Restored coverage. Reopened capacity.
Renewed care close to home.
When a large Level II multi-hospital system faced a growing surgical backlog, they didn’t need a vendor. They needed a partner who could quickly stabilize anesthesia coverage and restore reliable OR operations. Their partnership with Sound Anesthesia established a team-based anesthesia model that improved OR staffing, patient throughput, and access to care.
Key results
+14K
cases/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 clinicians with sustained recruiting momentum
Before Sound engagement
- Six-month surgical backlog
with patients and families likely feeling the strain - Declining surgical access
as demand rose but coverage fell - Closed operating rooms
because coverage couldn’t stretch across available rooms - Tough labor market
making recruiting difficult
After Sound engagement
We partnered with hospital leaders to help them do what they set out to do: care for their population safely and sustainably.
- Optimized a team-based anesthesia model. Our team helped set up a staffing model that paired anesthesiologists with CRNAs, so more rooms could be covered reliably, without compromising safety or quality.
- Hired and stabilized the team quickly. Even in a tough hiring market, we helped bring clinicians on fast and keep schedules covered while the program rebuilt, so leaders could reopen rooms with confidence.
- Improved OR efficiency and case flow. Once staffing was steadier, we worked with leaders to keep cases moving day to day, on time, turning rooms over faster between cases, and handling late-day cases without derailing the schedule.
“The biggest win here was for the community—getting people the care they need, where they need it.”
David Leachman, MD, CEO, Sound Anesthesia
