John Meehan, outgoing CEO of Hartford (Conn.) Hospital, was the highest-paid hospital executive in the state, according to the report. His compensation reached $6.98 million, with nearly $5.9 million of that total coming in nontaxable and retirement benefits.
The median compensation total of the highest-paid position at every Connecticut hospital was $678,000. Peter Herbert, MD, chief of staff and senior vice president for medical affairs at Yale-New Haven Hospital, was the second-highest-paid hospital executive in Connecticut, earning roughly $3.55 million in 2010.
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