Eric Passon

Eric Passon

Vice President
As Vice President, Eric oversees Southwind executives on a wide variety of consulting engagements and is responsible for conducting financial assessments, acquisition due diligence analyses, physician compensation model design and implementation, and strategic pro forma analyses.

During his tenure at Southwind, some of Eric's significant client engagements have included:
    • Completing over 50 financial assessments, CRATR implementations and compensation plan designs or restructurings for health system sponsored physician practices;
    • Designing numerous pro forma models illustrating health system financial impact of physician alignment strategies for both single and multi-specialty physician practices around the country;
    • Providing financial acquisition due diligence for numerous clients, including a $65 million, 60-physician cardiology practice in the mid-Atlantic, a $120 million, 125-physician multi-specialty group in the Midwest, a $30 million, 46-physician multispecialty group in the mid-Atlantic and an $80 million, 60-physician cardiology group in the South;
    • Leading an innovative physician compensation plan development for multiple departments of a major academic medical center in the Northeast; and
    • Developing pro forma models for multiple start-up clinics dedicated to Medicare and HMO patients.

    Prior to joining Southwind, Eric was Vice President of Finance and Administration in the anesthesia services division of TeamHealth. In this role, Eric's responsibilities included developing and presenting physician practice financial models to health system executives, and establishing operational and financial metrics for multiple physician groups. Earlier he served as Manager of Acquisition Analysis for TeamHealth, in which he oversaw the due diligence and financial modeling for several acquisitions, and the integration of three healthcare companies including two management service organizations. Eric began his healthcare career as a financial analyst for TeamHealth.

    Eric's educational background includes an MBA from the University of Tennessee and a Bachelor of Science in accounting from the University of Central Florida.