[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E672]
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                          HONORING ANGELA MUND

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                            HON. NANCY MACE

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 13, 2023

  Ms. MACE. Mr. Speaker, today I pay tribute to Angela Mund, DNP, CRNA. 
Dr. Mund will soon complete her year as national president of the 
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA). I am proud that 
Dr. Mund was elected as the 2022-2023 president of this prestigious 
healthcare organization.
  Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) are advanced practice 
registered nurses who administer more than 50 million anesthetics to 
patients each year. They work in every setting in which anesthesia is 
delivered including hospital surgical suites, obstetrical delivery 
rooms, ambulatory surgical centers, and the offices of dentists, 
podiatrists, and specialty surgeons. They also provide acute and 
chronic pain management services to patients in need of such care. 
CRNAs provide anesthesia for all types of surgical cases and are the 
sole anesthesia providers in many rural hospitals.
  CRNAs have full practice authority in the Army, Navy, and Air Force 
and are the predominant provider of anesthesia on forward surgical 
teams and in combat support hospitals.
  As a member of the AANA for 27 years, Dr. Mund has contributed 
greatly to the healthcare community in the Mount Pleasant area and 
nationwide. Dr. Mund's career spans 19 years with roles at the 
University of Minnesota as well as the Medical University of South 
Carolina. Providing the diverse and interrelated perspectives of a 
leader, educator, advocate, and clinician, she has testified before 
state legislative bodies as well as the U.S. House of Representatives 
on the important role CRNAs play in providing safe, quality anesthesia 
care.
  Honorably discharged as captain from the U.S. Army Reserve Nurse 
Corps, Dr. Mund was previously the executive director of the 
Association of Veterans Affairs Nurse Anesthetists as well as its 
president.
  Dr. Mund earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice, Master of Science, 
and Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees from the University of 
Minnesota-Twin Cities. She completed her nurse anesthesia training at 
the Minneapolis Veteran's Affairs Medical Center School of Nurse 
Anesthesia.
  During her AANA presidency, Dr. Mund has been a prominent advocate 
for the patients and practice of nurse anesthesia before federal 
agencies and members of Congress. She has worked tirelessly to promote 
anesthesia patient safety and the value of CRNAs to our healthcare 
system, especially at a time when that healthcare system has been hit 
hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Mund has advocated to eliminate 
burdensome regulations for CRNAs, to have CRNAs recognized as full 
practice providers in the Veterans Health Administration, and to 
address underlying causes of surprise billing such as provider 
discrimination.
  I extend my sincere congratulations to Dr. Mund today on a job well 
done. Her service to AANA and to her patients, and her commitment to 
safe, quality anesthesia care nationwide, are highly commendable. I ask 
my colleagues to join me in recognizing Dr. Mund's notable career and 
outstanding achievements.

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