TeamHealth Buys Certified Anesthesia Services

(RTTNews) - TeamHealth Holdings Inc. (TMH), a provider of outsourced physician staffing solutions for hospitals, Monday announced the acquisition of the operations of Certified Anesthesia Services or CAS.

Based in Washington, D.C., CAS' more than 40 physicians and certified registered nurse anesthetists manage about 28,000 cases annually through anesthesia management services for Sibley Memorial Hospital and seven ambulatory surgery centers.

Andrei Cernea, MD, president and CEO of CAS, said, "Our reputation was built on providing quality anesthesia services, and we are excited for the opportunity to continue to increase our level of service and innovation through this new relationship with TeamHealth."