El Paso Children'S Physician Group

“The compensation of all employees paid by el paso children's physician group is determined by its sole member, el paso children's hospital corporation. The hospital determines the compensation for the ceo, other officers and key employees by considering salary ranges, salary surveys, and market analyses for each position. Specifically, the board of directors' compensation committee reviews and recommends salaries for the ceo, other officers, and employees. The ceo approves salaries for key employees (director level and below). The most recent review was conducted by prudential global in april 2025 and documented in the human resource files.”

“The physician group follows the policies as adopted by its member, el paso children's hospital corporation.”

“The physician group follows the policies as adopted by its member, el paso children's hospital corporation.”

“El paso children's hospital corporation is the sole member of el paso children's physician group.”

“New directors are jointly appointed by the member and a majority of the board of directors.”

“The following matters are reserved solely to the member and, following consultation with the board of directors, shall require the affirmative action of the member to be effective: (a) approval and adoption of annual operating and capital budgets of the corporation; (b) approval of any financial expenditure which deviates from the corporation's annual operating and capital budgets if the sum of such financial expenditure and the sum of all prior financial expenditures which themselves deviate from the corporation's annual and capital budgets, per fiscal year, exceed $25,000; (c) the purchase or acquisition of any property, real, personal or mixed by the corporation exceeding $25,000. (d) the sale, lease, mortgage, or other transfer or encumbrance of the real property of the corporation exceeding $25,000; (e) any sale, lease, mortgage or other transfer or encumbrance (collectively, transfer) of the personal property and assets of the corporation if the sum of such transfer and the sum of all prior transfers, per fiscal year, exceed $25,000; (f) any merger, acquisition, consolidation, reorganization or dissolution of the corporation; (g) borrowing or lending of money or the creation of indebtedness through the guaranty of another's debt or similar action; (h) giving or seeking of grants; (i) creation, ownership or acquisition of (whether in whole or in part), or affiliation with, any other organization; (j) approval of any strategic plan, business plan, or mission plan of the corporation, including but not limited to specific objectives for patient volume goals; (k) settlement of claims or litigation involving the corporation or any person who may be entitled to indemnification by the corporation with respect to such claims or who may be covered by the corporation's insurance with respect to such claim or litigation. (l) entering into contracts in which the corporation assumes financial risk, including but not limited to managed care contracts, employment contracts, and physician practice acquisition contracts; (m) details and variables involved in the financial/productivity formula that determines physician compensation; (p) filing of any voluntary petition in bankruptcy or for the appointment of a receiver; (q) adoption of any policy relating to the distribution of non-professional and non-administrative related revenues and approval of any such distributions; (r) disposition of assets of the corporation; and (s) obtaining or maintaining tax exempt status.”

“The form 990 is prepared by an independent accounting firm. Prior to filing with the irs, the organization's accounting staff reviews the return.”

“El paso children's physician group ("epcpg") addresses potential conflicts of interest through el paso children's hospital's ("epch") written policy. Epch regularly and consistently monitors and enforces compliance in accordance with the policy. The epch compliance officer has implemented a process which requires all epcpg officers, board members, and employees (all collectively referred to as "affected individuals") to certify via an online questionnaire ("certification forms") of all current or potential substanitial financial or material interest in any business involving epch. The process requires the affected individuals to electronically acknowledge the policy. The policy and the certification forms also address outside interests and relationships, gifts, research, and confidential information. Each affected individual completes this process 1) at the beginning of the employment relationship for employees, 2) at the beginning of appointment for officers and board members, 3) during credentialing and recredentialing for medical staff members at epch, 4) at any time a potential or apparent conflict of interest arises for any impacted individual, as well as 5) annually (cy) via the online certification forms. The epch compliance officer reviews with the president and legal counsel any conflict of interest certification forms that identify potential conflicts. The epch compliance officer may ask the interested person to discuss the transaction in order to obtain further details. The compliance officer may, if appropriate, appoint a disinterested person or committee to investigate alternatives to any transaction or arrangement, if available, that would not give rise to a conflict of interest.”

“If the organization receives a request to inspect its form 990, it will permit the person making the request to inspect form 990 during regular business hours at the location where such records are kept.”

“The organization furnishes copies of any documents requiring legal disclosure upon request.”

“William spurbeck, rini sahewalla, and shauna e goldman are all physicians. The compensation listed is related to their clinical services, not their board position or membership.”

“Although the organization does not have a separate committee, the responsibility of the oversight of the audit is assumed by the full board.”