Compensation of CEOs at nonprofit hospitals

Hospital CEOs are highly compensated, averaging $660,000 per year in total compensation, with 18% making more than $1 million per year
Hospital entrance with an ambulance and hospital bed, by Dalle

Nonprofit hospitals are in the news recently, with ongoing conversations about whether nonprofit hospitals provide adequate care to the poor and needy given their tax-exempt status, among other issues. At the top of these hospitals are the chief executive officers. The nonprofit hospital CEO is responsible for the overall management of their hospital. They set the strategy and vision for the hospital (such as transitioning to value-based payments), manage the financial resources, oversee operations and personnel, develop partnerships, ensure compliance with regulations, and steer their hospital through pandemics.

The CEOs that run these tax-exempt hospitals are among the highest paid nonprofit executives in the United States. The average nonprofit hospital CEO makes $660,000 in total compensation (base salary, bonus, and benefits) per year. Most of these CEOs make between $214,429 and $834,631 per year, with top five percent of nonprofit hospital CEOs making more than $2,000,482 per year.

What drives hospital CEO compensation

There are over 4,500 nonprofit hospitals in the United States. Not all hospitals are the same, so it makes sense the hospital CEO pay varies hospital-to-hospital. But what differences in hospitals drive the different pay? Commonly-cited factors are hospital size, hospital financial performance, the CEO's experience and qualifications, and the region and market where the hospital is located. Do these match the Cause IQ data? Yes. Below we compare hospital size, as measured by the number of facilities within the hospital entity (according to Form 990, Schedule H, Part V, Section A) to the average CEO compensation of those hospitals. The results show that the larger the hospital, the more the CEO earns.

Number of facilities in hospital system compared to CEO compensation

Number of facilities in hospital Average CEO compensation
One facility
 
$551K
 
2 to 3 facilities
 
$888K
 
4 to 6 facilities
 
$1.1M
 
7 to 10 facilities
 
$1.6M
 
> 11 facilities
 
$1.9M
 

Hospital CEO compensation compared to percent of all expenses that the hospital spent on public assistance for low-income patients

Percent hospital spent on public assistance Average CEO compensation
< 1% public benefit spend
 
$346K
 
1% to 2.5% public benefit spend
 
$554K
 
2.5% to 5% public benefit spend
 
$708K
 
5% to 10% public benefit spend
 
$804K
 
> 10% public benefit spend
 
$621K
 

We also wanted to compare nonprofit hospital CEO pay to how much a hospital contributes to its community. Are hospitals that pay their CEOs the most also the greediest, contributing the least to their local communities? Fortunately not. We test this by looking at how much money the hospital spent on public benefit — Medicaid, financial assistance, and means-tested programs — to how much the hospital paid its CEO. We found that the greater percent the hospital spent on public benefit (up to a point), the more the hospital paid its CEO. This warrants further investigation, but a potential explanation could be that larger and more profitable hospitals have the financial health to both pay their CEOs more and provide greater support to their community. This trend does break down for hospitals that spend more than 10% of their budget on public benefit, but these hospitals could have a different mission than other hospitals.

