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Profile America: National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week

January 20, 2018 6:01 AM·

National CRNA Week.
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists

Saturday, January 20th. Surgery has been practiced since the Stone Age, but the fearsome pain suffered by the patients of such procedures held back the practice for ages. This began to be resolved in the 19th century with the advent of anesthesia. Now anesthesia is an advanced and specialized component of the surgical process. In recognition, tomorrow is the start of Nurse Anesthetists Week, running through January 27. It celebrates the professionals that are the main provider of anesthesia in rural America.

There are 3.1 million registered nurses nationwide. Those specializing in anesthesia are mostly concentrated among the more than1.9 million working in America’s approximately 7,000 hospitals.

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Author: Michael Benjamin is a public affairs consultant and an editorial board member at The New York Post. He is a former contributing columnist to the NY Post, City and State NY and other publications. He is a former Member of the New York State Assembly (2003-2010) and once led the Bronx Board of Elections. Since leaving office, he has appeared as a commentator on TWC NY1, Bronxnet OPEN, Good Day NY, and Al Jazeera America. His columns and blog focus on corruption, government, education, politics, redistricting, nuclear energy and race. He holds a B.A. in political science from Syracuse University.