Dr. Lucas could earn an additional $86,000 to $100,000 if he meets incentive goals established by the board of trustees, according to the report.
Comparatively, compensation figures for other nearby regional hospital CEOs are the following:
• Vickie Diamond, CEO of Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, made $429,949 in 2009.
• Nicholas Wolter, MD, CEO of Billings (Mont.) Clinic, earned roughly $1.2 million in 2008.
• Kevin Unger, president and CEO of Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colo., made $570,000 in 2009.
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