CHG Healthcare Acquires KREWE Anesthesia to Expand CRNA Staffing Capabilities

NewsData.io · United States · Aug 11, 2026

CHG Healthcare, the nation's largest physician staffing firm, has acquired KREWE Anesthesia, a CRNA-focused staffing company founded in 2022 by practicing nurse anesthetists. The deal expands CHG's anesthesia workforce offerings from locum tenens placements to full managed anesthesia services, targeting a growing shortage of CRNAs that CHG's own research identifies as one of the hardest advanced practice roles to fill nationally. KREWE's founders and leadership team will remain in place post-acquisition, and the company will continue operating under its existing brand. CRNA staffing is described by CHG's CEO as one of the fastest-growing segments in the healthcare staffing industry.