Our anesthesia team provides state-of-the-art patient care in the areas of preoperative evaluation, intraoperative anesthesia, post-operative critical care and pain management.

Our anesthesiologists are physicians trained to administer and manage anesthesia during a surgical procedure. They are also responsible for managing and treating changes in your critical life functions – breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure – which are affected while surgery is being performed.

At SBH, our CRNA nurses have experience in critical care medicine and have undergone specialty training in the field of anesthesia. As part of the team approach to anesthetic management, you may have a CRNA involved with your care, in addition to a physician anesthesiologist.

Our anesthesiologist assesses your medical history, lifestyle, and medications. This includes current medications, including over-the-counter and herbal medications; allergies to any foods and/or medications; reactions to previous anesthetics; and use of tobacco, alcohol, and any recreational drugs.

Our anesthesia team will review your entire medical history as well as results of any medical tests conducted during your preoperative evaluation. It is important to discuss any changes in your health that may have occurred in the days preceding your surgery, such as fevers, chills, upper respiratory infections, vomiting, diarrhea, or other ailments.

The services performed includes:

• intraoperative anesthesia
• Post-operative critical care
• Endoscopy
• Pain management