At the beginning of February, Broward ended an over 25-year relationship with contracted anesthesia group Anesco.
Anesco has been plagued by financial troubles, leading to employees leaving or going unpaid. Several said that they have not been paid in over three weeks by Anesco, while others were paid only after they threatened to walk out.
In a Feb. 14 emergency hearing, a judge allowed Broward to terminate its contract with Anesco, saving the health system from shutting down additional operating rooms.
The judge also ruled that Anesco cannot enforce its employee non-competes, meaning Broward’s current anesthesia staff can stay with the health system and work under another company.
Broward Health wants to partner with Envision to take over its anesthesia contract and onboard Anesco’s employees who want to stay with the system, according to a report from the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
