NAPA Anesthesia Announced as 2025 CIO 100 Award Winner

SUNRISE, Fla., April 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- North American Partners in Anesthesia (NAPA) is proud to announce it has been named a 2025 CIO 100 Award winner by Foundry's CIO. For almost 30 years, the CIO 100 Awards have recognized innovative organizations that exemplify the highest level of strategic and operational excellence in IT.

This award honors NAPA's enterprise-wide AI initiative, "Transformation to Innovation," which acknowledges the impact of NAPA's AI Center of Excellence (CoE). This team has been the driving force behind responsible AI adoption, business alignment, and operational excellence across the organization.

"Receiving the CIO 100 Award is a reflection of the incredible dedication and vision of our IT team, the AI Center of Excellence, and our AI Executive Committee," said George Haddad, NAPA's Chief Information Officer. "They've embraced change, stayed curious, and brought meaningful innovation to life—advancing the way we work to better serve our patients and partners. I'm proud of what they've built and remain excited about our ongoing transformation efforts."

Launched as a strategic hub, the AI CoE governs implementation, fosters collaboration, and accelerates high-value AI projects. It empowers teams through upskilling and shared best practices, ensuring AI initiatives scale effectively and deliver measurable results.

By harnessing automation, NAPA has streamlined core business operations—including revenue cycle management—reducing days sales outstanding (DSO), improving quality, and increasing operational efficiency. In talent acquisition, AI partnerships have also enhanced recruitment strategies and candidate experience. To date, NAPA's AI efforts have saved over 10,000 hours, improving speed, reducing costs, and elevating the quality of both back-office and clinical operations.

"The CIO 100 Awards recognize IT leaders who drive innovation, transformation, and business success through technology. With an exceptionally high caliber of submissions each year, winning a CIO 100 Award is a true honor, highlighting the bold vision, strategic excellence, and groundbreaking impact of the most influential CIOs shaping the future of digital enterprise," stated Elizabeth Cutler, Content Director, CIO 100 Symposium & Awards.

About North American Partners in Anesthesia
As a clinician-led organization, North American Partners in Anesthesia (NAPA) is redefining healthcare, delivering unsurpassed excellence to its partners and patients every day. NAPA has grown to become the nation's single-specialty leader in anesthesia. Our nearly 5,000 clinicians serve more than 2 million patients annually at nearly 400 healthcare facilities in 23 states. For more information, please visit NAPAanesthesia.com.

About the US CIO 100 Awards:
The annual US CIO 100 Awards celebrate 100 organizations and the teams within them that use IT in innovative ways to deliver business value, whether by creating competitive advantage, optimizing business processes, enabling growth, or improving relationships with customers. The award is an acknowledged mark of enterprise excellence.

SOURCE NAPA Management Services Corporation