Arctic Warrior of the Week

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jaryn Anderson, 673d Surgical Operations Squadron Aerospace Medical Technician, Anesthesia, is recognized as Arctic Warrior of the Week by U.S. Army Col. Dean Denter, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Feb. 21, 2020. Anderson currently serves in Pacific Air Force's busiest Ambulatory Procedure/Post-Anesthesia Care Unit, PACU, where he provides exceptional patient care for the joint VA and its 159 thousand beneficiaries. As a safety representative, he revamped the flights safety and high-risk activity programs, as well as reorganizing the department's supply room and created a tracking log for 150 items with a $96 thousand budget. Additionally, Anderson assisted with opening two additional bays in the PACU, improving patient flow post-surgery. This ultimately boosted efficiency of five Operating Rooms, OR, 18 providers and offered assistance to the anesthesia element during staff shortages which led to a six year best OR turn-over time rate. These combined efforts contributed to the squadron being ranked as the number one Air Force facility for VA surgical care. (U.S. Air Force photo taken by SrA Adriana Barrientos)