List of highest paid hospital CEOs

  1. Title
    President and Chief Cutive Fficer / President and Chief Executive Officer and Trustee / President and Chief Executive Officer / Chief Executive Officer and President and Trustee / Chief Executive Officer and Trustee
    Compensation
    $26,271,976
    % Org revenue
    0.2%
    % Org comp
    0.4%
    Revenue
    $10,662,065,094
    Data date
    2024-12
    Location
    Website
  2. Title
    Chief Executive Officer of / Trustee and Chief Executive Officer / Chief Executive Officer and Trustee
    Compensation
    $13,541,590
    % Org revenue
    0.2%
    % Org comp
    0.4%
    Revenue
    $8,846,442,863
    Data date
    2024-12
    Location
  3. Peter S Fine, Banner Health
    Title
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $13,535,312
    % Org revenue
    0.1%
    % Org comp
    0.3%
    Revenue
    $10,839,690,022
    Data date
    2024-12
    Location
  4. Title
    President and Chief Executive Officer - Eff 5 and 4 and 15
    Compensation
    $11,531,308
    % Org revenue
    0.2%
    % Org comp
    0.5%
    Revenue
    $4,763,861,023
    Data date
    2024-12
    Location
  5. Warner L Thomas, See Statement
    Title
    President and Chief Executive Officer and Board Member
    Compensation
    $10,020,836
    % Org revenue
    0.2%
    % Org comp
    0.3%
    Revenue
    $6,038,885,387
    Data date
    2022-12
    Location
    Website
  6. Title
    Director , President , Chair , Chief Executive Officer - CCF / Director , President , Chief Executive Officer - CCF / Director , President , Chief Executive Officer / Director , President and Chief Executive Officer - CCF / Chief Executive Officer - Ccad / Chief of Staff - Ccad
    Compensation
    $9,709,152
    % Org revenue
    0.1%
    % Org comp
    0.1%
    Revenue
    $17,206,708,633
    Data date
    2024-12
    Location
  7. Mihaljevic Tomislav, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Title
    Director , President and Chief Executive Officer / Chief Executive Officer - Ccad / Chief of Staff - Ccad
    Compensation
    $9,709,152
    % Org revenue
    0.1%
    % Org comp
    0.2%
    Revenue
    $9,680,031,802
    Data date
    2024-12
    Location
  8. Jeffrey R. Balser, MD, PhD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Title
    President and Chief Executive Officer , Dean
    Compensation
    $9,143,107
    % Org revenue
    0.1%
    % Org comp
    0.2%
    Revenue
    $7,706,035,528
    Data date
    2024-06
    Location
    Website
  9. Thomas M. Priselac, Cedars Sinai
    Title
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $8,808,801
    % Org revenue
    0.2%
    % Org comp
    0.4%
    Revenue
    $5,280,774,922
    Data date
    2024-06
    Location
  10. William Robertson, MultiCare Health System
    Title
    / President and Chief Executive Officer , Interim Chief Financial Officer
    Compensation
    $8,673,258
    % Org revenue
    0.2%
    % Org comp
    0.3%
    Revenue
    $5,011,395,222
    Data date
    2024-12
    Location
  11. David W Strong, Orlando Health
    Title
    President and Chief Executive Officer / President , Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $8,579,505
    % Org revenue
    0.2%
    % Org comp
    0.6%
    Revenue
    $4,827,234,371
    Data date
    2024-09
    Location
  12. J Stephen Jones, Inova Health Care Service
    Title
    President and Chief Executive Officer , Inova / President and Chief Executive Officer / Chief Executive Officer , President , Beginning 4 and 9 and 18
    Compensation
    $6,579,451
    % Org revenue
    0.1%
    % Org comp
    0.2%
    Revenue
    $6,423,097,177
    Data date
    2024-12
    Location
    Website
  13. Title
    Chief Executive Officer and President and Board Chairman / / President and Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $6,256,081
    % Org revenue
    0.2%
    % Org comp
    0.4%
    Revenue
    $3,843,065,933
    Data date
    2024-09
    Location
  14. Wright L Lassiter, Henry Ford Health
    Title
    Past Director and President and Chief Executive Officer / President and Chief Executive Officer / Presidenthenry Ford Health System
    Compensation
    $6,023,327
    % Org revenue
    0.1%
    % Org comp
    0.2%
    Revenue
    $5,284,200,687
    Data date
