3
Sufficient staffing
A regional program must have an adequate ratio of nursing
FTEs to blocks performed, so nurses aren't tasked with more
than they could reasonable manage. For example, 1 block nurse FTE
to every 1,000 to 1,500
blocks performed per
year is acceptable. If
the ratio moves to 1
FTE per 3,000 blocks,
the workload
becomes unmanage-
able.
Anesthesia
providers also need to
be available to place
blocks at a rate that
maintains overall effi-
ciencies — 3
providers to 1 OR (or
a 4-to-1 ratio at
worst) helps maintain
efficiencies. A staffing
model involving anes-
thesiologists supervis-
ing CRNAs is an
important element of
efficient success.
When anesthesiolo-
gists work alone, they
may be stuck in the
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