Anesthesia Management Solutions

What Anesthesia Management Solutions does

Anesthesia Management Solutions (AMS), doing business as AMS Anesthesia, is a Pensacola, Florida-based private company founded in 2013 by practicing anesthesiologist Dr. David Simpson. The company provides full-service anesthesia department management, consulting, and clinical recruitment to acute care hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), and pain and endoscopy centers. As of the available data, AMS operates close to 100 locations across 18 states with a headcount of 251-500 and reports organizational growth exceeding 50% year over year.

The company's core product is a managed anesthesia services offering that bundles provider staffing, scheduling, credentialing, operational management, and quality oversight, priced via direct enterprise engagement with hospital C-Suite executives. Complementary lines include Anesthesia Consulting (analytics, OR optimization, payer reimbursement guidance, and scaled leadership support), a nationwide Clinical Recruitment service covering anesthesiologists, CRNAs, and Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants (CAAs) under multiple employment models, and a structured Anesthesia Partner RFP service with a three-step interactive proposal process. Supporting technology consists of healthcare IT, electronic records, remote patient monitoring, and clinical decision support systems that enable OR optimization and quality management across the facility footprint.

AMS pursues a direct enterprise go-to-market motion, with proposals reviewed by the CEO, CFO, and COO, and a referral-driven sales pipeline anchored by testimonials from hospital executives. The customer base is concentrated in the U.S. healthcare provider segment, with named clients including Baptist Hospital Pensacola, CHS Hospital, and Surgcenter of Western Maryland. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; pricing is quote-based and negotiated directly with the C-Suite. The company also invests in a student rotation and residency placement program to build a long-term provider pipeline.

Name

Anesthesia Management Solutions

Legal name

Anesthesia Management Solutions

Website

https://amsanesthesia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Anesthesia Management Solutions is a private, Pensacola-based anesthesia management company that delivers full-service department management, consulting, and nationwide clinical recruitment to hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and pain and endoscopy centers across 18 U.S. states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Anesthesia Management Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111), Offices of Physicians (62111)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Perioperative Anesthesia Services & Management (HLAFAIAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Pain Management & Interventional Procedure Centers (HLAFAIAH)

Keywords

• Anesthesia management services
• Hospital staffing solutions
• Ambulatory surgery services
• Clinical recruitment services
• Healthcare consulting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Pensacola

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Anesthesia Management Services: Full-service anesthesia department management for hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and pain/endoscopy centers. Includes staffing, operational management, and quality oversight.
2. Anesthesia Consulting: Consulting services for anesthesia department optimization, transition support, and operational improvement. Customized business plans integrating anesthesia staffing, financial, and operational activities.
3. Provider Recruitment Services: Recruitment of anesthesia providers (CRNAs, Anesthesiologists, CAAs) for healthcare facilities. Services include credentialing and staffing coordination.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Anesthesia Management Solutions provides full-service, customized anesthesia department management for hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and pain/endoscopy centers, including staffing, operational management, and quality oversight. The company also offers strategic anesthesia consulting covering analytics, OR optimization, payer reimbursement, and scaled clinical leadership support, along with nationwide recruitment of anesthesiologists, CRNAs, and Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants (CAAs).

Product overview

Anesthesia Management Solutions (AMS) offers a unified suite of anesthesia management and consulting services rather than a modular software platform. The core offerings include Anesthesia Management (full-service department management for hospitals, ASCs, and endoscopy centers), Anesthesia Consulting (strategic advisory with analytics, OR optimization, and recruitment), Clinical Recruitment (nationwide placement of providers including CRNAs, anesthesiologists, and CAAs), and Patient Resources (educational content and billing support). The company operates approximately 100 locations across 18 states, with headquarters in Pensacola, Florida, and emphasizes a custom, facility-specific approach rather than standardized solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Anesthesia Management
• Anesthesia Consulting Strategic consulting services for anesthesia department optimization, transition support, and operational improvement, including analytics and OR optimization, payer reimbursement guidance, scaled leadership team support, and anesthesia provider recruitment to help facilities reduce costs and improve efficiency.
• Clinical Recruitment Nationwide recruitment of anesthesia providers including Anesthesiologists, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), and Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants (CAAs), with student rotation and residency program placements and credentialing and staffing coordination.
• Anesthesia Partner RFP Services Custom proposal and RFP services providing interactive engagement with C-suite executives to develop tailored anesthesia management solutions for hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Subsidy eliminated within 12 months while retaining current staff and expanding services
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Sound Physicians: National physician-services firm expanding into perioperative and anesthesia services; broader portfolio but increasingly overlapping with AMS in hospital-based engagements.
• Envision Healthcare (Anesthesia Division): Large physician-services platform offering anesthesia management as part of a broader portfolio across emergency, hospitalist, and surgical specialties; competes on national scale.
• TeamHealth: Major national physician-services company with a substantial anesthesia and perioperative practice; overlaps with AMS at hospitals and ambulatory settings as part of a much broader service suite.

Direct peers

• Allied Anesthesia Associates: Physician-led anesthesia group providing full-service anesthesia management to hospitals and surgical centers; matches AMS's physician-led, custom-solution positioning.
• Somnia Anesthesia: Anesthesia-specific management services company serving hospitals, ASCs, and office-based settings with customized clinical models — a closely comparable peer to AMS.
• NorthStar Anesthesia: National anesthesia management company providing full-service staffing and perioperative consulting to hospitals and ASCs, mirroring AMS's core managed-services model.
• Premier Anesthesia: Specialty anesthesia management company serving hospitals and ASCs with customized staffing and operational support, comparable in size and go-to-market approach to AMS.
• Corcoran Anesthesia Services: Mid-sized anesthesia management firm focused on hospitals and surgery centers with full-service staffing and consulting offerings comparable to AMS.
• US Anesthesia Partners (USAP): One of the largest national anesthesia practice management groups in the U.S., directly competing with AMS for hospital and ASC contracts via physician-led anesthesia staffing and management services.

Others

• CompHealth / Weatherby Healthcare: National healthcare staffing firm specializing in locum tenens and permanent placement of anesthesiologists and CRNAs; comparable to AMS's recruitment arm rather than its managed-services core.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/AMSanesthesia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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