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Welcome to WANA | Washington Association of Nurse Anesthetists, which includes 845 Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) with 797 active and student members in Washington State.

For more than seven decades, WANA has promoted best practices in the field, provided members with
exceptional training and career opportunities, and elevated issues of critical concern.

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WANA is made up of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists and student members.

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WANA | Washington Association of Nurse Anesthetists has promoted best practices in the field of anesthesia, provided members with exceptional training and career opportunities, and while elevating issues of critical concern to the delivery of healthcare in the state of Washington.

Did You Know?

CRNAs were the first Nurse Practitioners in the country dating back more than 140 years.

The nurse anesthetist education program at Gonzaga University was founded in 1935 at Sacred Heart Hospital. It is now a Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice Program.

WANA includes 740 Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) as well as 57 active student members in Washington State.

CRNAs work in collaboration with surgeons, podiatrists, anesthesiologists, dentists and other qualified providers.

CRNAs practice in 27 of the 38 counties in the state of Washington.

CRNAs are the sole anesthesia providers at 70 percent of rural hospitals in the state of Washington.

In 1949, annual WANA dues were $1.

Nurse anesthetists have been the main providers of anesthesia care to U.S. military personnel on the front lines since WWI and nurses first provided anesthesia to wounded soldiers during the Civil War.