On Wednesday afternoon, CRNA Andy Seider (center) and anesthesiologist Dr. Stan Eckert begin administering anesthesia to seven-year-old Norma Tax Ortega in preparation for a cleft soft palate repair with Dr. Gorman in OR1.
Photo by Kris Kennedy
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