    2022-12
    Location
    Website
  15. David Entwistle, Stanford Health Care
    Title
    President and Chief Executive Officer David Entwistle President and Chief Executive Officer / Director and Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $6,014,254
    % Org revenue
    0.1%
    % Org comp
    0.2%
    Revenue
    $8,049,046,052
    Data date
    2024-08
    Location
  16. Dennis M Murphy, Indiana University Health
    Title
    Director and President and Chief Executive Officer / Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
    Compensation
    $5,720,461
    % Org revenue
    0.1%
    % Org comp
    0.3%
    Revenue
    $6,079,560,656
    Data date
    2024-12
    Location
    Website
  17. James Hereford, Fairview Health Service
    Title
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $5,659,485
    % Org revenue
    0.1%
    % Org comp
    0.2%
    Revenue
    $5,326,063,577
    Data date
    2024-12
    Location
    Website
  18. Title
    Principal Officer / President and Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $5,186,504
    % Org revenue
    0.4%
    % Org comp
    1.0%
    Revenue
    $1,226,390,676
    Data date
    2024-12
    Location
    Website
  19. Title
    President , Population Health and Chief Executive , Ayin Health / Former Ke - PSJH President Executive Vice President and Pop Health / Former Executive Vice President and Population Health / Executive Vice President and Chief Population Health Officer / Executive Vice President and Population Health
    Compensation
    $4,470,578
    % Org revenue
    0.0%
    % Org comp
    0.1%
    Revenue
    $9,728,808,188
    Data date
    2023-12
    Location
    Website
  20. Title
    Director - President and Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $4,448,392
    % Org revenue
    1.6%
    % Org comp
    2.6%
    Revenue
    $283,168,180
    Data date
    2023-12
    Location
  21. Todd Laporte, HonorHealth
    Title
    Chief Executive Officer , Honor Health / Director and President and Chief Executive Officer / Director and Chief Executive Officer , Honorhealth / Executive Vice President and Chief Administration Officer / Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Strategic Planning / Senior Vice President and Cfso
    Compensation
    $4,422,352
    % Org revenue
    0.1%
    % Org comp
    0.3%
    Revenue
    $3,455,315,312
    Data date
    2024-12
    Location
    Website
  22. Title
    President and Chief Executive Officer , / President and Chief Executive Officer and Director / President and Director / President and Chief Executive Officer / Executive Vice President and Cao and Treasurer / Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
    Compensation
    $4,407,510
    % Org revenue
    0.2%
    % Org comp
    0.3%
    Revenue
    $2,898,794,768
    Data date
    2024-12
    Location
    Website
  23. Title
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $4,286,194
    % Org revenue
    0.2%
    % Org comp
    0.4%
    Revenue
    $2,014,273,578
    Data date
    2024-12
    Location
  24. Title
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $4,164,068
    % Org revenue
    0.1%
    % Org comp
    0.3%
    Revenue
    $3,000,055,750
    Data date
    2024-06
    Location
    Website
  25. Title
    Director and President and Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $4,119,053
    % Org revenue
    0.3%
    % Org comp
    0.7%
    Revenue
    $1,624,770,137
    Data date
    2024-12
    Location
    Website
  26. Title
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $3,973,208
    % Org revenue
    0.9%
    % Org comp
    2.1%
    Revenue
    $426,189,431
    Data date
    2019-12
    Location
  27. Joanne C Smith, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
    Title
    President , Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $3,966,964
    % Org revenue
    0.9%
    % Org comp
    1.5%
    Revenue
    $446,731,155
    Data date
    2022-08
    Location
    Website
  28. Rajendra Makkar, Cedars Sinai
    Title
    Past Executive Director - Cardiac Interventional Services / Director - Interventional Cardiology
    Compensation
    $3,923,343
    % Org revenue
    0.1%
    % Org comp
    0.2%
    Revenue
    $5,280,774,922
    Data date
    2024-06
