1. Baltimore-area Nonprofit Hospital CEOs Receive Country Club memberships on Top of High Salaries
CEOs and presidents of many Baltimore-area nonprofit hospitals receive seven-figure salaries, country club memberships and tax and financial planning services as part of their total compensation, according to a Baltimore Sun report.
Follow-up story: Maryland Hospital Association President Responds to CEO Salary Attacks
2. North Carolina’s Iredell Memorial Hospital CEO Compensation Questioned
David Grogan, chair of the board of directors at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville, N.C., said the board supports the compensation package of hospital CEO Ed Rush, following a letter from Statesville law clerk Brian Chapman that called the compensation “excessive,” according to a Statesville Record-Landmark report.
3. Michigan’s Allegiance Health Executive Salaries Total $25M Combined
Nine top executives at Allegiance Health in Jackson, Mich., received pay increases that pushed their combined salaries to more than $2.5 million in the 2008-9 reporting year, according to a report by the Jackson Citizen Patriot.
4. El Camino Hospital Freezes Executive Salaries Following $791M Loss This Year
El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, Calif., has decided to freeze its executive’s salaries following $7.91 million in losses so far this year, according to Mercury News report.
5. California CEOs Average More Than $700K in Total Salary
A report by Payers & Providers, a California healthcare business publication, found the base salary for California hospital CEOs averaged $514,237 — or as much as $732,004 with bonuses, retirement money and expense accounts, according to a Ventura County Star report.
6. Critics Question High Hospital CEO Compensation in Economic Slump
Critics questioned whether hospital executives in upstate N.Y. deserve such large salaries, following a Times Union review that found many of the area’s non-profit hospital CEOs were paid in excess of the $490,000 national average, according to a Times Union report.
7. New Hampshire Attorney General Reviews Hospital Executive Salaries
The New Hampshire Attorney General will begin reviewing the salaries of executives at New Hampshire nonprofit hospitals, according to a New Hampshire Union Leader
