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Restore anesthesia coverage. Reopen capacity. Retain care close to home.

Anesthesia shortages do more than strain schedules. They can close rooms, delay care, and force harder decisions about which cases can stay local. Surgeons lose access, patients wait longer, and teams feel the pressure in disrupted days and care that may need to move elsewhere.

Together, we can build a stable anesthesia model that matches coverage to demand, helps CRNAs practice at the top of their license, and gives leaders clearer visibility into labor, capacity, and growth. 

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Key results†

+14K

cases per year enabled by additional staffed rooms

+37.5%

more staffed anesthetizing locations: 32 to 44

+171

permanent and per diem anesthesiologists and CRNAs hired

+132

full-time equivalent target with sustained recruiting momentum

Sound’s unique collaborative anesthesia staffing model

  • Coverage matched to your surgical demand

    We match the right mix of anesthesiologists and CRNAs to real surgical demand. More rooms are covered safely. On-time starts improve. Avoidable bottlenecks ease throughout the day.

  • One leadership team. One clear plan for growth.

    A physician leader and a CRNA leader work together as your on-site point team. Communication across the anesthesia team and with hospital leadership stays aligned, expectations are clear, and culture stays steady.

  • Stable staffing in a hard anesthesia market

    We help hospitals attract and keep clinicians through local leaders, strong onboarding, and skill-building. This unique care team model gives your team members room to grow and a reason to stay.

  • More control over coverage, cost, and flow

    Built for today’s hospital pressures, our collaborative staffing model helps leaders see key gaps, labor strain, and unused OR time costs. Leaders get clearer views of room use, patient flow, staffing needs, labor mix, and cost drivers.

What this model can change for your hospital

  • More reliable daily coverage and fewer last-minute disruptions
  • Less reliance on temporary staffing models and the cost swings that come with them
  • A smoother surgical day with better communication and fewer bottlenecks
  • Stronger team trust and retention because clinicians can grow, lead, and use their full skill set

From closed ORs to +14K cases per year of added capacity.

A large multi-hospital system wasn’t short on demand. It was short on anesthesia coverage. Leaders needed a model that could restore coverage, stabilize schedules, and keep care moving close to home.

How Sound rebuilt coverage 

  • Built the right team for the day’s needs.

    We set up a staffing approach that pairs anesthesiologists and CRNAs to match daily case volume and patient needs, so more rooms could be covered safely and consistently.

  • Hired fast and stabilized schedules.

    We added the right mix of clinicians, strengthened local leadership, and restored the coverage needed to reopen rooms with confidence.

  • Kept the surgical day moving.

    With coverage stabilized, leaders could improve on-time starts, room turnover, and day-to-day flow.

“The biggest win here was for the community— getting people the care they need, where they need it.”

David Leachman
MD, CEO, Sound Anesthesia

Safety is expected. Reliability and efficiency set you apart.

  • Community access is the ROI.

    Financial performance follows when patients can get care and surgeons can practice without constant disruption.

  • Anesthesia is either the constraint—or the unlock.

    Stable coverage reopens capacity and reduces backlogs.

  • A scalable staffing model is nonnegotiable.

    Collaborative teams help expand coverage in today’s market.

  • Culture drives stability.

    Respect and support improve recruiting, retention, and reliability.

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An anesthesia program designed for
sustainability and growth

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Proof in practice

†These results were achieved at one hospital partner site. Individual site results will vary based on factors such as market conditions, staffing model, case volume, and implementation.