    Location
  29. Title
    Director and President and Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $3,879,760
    % Org revenue
    0.2%
    % Org comp
    0.5%
    Revenue
    $2,322,217,395
    Data date
    2024-12
    Location
  30. Title
    Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $3,754,787
    % Org revenue
    0.1%
    % Org comp
    0.2%
    Revenue
    $3,858,554,683
    Data date
    2024-06
    Location
    Website
  31. Gregory C Feirn, LCMC Health
    Title
    President and Chief Executive Officer / Chief Executive Officer of LCMC / Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
    Compensation
    $3,735,208
    % Org revenue
    0.2%
    % Org comp
    0.6%
    Revenue
    $1,635,655,698
    Data date
    2024-12
    Location
    Website
  32. Title
    President and Chief Executive Officer , Umms / President and Chief Executive Officer , Ummc / President and Chief Executive Officer University of Maryland St Joseph Medical Center
    Compensation
    $3,713,974
    % Org revenue
    0.2%
    % Org comp
    0.3%
    Revenue
    $2,390,332,989
    Data date
    2024-06
    Location
    Website
  33. Title
    Former President and Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $3,668,788
    % Org revenue
    0.4%
    % Org comp
    1.4%
    Revenue
    $837,151,455
    Data date
    2019-06
    Location
  34. Title
    President , South Region / And Chief Executive Officer Chi St Luke's Health System
    Compensation
    $3,615,147
    % Org revenue
    0.3%
    % Org comp
    0.8%
    Revenue
    $1,297,071,717
    Data date
    2024-06
    Location
  35. Title
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $3,558,771
    % Org revenue
    0.2%
    % Org comp
    0.4%
    Revenue
    $1,736,932,091
    Data date
    2024-12
    Location
  36. Gerard J Colman, Baptist Healthcare System
    Title
    Chief Executive Officer and Director
    Compensation
    $3,517,911
    % Org revenue
    0.1%
    % Org comp
    0.2%
    Revenue
    $4,336,531,405
    Data date
    2024-08
    Location
  37. Al Maghazehe, Capital Health
    Title
    Chief Executive Officer and President of / Director - President and Chief Executive Officer / Trustee - President and Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $3,510,693
    % Org revenue
    0.3%
    % Org comp
    0.5%
    Revenue
    $1,285,510,632
    Data date
    2024-12
    Location
  38. Title
    Former President and Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $3,428,637
    % Org revenue
    0.2%
    % Org comp
    0.4%
    Revenue
    $1,756,859,714
    Data date
    2024-12
    Location
    Website
  39. Title
    President and Chief Executive Officer , / Senior Executive Vice President - Chief Administration Officer / Sevp - Chief Administrative Officer / Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
    Compensation
    $3,398,140
    % Org revenue
    0.1%
    % Org comp
    0.2%
    Revenue
    $2,550,029,191
    Data date
    2024-12
    Location
  40. Elizabeth Dunne, PeaceHealth
    Title
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $3,360,019
    % Org revenue
    0.1%
    % Org comp
    0.2%
    Revenue
    $3,623,620,652
    Data date
    2024-06
    Location
    Website
  41. Pedro L Melendez Rosario, Mennonite General Hospital
    Title
    Past Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $3,280,867
    % Org revenue
    0.9%
    % Org comp
    2.9%
    Revenue
    $384,845,610
    Data date
    2020-03
    Location
  42. Brian A. Nester, Lehigh Valley Hospital
    Title
    Former Trustee / President and Chief Executive Officer , LVHN and Trustee / President and Chief Executive Officer , LVHN / President and Chief Executive Officer LVHN / Trustee and Chief Executive Officer / Chief Strategy Officer
    Compensation
    $3,203,711
    % Org revenue
    0.1%
    % Org comp
    0.2%
    Revenue
    $3,224,416,727
    Data date
    2024-06
    Location
    Website
  43. Title
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $3,198,225
    % Org revenue
    0.4%
    % Org comp
    0.6%
    Revenue
    $840,728,832
    Data date
    2024-12
    Location
  44. Kevin B. Churchwell, MD, Boston Children's Hospital
    Title
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $3,197,892
