reliable staffing at ASCs in a cost-effective manner.
NorthStar's dedicated ASC division is focused on providing clinical and operational leaders who are experts in delivering anesthesia care in the ambulatory setting. When partnering with our ASC leadership, your facility will gain:
Our ASC-focused division provides outpatient practice management expertise, with a consistent home base provider team. We will work with you to design a partnership model that makes sense for your facility, providing consistent and reliable staffing.
At NorthStar Anesthesia, there is no one-size-fits-all approach to staffing our locations. Rather than emphasize ratios, we build the right staffing model for each location and case mix, prioritizing our anesthesia care team approach to meet patient needs.
In managing anesthesia care transitions, NorthStar will partner with you on clinician retention while applying our proven protocols to ensure a smooth change. Our transition team will work closely with you to align your existing culture with our values, putting clinicians at the center of decision-making and leadership while emphasizing the delivery of high-quality patient care.
The transition period varies by facility, according to their requirements, so there is no set amount of time. Once the partnership is announced, we remain aligned with your team and offer regular touchpoints at the cadence that works for each team.
Yes. A comprehensive risk assessment prior to your transition enables effective planning around employment offers, local leadership structures, recruitment needs, and communication strategy.
Our transformational clinical leadership model attracts top talent, with a “destination” employer culture. We have a dedicated recruiting team with extensive experience in anesthesia and specific expertise in staffing startups, dedicated to attracting top clinical talent.
During the transition process, we strive to educate your clinical staff on the benefits of a career with NorthStar Anesthesia as part of our transition process. We are proud of our enterprise-wide turnover rate of 6.3% in 2024.
In addition to our collaborative leadership model and culture of mentorship, we offer clinical training on quality improvement protocols through our clinician-led dedicated Office of Clinical Quality. Our clinical leaders can also take part in our Clinical Leadership Conference; develop quality improvement projects locally, regionally, and nationally; and participate in our NorthStar Next Training Program, focused on leadership development and continuous professional improvement.
In our Triad model, CRNAs, anesthesiologists, and operations teams collaborate in decision-making at the local, regional, and national level. From daily OR board management to ongoing review and assessment of perioperative KPIs, the Triad supports optimal clinical care and business performance, with decisions made peer-to-peer, at all levels.
