Somnia Anesthesia Increases Presence in Midwest & Southeast

Christina Cancel Moves into New Client Development Position
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y.--(Business Wire)--
Somnia Anesthesia, the nation's most experienced physician-owned and operated
clinical anesthesia management company, names Christina Cancel its Client
Development Manger for the Midwest and Southeast Regions. The New York based
company currently manages more than 140 world class anesthesia teams in 15
states.

"Ms. Cancel has nearly a decade of experience in anesthesia operations including
revenue cycle management, payer contracting, scheduling, credentialing, and
recruiting," says Somnia's Vice President of Client Development, Syed Ishaq.
"Her extensive knowledge and situational fluency in working to improve
anesthesia quality and operational efficiency in healthcare facilities across
the country positions her uniquely for this new role." Ms. Cancel will focus
solely on meeting the needs of new clients specific to the outpatient setting in
key Midwest & Southeast states.

Ms. Cancel has been with Somnia for eight years and has a dual MBA in Finance
and Management. "Ms. Cancel is a problem solver with a history of delivering
results for clients," adds Somnia co-founder and CEO Dr. Marc E. Koch. "As the
company executes an aggressive growth strategy, we are thrilled Ms. Cancel is
leading the development of these two important regions."

Somnia, founded in 1996, is the most experienced physician-owned and operated
clinical anesthesia management company servicing healthcare facilities
nationwide. Somnia specializes exclusively in building and comprehensively
managing world-class anesthesia teams that consistently deliver the highest
quality of patient care. The company expertly manages all areas of anesthesia
including leadership, recruiting, revenue cycle management, payer contracting
and quality assurance with the largest in-house management infrastructure in the
United States. Only Somnia has the national strength and superior service that
translates into near perfect surgeon satisfaction and exceptional patient care
while improving the bottom line by as much as 30%.

For more information visit www.somniainc.com.

Scott Christiansen
Cunningham & Company
312-316-7732
stc@ccopartners.com

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