Children's hospital · El Paso, Texas · 148 beds · CMS certification number 453313
El Paso Children's Hospital
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, as submitted, stamped by CMS March 10, 2026. Fourteen years on file, every one shown below. Also on the 340B covered-entity register.
Fiscal 2025 at a glance
What stands out
- Net patient revenue rose from $30.0M in its first year on file (2012) to $236.0M in 2025.
- Its result from patient care: −$2.8M (2023), $13.2M (2024), $13.9M (2025).
- All 5 children's hospital peers below with a margin on file also report a gain on patient care for fiscal year 2025.
- Medicaid paid for 11.7% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 0.1%.
Every statement is drawn from figures on this page; nothing is estimated.
Fourteen years of filings
Net patient revenue against operating expenses, each year as filed.
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Beside its peers
Hospitals of the same type (children's hospital), nearest in size, from Texas first; each on fiscal year 2025.
| Hospital | Beds | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Children's Hospital | 148 | $235,962,603 | $222,108,025 | 5.9% |
| CHRISTUS Children's, San Antonio | 174 | $501,543,083 | $465,045,609 | 7.3% |
| Children's Medical Center Plano, Plano | 224 | $508,702,710 | $472,007,409 | 7.2% |
| Covenant Children's Hospital, Lubbock | 184 | $477,255,093 | $386,909,187 | 18.9% |
| Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg | 119 | $423,197,463 | $386,312,732 | 8.7% |
| Healthbridge Children's Hospital - Houston, LTD., Houston | 111 | $67,198,064 | $60,789,871 | 9.5% |
Patients and payers
- Discharges
- 4,075S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 26,767S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 73.5days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 49.5%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 0.1%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
- Medicaid share of days
- 11.7%S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8
Who owns it
Indirect owner: EL PASO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPORATION
Related organizations on its own cost report: UMC (100%).
Type of control on its cost report: voluntary nonprofit, other.
Owners of 5% or more, from CMS’s hospital ownership file (Medicare enrollment, October 1, 2026).
Community benefit, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, filed by El Paso Children's Hospital Corporation (employer identification number 263075429) for tax year 2022. The return lists this hospital as its one hospital facility.
| Figure | As filed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Total community benefit expense (line 7k) | $23,112,433 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $268,522 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d) | $268,522 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Other benefits (line 7j) | $22,843,911 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.1332 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
E-file object id 202442289349302419. The IRS archive it was read from.
Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by El Paso Children's Hospital Corporation (employer identification number 263075429) for tax year 2022. The return lists this hospital as its one hospital facility.
| Name | Title | Role | Reportable comp, from this organization | Reportable comp, from related organizations | Other compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Ross | Director | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Charlene D Applegate | Charge RN Medsurg | Highest-compensated employee | $209,475 | $0 | $13,573 |
| Cindy Lyons Fields | Director | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Cindy Stout | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Officer | $489,439 | $0 | $31,444 |
| DR ISELA IBARRA | DIRECTOR | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Elsa Borrego | Secretary | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| F James Volk | Director Start: 3/23 | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Javier Saenz | GENERAL COUNSEL | Highest-compensated employee | $173,831 | $0 | $8,192 |
| JOHN RUNKLES | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Officer | $313,089 | $0 | $22,965 |
| Jose F Cardenas | Director | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREL HUSTON | CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | Officer | $267,670 | $0 | $16,226 |
| Luis Veloz | Registered Nurse | Highest-compensated employee | $194,599 | $0 | $3,953 |
| Miguel Fernandez | DIRECTOR END: 3/23 | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| OMAR GARZA | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | $302,035 | $0 | $22,824 |
| Pat Gordon | Director | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROXANNE WEISENDANGER | CHIEF NURSING OFFICER | Officer | $265,521 | $0 | $19,534 |
| SERGIO E CARRILLO JR | REGISTERED NURSE | Highest-compensated employee | $264,296 | $0 | $5,816 |
| STEVE ANDERSON | Vice-Chair | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Steve Degroat | Board Chair | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Zulema S Gomez | Registered Nurse Medsurg | Highest-compensated employee | $171,257 | $0 | $2,235 |
E-file object id 202442289349302419. The IRS archive it was read from.
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Figures: CMS Healthcare Cost Report Information System, file HOSP10FY2025.ZIP, form CMS-2552-10, filed under CMS certification number 453313. Patients and payers: worksheet S-3 Part I of the same filing. Ownership: CMS Hospital All Owners and Hospital Enrollments.
How this page was built: the CMS Medicare cost report, file HOSP10FY2025.ZIP, read March 10, 2026.