California Association of Nurse Anesthetists

“The definitive source of leadership, advocacy and education for the CRNAs of California.”

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CANA Lobby Day
June 1, 2022
Sacramento, CA


CANA SoCal Meeting
October 1, 2022
Costa Mesa, CA

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Who can administer anesthesia? What are the different types of anesthesia? Is anesthesia safe? Find answers to commonly asked questions here.

Welcome to CANA

Nurse anesthetists have been administering anesthesia to patients in the United States for over 150 years, ever since the Civil War.

The credential CRNA (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist) came into existence in 1956. CRNAs are anesthesia professionals who safely administer more than 40 million anesthetics to patients each year in the United States, according to the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) 2017 Practice Profile Survey.

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