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North American Partners in Anesthesia (NAPA) has joined the team at Union Surgery Center, part of Atlantic Health System's Overlook Medical Center – Union Campus, to provide reliable, expert anesthesiology care for ambulatory surgery patients. Starting on May 17, 2021, NAPA anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) began providing anesthesia and perioperative care at Union Surgery Center in Union, NJ. NAPA is the largest single-specialty anesthesia and perioperative management company in the United States, with more than 5,000 clinicians providing anesthesia at hundreds of hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers from coast to coast. The state-of-the-art Union Surgery Center is located at 1000 Galloping Hill Road, Union, NJ. Overlook Medical Center's Union Campus is a multi-specialty health care complex, including a full-service, 24-bed emergency department that has received the Lantern Award from the Emergency Nurses Association four consecutive times. NAPA providers are in-network with nearly all major insurance providers, including those with which Atlantic Health System is also in-network. Paul Marmora, CPA, MBA, Vice President, Ambulatory Care, for Atlantic Health System, said, "The development of the Union Campus has been built on the clinical excellence of its numerous services and centers, and Union Surgery Center is a perfect example of that. NAPA shares our constant focus on patient safety and a team-oriented atmosphere and will be an enhancement to the impeccable care provided at Union Surgery Center." Jay B. Lee, MD, MBA, Senior Vice President, Clinical Services, for NAPA's New Jersey and New York regions, said, "Thanks to this new partnership, we are pleased to expand NAPA's presence in the Union County area. Both Union Surgery Center and NAPA seek to provide the patients of Union Surgery Center with best-in-class surgical care in a convenient location, with a high focus on quality, safety, and efficiency." Nora Branconi, Vice President, Business Operations, for NAPA's New Jersey and New York regions, said, "We on the operational side welcome this new partnership and look forward to using our operational expertise to support our clinical colleagues at Union Surgery Center as we do all our New Jersey partners."