CRNA's Impact on Healthcare.

CRNAs provide access to essential health care services.

CRNAs administer 30 million anesthetics given to patients in the United States each year.

98% of all Texas counties with surgical or obstetrical services depend on CRNAs.

Nurse anesthetists are the SOLE anesthesia providers in 82 rural Texas counties; this accounts for 50% of Texas counties with surgical or obstetrical services.

43% of ALL Texas hospitals rely on independent CRNA practice to ensure the provision of obstetrical, surgical, and trauma stabilization services.

More efficient use of CRNAs in the U.S. could save over 50 million dollars in health care costs annually based on estimates of educational costs for anesthesia providers and statistics on average salaries.

Ten CRNAs can be educated for the cost of educating one anesthesiologist therefore increasing access to anesthesia services ten-fold.