Medical Anesthesia Group, PA

02/27/2024

MAG CRNA Toni Barrett and MSC CRNA’s Kristine Redus and Greg Lambert also volunteered their time for this great Cause!

02/18/2024

For over 50 years, the Medical Anesthesia Group (MAG) has worked in partnership with the Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare (MLH) system to provide the best possible anesthetic care in the region. Our independent, local, physician-owned practice has a legacy of leadership, innovation, and an unrelenting focus on patient safety. MAG spent decades creating and maintaining a practice tailored specifically to the changing needs of MLH and our patients.

Many meetings, emails, and calls between MLH and MAG took place going back to March 2023 to address outdated contracts, increasing labor costs, operating room inefficiencies, and decreasing provider satisfaction. MAG communicated that without updates to the current contracts, many providers would leave the group. What followed was months of growing provider dissatisfaction and turnover, and ultimately an impasse between MLH and MAG on the best path forward. Once it reached a point in early July where physician resignations would adversely impact our scope of coverage, we notified Methodist of our need for assistance in securing temporary contract anesthesia coverage support (locums) to fill the staffing gaps. In November, with both sides at an impasse, MLH elected to terminate our hospital contracts effective February 9th, 2024, and move forward with Somnia Anesthesia. During the three months that followed the termination notice, MAG worked closely with system and hospital leadership to distribute, to the best of our ability, our remaining workforce in a manner that best fit the hospitals’ staffing needs. Additionally, since the transition on February 9th, MAG has remained ready, willing, and able to provide any support to the MLH system if needed.

The impact of these events on patients and their families has been, and remains, deeply concerning to every current and former MAG physician, CRNA, RN, administrator, and staff member. It took MAG decades to build a high quality, high reliability practice. Somnia has had 90 days. Hopefully with time, dedication, and sufficient resources, that same level of high quality, reliable anesthesia coverage will be restored to the MLH system. The people of this community deserve nothing less.

MAG greatly valued the partnership with MLH and we’re thankful for the opportunity to have provided anesthesia services to MLH and its patients for the past 52 years. We wish nothing but the best for MLH moving forward. MAG is still a very strong group, with 21 MDs and 50 CRNAs. Although the longtime partnership with MLH ended on February 9th, MAG will continue to provide anesthesia coverage to our 7 surgery centers, and we look forward to forging new partnerships with groups and facilities throughout Memphis and the Mid-South.

09/19/2023

MAG's Dr. Andy Crone's son, Rob Crone, has taken Bluff City Toffee to record-breaking sales of a 4,000% increase over last year!

What a wonderful extension of the Madonna Learning Center Vocational School, which helps adults with special needs get job training and experience to be productive in their community, giving them a sense of purpose and self-esteem.

Per WMCTV Interview with Rob on Sep. 12, 2023 :
Madonna Learning Center bought Bluff City Toffee from the previous owner late last year. Since then, Crone said business has boomed! “Around 4,000% increase from sales last year to this year. And it is not slowing down,” he added. Crone said online sales are huge, too, with custom orders, corporate gifts and weddings, but he hopes to get more foot traffic into the store as well. Either way, you can munch on the sweetness coming out of this shop knowing the people who made the confections did it with love.

The shop is open at 5160 Sanderlin Avenue Suite No. 5, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.

To view the enter interview, here's a link to the WMC TV 5 Star Story:

https://www.actionnews5.com/2023/09/13/5-star-story-bluff-city-toffee/

09/09/2023

The MAG Family Welcomes Anna McCleskey, CRNA to our group.
Anna started with Medical Anesthesia Group on September 7, 2023.

We are all looking forward to working with you Anna!

08/17/2023

The MAG Family Welcomes Sarah Hardesty, CRNA to our group.
Sarah started with Medical Anesthesia Group on August 17, 2023.
We are all looking forward to working with you Sarah!

08/14/2023

The weather was hot, but so was the golfing event! MAG always has a wonderful time at the annual Methodist Healthcare Golf Classic played on July 24, 2023, at TPC Southwind. Despite the heat, the golfers and sponsor partners helped to bring in over $221,000 to help support the Methodist Hospice and the Camp Brave Hearts Family Grief Camp.

These vital funds will ensure that every member of our community has access to quality, compassionate end-of-life care regardless of ability to pay, and they will also help provide healing, support, and hope to grieving children and their families through Camp BraveHearts Family Grief Camp at no cost to them.

Thanks to our awesome MAG Foursome: Doug Mahan, MAG spouse; Jim West, MAG MD Retired; Marvin Shapiro, MAG MD Retired; and Mel Velasquez, MAG CRNA (L-R)

Medical Anesthesia Group, PA
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
Methodist Healthcare System

08/07/2023

The MAG Family Welcomes Landon McDonald, CRNA to our group.

Landon started with Medical Anesthesia Group on August 8, 2023.

We are all looking forward to working with you Landon!

08/07/2023

Camp Brave Heart Family Grief Camp recipient of the MLH Annual Golf Classic at TPC Southwind on 7-24-23 which MAG was a sponsor of and had a Foursome Group play - see related golf story posted at MAG Memphis, PA.


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Methodist Healthcare System
Medical Anesthesia Group, PA

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare is preparing to host Camp Braveheart, a safe space for emotional healing after death of a family member or friend, June 21 – 23.

07/31/2023

The MAG Family Welcomes Abbie Meadows, CRNA to our group.

Abbie started with Medical Anesthesia Group on July 31, 2023.

We are all looking forward to working with you Abbie!

07/24/2023

The MAG Family Welcomes Amanda Johnson, CRNA to our group.

Amanda started with Medical Anesthesia Group on July 24, 2023.

We are all looking forward to working with you Amanda!

07/24/2023

The MAG Family Welcomes Robert Gray, CRNA to our group.

Robert started with Medical Anesthesia Group on July 24, 2023.

We are all looking forward to working with you Robert!

07/20/2023

The MAG Family Welcomes Anastaysia Woodard, CRNA to our group.

Anastaysia started with Medical Anesthesia Group on July 20, 2023.

We are all looking forward to working with you Anastaysia!