    % Org revenue
    0.1%
    % Org comp
    0.2%
    Revenue
    $3,165,214,831
    Data date
    2024-09
    Location
  45. A Eugene Washington, Duke University Health System
    Title
    Chancellor Emeritus for Health Aff. / Former Chancellor Emeritus for Health Aff. / Director and President and Chief Executive Officer / President and Chief Executive Officer Duhs and Director / Chancellor
    Compensation
    $3,197,701
    % Org revenue
    0.1%
    % Org comp
    0.1%
    Revenue
    $5,766,300,632
    Data date
    2024-06
    Location
    Website
  46. R. Lawrence Moss, The Nemours Foundation
    Title
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $3,081,278
    % Org revenue
    0.1%
    % Org comp
    0.2%
    Revenue
    $2,357,991,833
    Data date
    2024-12
    Location
    Website
  47. Edward Abraham, University of Miami
    Title
    Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Uhealth
    Compensation
    $2,877,569
    % Org revenue
    0.0%
    % Org comp
    0.1%
    Revenue
    $6,488,140,479
    Data date
    2021-05
    Location
  48. Janice E. Nevin, M.D., MPH, Christiana Care Health Services
    Title
    Mphpresident and Chief Executive Officer / / President and Chief Executive Officer Exofficio / Senior Vice President and Associate Chief Marketing Officer
    Compensation
    $2,762,718
    % Org revenue
    0.1%
    % Org comp
    0.2%
    Revenue
    $3,050,885,960
    Data date
    2024-06
    Location
  49. Title
    Former LCH President and Chief Executive Officer Untl 12 and 19
    Compensation
    $2,556,969
    % Org revenue
    0.2%
    % Org comp
    0.4%
    Revenue
    $1,526,366,047
    Data date
    2020-08
    Location
  50. Title
    Past Treasurer - Senior Vice President Finance Tju and JH / Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer / Assistant Treas.; Senior Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer / Assistant Treasurer , Senior Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer
    Compensation
    $2,504,518
    % Org revenue
    0.3%
    % Org comp
    0.4%
    Revenue
    $877,861,678
    Data date
    2020-06
    Location
  51. Title
    President and Chief Executive Officer Thru 6 and 30 and 21 / President and Ceo* / President and Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $2,474,462
    % Org revenue
    0.2%
    % Org comp
    0.6%
    Revenue
    $1,032,319,822
    Data date
    2021-12
    Location
  52. Title
    Past President and Chief Executive Officer Thru 6 and 30 and 21 / President and Chief Executive Officer As of July
    Compensation
    $2,474,462
    % Org revenue
    0.3%
    % Org comp
    0.6%
    Revenue
    $933,958,061
    Data date
    2021-12
    Location
  53. Title
    Past President and Chief Executive Officer Thru 6 and 30 and 21
    Compensation
    $2,474,462
    % Org revenue
    0.7%
    % Org comp
    1.3%
    Revenue
    $332,956,926
    Data date
    2021-12
  54. Alan D Guerci, St Joseph Hospital
    Title
    Past President and Chief Executive Officer Thru 6 and 30 and 21
    Compensation
    $2,474,462
    % Org revenue
    1.3%
    % Org comp
    2.2%
    Revenue
    $183,558,862
    Data date
    2021-12
    Location
  55. Alan D Guerci, St Charles Hospital
    Title
    President and Chief Executive Officer Thru 6 and 30 and 21 / President and Chief Executive Officer As of July
    Compensation
    $2,474,462
    % Org revenue
    0.9%
    % Org comp
    1.8%
    Revenue
    $272,685,053
    Data date
    2021-12
  56. Title
    President and Chief Executive Officer Thru 6 and 30 and 21 / President and Chief Executive Officer As of July
    Compensation
    $2,474,462
    % Org revenue
    0.9%
    % Org comp
    1.5%
    Revenue
    $267,163,950
    Data date
    2021-12
    Location
  57. Title
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $2,467,859
    % Org revenue
    0.4%
    % Org comp
    1.0%
    Revenue
    $672,149,206
    Data date
    2024-06
    Location
  58. Title
    Trustee - President and Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $2,453,208
    % Org revenue
    0.4%
    % Org comp
    1.0%
    Revenue
    $596,467,503
    Data date
    2024-12
    Location
    Website
  59. Title
