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El Paso Children’s Hospital Names Emergency Room After Lawyer Sued For Ambulance Chasing

On March 29, the El Paso Children’s Hospital Foundation announced it had received a $250,000 donation from Cesar Ornelas Injury Law, a law firm with offices in several cities in Texas. According to the Foundation, the donation was made on March 20. The El Paso Children’s Hospital renamed its emergency room after Ornelas because of […]

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The Two Sides Of The El Paso Children’s Hospital

In recent court filings, the El Paso Children’s Hospital is arguing both that it is a public entity immune from lawsuits but also not a public entity subject to open records requests. In the Hensley malpractice case, the plaintiffs have alleged that the negligence of doctors Steven Ross and Rodolfo Fierro-Stevens caused a “suspected” stroke […]

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UMC And The Issue of Transparency

By now most readers are aware of the pending $345 million of non-voter approved bonds that the University Medical Center of El Paso (UMC) asked for last week at county commissioners court. As David Gonzalez of KVIA reported on June 15, 2022 the issue is not just about the amount of taxpayer funds, but on […]