Posted by imanaa on December 20, 2006, 11:16 pm, in reply to "Re: R.N. to A.A."
Fact: The vast majority of CRNAs are practicing in the Anesthesia Care Team (including the current AANA president) and are thus generating billable income for MDAs.
Fact: No AA WANTS to practice independantly. We believe the Anesthesia Care Team to be the safest anesthesia delivery model. I am very comfortable with my $180K+ income thank you very much while my MDAs earn what they deserve. Together we deliver superior care to our patients.
Fact: The CRNAs in my group are similarly very happy with their six figure incomes and we all get along great and I count them as some of my closest friends. I would defy you to tell AA from CRNA in our group (except that it is the AAs who do hearts).
Fact: You have never seen an AA in your life and are simply spewing the rhetoric that your AANA leadership feeds you. AAs are here to stay my friend and will be coming soon to an OR near you - Stay tuned.