Kenneth Lake, CRNA
Joins the Great Falls Clinic Anesthesia Department
October 12, 2020 – The Great Falls Clinic is pleased to welcome Kenneth Lake, CRNA, to our Anesthesia team at the Hospital and Surgery Center. Kenneth is experienced in delivering high quality anesthesia services and has been a practicing certified registered nurse anesthetist since 2005. He is passionate about the practice of multimodal pain management through regional anesthesia and by providing opioid-free and opioid-sparing anesthetic techniques.
Kenneth graduated with a Master’s of Science in Nursing from Cal State Fullerton in Fullerton, California in 2005 and received his certification to be a registered nurse anesthetist at Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia in Pasadena, California in 2005. Prior to that he completed his Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah in 2001.
Kenneth has served in the US Navy Reserves as a Lieutenant Commander since 2013 and has been stationed across the United States. He was deployed with EMU from November 2018 until July 2019 and also served as the Officer in Charge Medical detachment E OHSU Bremerton.
Prior to making the move to Great Falls, Kenneth practiced in Moses Lake, Washington, Fontana, California and Big Bear Lake, California. In his spare time, Kenneth enjoys exploring all that Montana has to offer and spending time with his friends and family. Kenneth is excited to expand his career in Great Falls, Montana working alongside experienced anesthesia staff including Drs. Mitch McKamey, Shawn Crook, Craig Sweeney and CRNAs Clayton Jones, Robert Krum, and Tom Scruggs.
About the Great Falls Clinic:
In 1917, four visionary medical leaders opened a world-class comprehensive health care center, with an integrated team of specialists and a personal approach to wellness—far from an urban center. Today, the Clinic is Montana’s largest independent group of physicians, providing the greater Great Falls area with a vast range of health services: diverse specialty medical clinics, a warm and caring hospital, urgent care clinics, family practice, vision services, and a surgical center.
As a provider-led organization, the Clinic is committed to recruiting the most contemporary medical staff, harnessing the power of the latest medical technologies, continually striving for advancement, and above all, working as a team to meet the health needs of the 225,000 residents living in our 17 local counties.
The Great Falls Clinic is committed to improving the health and wellness of our community by providing the best healthcare possible. To schedule an appointment with a primary care provider or specialist, please call 406-454-2171