Advancing Anesthesia Excellence Through Strong, Stable Leadership

Advocate Sherman Hospital, TeamHealth Anesthesia, Chicago Health Magazine

Anesthesia programs today face countless challenges inside and outside the operating room. From the unforeseen trials of the Covid-19 pandemic to effective collaboration with surgical teams and everything between, it takes a strong anesthesia team to ensure a facility’s success. Leading TeamHealth’s partnership with Advocate Sherman Hospital, Fritz-Jose E. Chandler, MD, knows the value of […]

Fritz-Jose E. Chandler, MD

Fritz-Jose E. Chandler, TeamHealth, Chicago Health Magazine Online

TeamHealth Anesthesiology Fritz-Jose E. Chandler, MD, MSHM, MBA, FASA, serves as facility medical director of TeamHealth’s anesthesiology program at Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin, Illinois. As a dedicated leader, Dr. Chandler consistently champions improved clinical and patient experiences and the growth of surgical volumes and efficiencies through teamwork and alignment. Dr. Chandler’s leadership philosophy stems […]

Building Strong Anesthesia Teams, Delivering Exceptional Patient Care

Covid-19 has forever changed how clinicians deliver quality care. As the healthcare landscape continues to shift, one thing is certain: Clinicians across the country have risen to this seemingly insurmountable challenge and continue to provide life-saving care in the face of incredible adversity. Anesthesia clinicians are no exception. Adapting anesthesia when it mattered most “The […]

What you should know about anesthesia

woman under anesthesia

Harvard Health Letters If you’ve ever had a tooth filled without Novocaine, you know the difference anesthesia can make. Anesthesia–whether it numbs your mouth or puts you into a full sleep–is designed to keep you comfortable during a procedure that otherwise might be hard to tolerate physically, emotionally, or both. “We have four goals: to […]