Who we are
Leading the nation in quality anesthesia
USAP is the nation’s leading provider of high-quality anesthesia. First and foremost, we’re people. We’re a tight-knit team of passionate, compassionate, caring people of all genders, ages, colors, cultures and creeds. We're anesthesiologists, CRNAs and administrative care team members providing direct care to patients. We heeded the call and entered healthcare to improve the lives of others.
We’re a rapidly growing organization, currently with over 3,500 clinical team members serving 26 million people nationwide. And, we’re a lot like you. We enjoy spending time with our families, coaching our kids’ soccer teams, hiking, traveling, cooking, reading, dancing, giving back to our communities and a whole lot more.
USAP unites us. We’re one culture, guided by our mission, values and hearts to enhance the patient experience and make a positive impact on anesthesia care and patient outcomes.
Our mission unites us
USAP’s mission is to provide superior anesthesia services through our commitment to quality, excellence, safety, innovation and leadership. USAP recognizes the value of all people and is devoted to achieving positive outcomes via relationships established between patients, employees and clinical staff.
Our values guide our decisions and conduct
Integrity
We will always act in the best interest of our patients
Innovation
Cultivating an environment that develops and embraces new ideas to improve patient care
Excellence
We consistently demonstrate a steadfast commitment to the highest standards of clinical care, safety and service
Advocacy
We are ambassadors for anesthesiology, advocating for our patients, surgeons and hospitals
Respect
We care for our people as we care for our patients, with respect, honesty and compassion
Accountability
We set measurable goals and hold ourselves accountable through regular performance monitoring and reporting
Our work is more than just a job
Mark Rubin, M.D. USAP-Colorado
"I do not think of my career as work or a job, but more of a chance to share my skills as a human to improve the lives of others. I enjoy what I do — having the ability to affect lives in a positive manner — and I feel it is a tremendous opportunity that I have been lucky enough to find."
Cindy Calder, M.D. USAP-Texas (Houston)
"I started out in medicine wanting to heal the masses and save the world. I did one anesthesia elective and fell in love."
Tamitha Vansickle, M.D. USAP-Colorado
"I have brilliant and compassionate partners. USAP has assembled a truly talented group. "
Tiffany Jolley, Director of Credentialing, USAP-Texas (Houston)
"I am impressed with the quality of providers who work with USAP. Our brand does stand for quality, and I am proud to be part of this great organization."
A unique way to improve OR turnover time
Two staff leaders challenged the hospital’s OR team to keep patients on schedule for surgeries by reducing turnover time between cases to less than 20 minutes, while maintaining USAP’s standards of excellence for cleanliness, preparation and patient care.
The staff accepted the challenge and won. Dr. Hector Herrera and Mr. Alfonso Chicas succeeded in motivating the team to new heights, yet lost from a follicle perspective. They had to shave their heads per the bet with the OR team.