After 31 years as a nurse and 22 years as a CRNA working in hospitals, God decided to change it up for me in 2021!  I had been longing and asking God for change for 8 years. I found myself growing weary of all the “trauma & drama” inherent in the hospital environment.  In July of 2021, God answered that longing request with “Its time to leave – give your notice”.  Over the course of the next 6 months, through much prayer and Bible study, Pro Vision began to unfold.  The vision of office anesthesia and locum coverage in surgery centers began to develop.  Over the course of this development stage, while still working fulltime in a hospital, God was speaking to me about “Who is your provider?  You or Me?”  Believing deeply in Jesus Christ as my Savior and Provider of all that I am and have, I answered that quickly and repeatedly with “You are”.  So, trusting the direction and all the decisions to Him, Pro Vision Anesthesia Services was born. 

Office anesthesia had never really been on my radar.  Not until my friend Sheila invited me to “come check it out”.  While I observed her in different settings, I began to see the value for the surgeon and the patient.  I have always been an advocate of doing the simplest anesthetic possible for patients.  This came from my years of training in the Air Force, preparing for war and learning to be responsible with limited resources.  I have also seen the great benefit to patients who receive only what they need to be comfortable and safe without the excess.  When appropriate, I always offer the patient sedation (Local/MAC) first, describing it as a “lighter and easier anesthetic, often with less medication and quicker recovery, and…no breathing tube”.  Over the years, I became quite adept at it, surprising some surgeons at the ease of it.  I discovered with my own surgeries that not all anesthesia providers are good at sedation and that it really is an art.  Many providers don’t even offer it to patients, claiming its much easier to “just do a general anesthetic and be in control”.  Whenever I heard this response to my challenge to try sedation first, I wondered, “better for whom…for you or for the patient?”  So, discovering “office anesthesia” opened up a new direction for me to do what I have always loved.  I’m excited to share it with the community of Anchorage and Alaska.