Missouri Association of Nurse Anesthetists (MoANA)

The Missouri Association of Nurse Anesthetists (MoANA) includes more than 1,200 members. MoANA was founded in 1935 by 15 charter members, including Helen Lamb of St. Louis. Lamb became the first president of MoANA and later served as president of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA), our parent organization, which was established in 1931. Helen Lamb was the first director of the School of Anesthesia at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis. Established in 1929, this training program is one of the first in the nation.