    President and Chief Executive Officer , St Jude Children's Research Hospital Director , Molecular Pathology Laboratory / President and Chief Executive Officer / Executive Vice President and Scientific Director and Deputy Director
    Compensation
    $2,434,190
    % Org revenue
    0.1%
    % Org comp
    0.3%
    Revenue
    $2,009,853,917
    Data date
    2024-06
    Location
    Website
  60. Title
    Past Chief Executive Officer VMFH / Chairman and Chief Executive Officer / Chairman , Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $2,402,489
    % Org revenue
    0.2%
    % Org comp
    0.4%
    Revenue
    $1,277,811,426
    Data date
    2022-06
    Location
    Website
  61. Miguel A Fuentes, BronxCare Health Systems
    Title
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $2,392,653
    % Org revenue
    0.2%
    % Org comp
    0.4%
    Revenue
    $1,054,193,847
    Data date
    2024-12
    Location
    Website
  62. Michael Salem, MD, National Jewish Health
    Title
    President and Chief Executive Officer , Bod Member
    Compensation
    $2,347,443
    % Org revenue
    0.6%
    % Org comp
    1.2%
    Revenue
    $401,084,397
    Data date
    2024-06
    Location
  63. Title
    Past President , Chief Executive Officer / President Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $2,316,988
    % Org revenue
    0.1%
    % Org comp
    0.2%
    Revenue
    $2,742,465,974
    Data date
    2019-08
    Location
  64. Title
    President and Chief Executive Officer Vandalia Health / Trustee and Vandalia Health Chief Executive Officer / President Chief Executive Officer and Trustee / President , Chief Executive Officer and Trustee
    Compensation
    $2,058,561
    % Org revenue
    0.1%
    % Org comp
    0.2%
    Revenue
    $1,987,671,117
    Data date
    2024-12
    Location
    Website
  65. Al Maghazehe F, Capital Health
    Title
    Director - President and Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $2,030,342
    % Org revenue
    0.2%
    % Org comp
    0.3%
    Revenue
    $1,285,510,632
    Data date
    2019-12
    Location
  66. Title
    GH President and Chief Executive Officer Until January / President and Chief Executive Officer Greater Hudson Valley Health System
    Compensation
    $1,988,828
    % Org revenue
    0.3%
    % Org comp
    0.5%
    Revenue
    $664,237,409
    Data date
    2022-12
    Location
  67. Title
    President and Chief Executive Officer / Chief Operating Officer
    Compensation
    $1,980,795
    % Org revenue
    0.2%
    % Org comp
    0.5%
    Revenue
    $1,031,704,132
    Data date
    2024-06
    Location
    Website
  68. Title
    President - SJHMC / President and Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $1,980,792
    % Org revenue
    0.2%
    % Org comp
    0.3%
    Revenue
    $1,078,024,153
    Data date
    2024-12
    Location
  69. Donald R. Gintzig, WakeMed
    Title
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $1,905,182
    % Org revenue
    0.1%
    % Org comp
    0.2%
    Revenue
    $2,298,360,002
    Data date
    2024-09
    Location
    Website
  70. Title
    Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $1,863,628
    % Org revenue
    0.3%
    % Org comp
    0.5%
    Revenue
    $669,173,347
    Data date
    2024-03
    Location
  71. Anthony J. Mazzarelli, Cooper University Health Care
    Title
    Board Member
    Compensation
    $1,862,453
    % Org revenue
    0.1%
    % Org comp
    0.1%
    Revenue
    $2,550,029,191
    Data date
    2019-12
    Location
  72. Steven Goldstein, University of Rochester
    Title
    President and Chief Executive Officer SMH and HH , Senior Vice President Urmc / Urmc Vice President , President and Chief Executive Officer SMH and HH
    Compensation
    $1,848,105
    % Org revenue
    0.0%
    % Org comp
    0.1%
    Revenue
    $5,909,399,276
    Data date
    2024-06
    Location
    Website
  73. Kenneth D. Gibbs, Maimonides Medical Center
    Title
    Chief Executive Officer , Maimonides Health / Trustee , President and Chief Executive Officer / President / Trustee and Chairman
    Compensation
    $1,815,126
    % Org revenue
    0.1%
    % Org comp
    0.2%
    Revenue
    $1,807,630,671
    Data date
    2024-12
    Location
  74. Patrick Taylor, Holy Cross Hospital
    Title
    Former Officer
    Compensation
