Colorado Society of Anesthesiologists

08/28/2025

Congratulations, American Society of Anesthesiologists, on being named one of the top organizations for employees for the ninth year in a row! The Best and Brightest Companies to Work For awards organizations that demonstrate a commitment to excellence in their human resource practices, employee enrichment and engagement, and business acumen.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) announced it has been selected as one of the 2025 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® in the Nation and Chicago by the National Association for Business Resources (NABR). This marks the ninth consecutive year the Society has received both design...

08/22/2025

When you or a loved one needs care, it's critical to have a highly-qualified, trained anesthesiologist on your team. Here are four questions to ask your anesthesiologist before your next procedure.

Before getting anesthesia, one should ask the doctor which type of anesthesia will be administered, what its risks are, whether delirium is a risk and if that risk can be reduced, and generally how...

08/18/2025

Federal funding cuts will affect nearly 425,000 Coloradans who access affordable, high-quality health care through Medicaid, including people with disabilities, children and pregnant women.

Republican’s tax and spending bill will affect tens of thousands of Coloradans covered by Medicaid.

08/14/2025

Protecting physician-led anesthesia care for veterans is more important than ever. We must protect access to high-quality, safe care from trained and qualified physicians. Read how a biparisan group of lawmakers stood up for physician-led care in the Department of Veterans Affairs here.

This week, U.S. Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D., (NC-03) and U.S. Rep. David Scott (GA-13) led a bipartisan letter to the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Doug Collins urging the department to maintain safe anesthesia care for our nation’s Veterans. The American Society of Anesthesiolog...

08/07/2025

Health care is back on the agenda. This month, legislators will reconvene for a special session to address the federal cuts to Medicaid. Preserving patients' access to safe, affordable and high-quality care must be the number one priority.

A special session of the Colorado General Assembly will is expected to take place the week of Aug. 18, multiple sources have told Colorado Politics.

08/04/2025

1 in 3 Colorado kids are served by Medicaid at birth. Federal cuts to Medicaid makes it harder for infants to stay on Medicaid past the age of three. Advocates worry that thousands of young children from low-income families could lose health coverage at a critical time in their development.

New federal guidance has derailed Colorado’s plan to allow babies and toddlers enrolled in public health insurance to stay continuously enrolled until they turn 3.

07/30/2025

As health care providers, our first priority is to ensure high-quality care for all of our patients, including managing pain during Ceasarian sections. Roughly 39% of C-sections in the U.S. are unplanned and take place after labor has started. That's why it's so important to have a trained, highly-qualified anesthesiologist on your care team in case of an emergency.

Factors like the type of anesthesia used, the circumstances of the procedure, and even medical bias can lead to an excruciating experience.

07/25/2025

Call for Abstracts and QI Projects for ASA® ADVANCE 2026

Residents, seasoned leaders, academic clinicians—the specialty wants to hear from you. Share your perspective on how we can improve the way we lead, manage, and deliver anesthesia care. Submissions are due by August 5. Review topics and get started!

https://www.asahq.org/advance/education/submissions

07/24/2025

In the wake of federal cuts to Medicaid, state lawmakers are struggling to reconcile the impact coming to Colorado. Losing federal support to Medicaid could cost the state upwards of $660 million in the coming years.

Colorado leaders brace to cut spending and fill gaps left in the state budget because of the federal spending and tax cut bill.

07/21/2025

"There’s a huge deficit of anesthesia providers nationally." -- Chair of Yale's Department of Anesthesiology Lisa Leffert, MD. Read more about Dr. Leffert's career and where the field of anesthesiology is headed.

07/16/2025

Nearly 1 in 4 Coloradans could be affected by federal cuts to Medicaid. 1.72 million Coloradans and their families use Medicaid to access affordable, high-quality health care.

The bill includes stronger restrictions on Medicaid, which provides health care coverage to over 70 million low-income and disabled Americans, including 1.72 million Coloradans.

07/14/2025

State lawmakers may be asked to reconvene to find ways to protect Colorado patients from the fallout of federal cuts to Medicaid. Every patient deserves access to affordable, safe health care.

Colorado and other states are scrambling to shield their hospitals from the looming loss of hundreds of millions in federal funding.