Michael Walters, former senior vice president for business development at St. Elizabeth Healthcare, earned more than $2.1 million in total compensation after retiring at the end of 2010. Mr. Walters’ base salary was $287,857, and supplemental retirement earnings accounted for roughly $1.8 million, according to the report.
Steven Mickus, COO of Catholic Health Partners, took home more than $1.76 million, with a base pay of $846,286. James Gravell, CFO of Catholic Health Partners, reported total compensation of just more than $1 million.
The highest-earning physicians in the Cincinnati area were Richard Azizkhan, MD, surgeon-in-chief at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, and Dean Kereiakes, MD, medical director of the Christ Hospital Heart and Vascular Center. Dr. Azizkhan earned $1.43 million in 2010 with a base salary of $735,782, and Dr. Kereiakes made a little more than $1.06 million with a base salary of $1.02 million, according to the report.
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