    $1,770,344
    % Org revenue
    0.3%
    % Org comp
    0.5%
    Revenue
    $663,736,435
    Data date
    2020-06
    Website
  75. Title
    Past Trustee , President and Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $1,766,948
    % Org revenue
    0.1%
    % Org comp
    0.2%
    Revenue
    $3,471,594,710
    Data date
    2019-09
    Location
    Website
  76. Title
    Past S Advisor - President and Chief Executive Officer / Special Advisor To the President and Chief Executive Officer / Executive Vice President , G.C and Clo Thru 3 and 2019 / Executive Vice President , Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel / Executive Vice President , Clo and General Counsel / Executive Senior Vice President , Clo and General Counsel
    Compensation
    $1,744,032
    % Org revenue
    0.0%
    % Org comp
    0.0%
    Revenue
    $10,662,065,094
    Data date
    2022-12
    Location
    Website
  77. Grace Wakulchik, Akron Children's
    Title
    Former President / Bod and Officer - President and Chief Executive Officer / President and Chief Executive Officer / President / Chief Operating Officer
    Compensation
    $1,717,490
    % Org revenue
    0.1%
    % Org comp
    0.2%
    Revenue
    $1,540,288,244
    Data date
    2021-12
    Location
  78. Terry M. Murphy, Bayhealth
    Title
    President and Chief Executive Officer , Bayhealth / President and Chief Executive Officer / Chair and Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $1,651,718
    % Org revenue
    0.2%
    % Org comp
    0.3%
    Revenue
    $1,080,376,814
    Data date
    2024-06
    Location
    Website
  79. Title
    President and Chief Executive Officer , Cape Cod Healthcare and Chief Executive Officer , Cape Cod Hospital / President and Chief Executive Officer and Trustee
    Compensation
    $1,634,939
    % Org revenue
    0.1%
    % Org comp
    0.3%
    Revenue
    $1,117,214,725
    Data date
    2024-09
    Location
  80. Barry S Rabner, Princeton Health
    Title
    Former President and Chief Executive Officer / PHCS President and Chief Executive Officer / Trustee - President and Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $1,595,804
    % Org revenue
    0.3%
    % Org comp
    0.6%
    Revenue
    $612,316,567
    Data date
    2021-06
    Location
  81. Redonda G. Miller, M.D., M.B.A., The Johns Hopkins Hospital
    Title
    President
    Compensation
    $1,559,630
    % Org revenue
    0.0%
    % Org comp
    0.1%
    Revenue
    $3,385,888,491
    Data date
    2024-06
    Location
  82. Title
    Former President and Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $1,321,999
    % Org revenue
    0.4%
    % Org comp
    0.9%
    Revenue
    $296,170,067
    Data date
    2022-09
    Location
  83. Title
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $1,305,849
    % Org revenue
    0.2%
    % Org comp
    0.3%
    Revenue
    $802,768,233
    Data date
    2024-06
    Location
  84. Calvin Knight, John Muir Health
    Title
    Former President and Chief Executive Officer / Director and Chief Executive Officer and President / Chief Executive Officer and Director and President / President and Chief Executive Officer and Director
    Compensation
    $1,272,988
    % Org revenue
    0.1%
    % Org comp
    0.1%
    Revenue
    $2,018,584,584
    Data date
    2023-12
    Location
  85. Tom Brisse, McLaren Macomb
    Title
    Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $1,265,729
    % Org revenue
    0.3%
    % Org comp
    0.6%
    Revenue
    $415,949,534
    Data date
    2022-09
    Website
  86. Title
    Past President and Chief Executive Officer , Ahc; Board Member / President and Chief Executive Officer , Ahc; Board , Secretary / President and Chief Executive Officer , Ahc / Secretary / President and Chief Executive Officer / Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
    Compensation
    $1,241,328
    % Org revenue
    0.1%
    % Org comp
    0.3%
    Revenue
    $909,767,420
    Data date
    2024-12
    Location
  87. A Marc Harrison, Ihc Health Services
    Title
    Former Officer / Trustee and President and Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $1,130,987
    % Org revenue
    0.0%
    % Org comp
    0.0%
    Revenue
    $10,650,854,026
    Data date
