On November 18, 2022, Crystal Veronica Lerma, whose child is facing a serious brain health crisis, published a Facebook live stream discussing how El Paso Children’s Hospital is forcing her to go out of town to care for her child because the hospital is “failing” her child. The Facebook video was forwarded to El Paso […]
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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 […]
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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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Week In Review For January 20, 2023
Welcome to this edition of the El Paso News Week in Review for the week of January 20, 2023. In this week we look at who was behind secretive mailers on the November elections. We look at the latest on the case against Patrick Woods Crusius, the death of El Paso Police Chief and a […]
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El Paso News 2022 Year In Review
This is the important news and information for 2022. Before we get to the 2022 headlines, we want to update you on our new features. Today we incorporate what we believe is the future of news delivery. As part of our efforts to keep you informed, we are now delivering our articles to you on […]
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Special Report: El Paso Children’s Hospital Argues It Is Not Accountable to El Paso
The El Paso Children’s Hospital is arguing that it is not subject to the Texas Public Information Act. El Paso Children’s Hospital is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. As a nonprofit, it argues that it is not a “governmental body” subject to the Texas Public Information Act. However, we disagree. Here is why. The Attorney General Opinion […]
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Children’s And UMC CEO: Text Message We Can Use Providence ‘Inexperience’ For Growth
Open records show that El Paso Children’s Hospital CEO Cindy Stout and University Medical Center of El Paso (UMC) CEO Jacob Cintron celebrated the appointment Nicholas Tejeda as the Market CEO of the Hospitals of Providence in April 2018. Their celebration of Tejeda’s appointment centered on Tejeda’s lack of “experience”. Tejeda oversees Tenet’s health care […]
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2023 In Review: The Stories That Impact The 2024 Elections
As we close out the year, we wanted to take a moment to review what we covered, uncovered and reported in 2023 that sets the tone for the three upcoming elections in 2024 that our readers found important to read. The first election in 2024 is on January 20. It is the runoff election between […]
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UMC Denies Our Open Records Request About Cancer Center Sends To Texas Attorney General
As we previously reported, our research suggests that the University Medical Center of El Paso (UMC) did not discuss a feasibility or marketing plan with the Board of Managers before they voted on including almost $80 million for a cancer center that is part of UMC’s request for the $345.7 million in non-voter approved debt […]
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In Unprecedented Order Judge In Children’s Hospital Malpractice Case Orders Affidavit Sealed
As previously reported by El Paso Politics, El Paso Children’s Hospital has asked the judge in a malpractice lawsuit involving the death of a three-year-old girl to seal the affidavit attached to the lawsuit. The affidavit, by a doctor, alleges among several issues that the doctor overseeing the care of the three-year-old “presents a clear […]