    2024-12
  88. Kenneth P Defurio, Butler Memorial Hospital
    Title
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $1,106,222
    % Org revenue
    0.3%
    % Org comp
    0.9%
    Revenue
    $324,582,185
    Data date
    2024-06
    Location
  89. John A Diangelo, Inspira Medical Centers
    Title
    Trust / Trust / Trustee; President and Chief Executive Officer - Ihn / Trustee; President and Chief Executive Officer - Network / Trustee; President and Chief Executive Officer - NTWK / Director;pres and Chief Executive Officer / Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
    Compensation
    $1,102,461
    % Org revenue
    0.1%
    % Org comp
    0.2%
    Revenue
    $1,290,785,441
    Data date
    2021-12
    Location
  90. Title
    Former FMR President and Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $1,052,710
    % Org revenue
    0.0%
    % Org comp
    0.1%
    Revenue
    $3,426,543,123
    Data date
    2023-06
    Location
  91. Title
    Former President and Chief Executive Officer / President and Chief Executive Officer - Until 9 and 22
    Compensation
    $991,115
    % Org revenue
    0.0%
    % Org comp
    0.0%
    Revenue
    $8,499,234,483
    Data date
    2024-12
    Location
    Website
  92. Title
    Former President / President and Trustee / President and Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $589,205
    % Org revenue
    0.0%
    % Org comp
    0.1%
    Revenue
    $2,600,525,380
    Data date
    2024-09
    Location
    Website
  93. Title
    Former Key Emp - CCF / Former Key Emp - Chief Executive Officer Ccad
    Compensation
    $569,195
    % Org revenue
    0.0%
    % Org comp
    0.0%
    Revenue
    $17,206,708,633
    Data date
    2023-12
    Location
  94. Title
    Former Key Employee / Former Key Emp - Chief Executive Officer Ccad
    Compensation
    $569,195
    % Org revenue
    0.0%
    % Org comp
    0.0%
    Revenue
    $9,680,031,802
    Data date
    2023-12
    Location
  95. Clint Matthews, Tower Health
    Title
    Former President and Chief Executive Officer / Former President / Former President and Chief Executive Officer Ter
    Compensation
    $277,143
    % Org revenue
    0.1%
    % Org comp
    0.1%
    Revenue
    $406,600,464
    Data date
    2024-06
    Location
    Website
  96. Steven Sonenreich, Mount Sinai Medical Center
    Title
    Former President and Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $187,500
    % Org revenue
    0.0%
    % Org comp
    0.0%
    Revenue
    $1,214,110,463
    Data date
    2024-12
    Location
    Website
  97. Penny Wheeler, Allina Health
    Title
    Director and President and Chief Executive Officer / Executive Vice President , Chief Clinical Officer
    Compensation
    $0
    % Org revenue
    0.0%
    % Org comp
    0.0%
    Revenue
    $5,929,260,387
    Data date
    2023-12
    Location
  98. Title
    WMCF Trustee / President and Chief Executive Officer
    Compensation
    $0
    % Org revenue
    0.0%
    % Org comp
    0.0%
    Revenue
    $1,442,236,973
    Data date
    2022-12
    Location
  99. Title
    Trustee;
    Compensation
    $0
    % Org revenue
    0.0%
    % Org comp
    0.0%
    Revenue
    $2,643,551,778
    Data date
    2022-06
    Location

Methodology

Cause IQ digitizes and cleans electronic and paper / scanned Form 990s for over 1.8 million IRS-registered tax-exempt organizations. In this article, we looked at 501(c)(3) organizations that filled out Schedule H of the Form 990, indicating they were a hospital, and operated at least one hospital facility according to Schedule H, Part V, Section A. We then looked at personnel who were the CEO, Executive Director, or equivalent person-in-charge of their hospital, eliminating people who no longer work at the hospitals, only worked a partial year at the hospital in the most recent Form 990, or worked less than 30 hours a week at the hospital (which does happen for among related hospital entities). This resulted in a list of 1,593 nonprofit hospital CEOs. The compensation figures, unless otherwise noted, are for total compensation, which we calculate by adding Form 990, Part VII, Columns D, E, and F.

Article originally published on January 10, 2023.

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