Twenty CEOs of Chicago-based hospitals and health systems made at least $1 million in total compensation in 2011, making Chicagoland hospital executives among the highest-paid in the nation, according to a Crain Chicago's Business report.
Compensation Issues
In February, the board of directors of Phoenix-based Maricopa Integrated Health System approved a $125,000 raise for CEO Betsey Bayless, and the decision has drawn ire from some community stakeholders, according to an Arizona Republic report.
Of the roughly 662 non-profit organizations in Pennsylvania that provide some type of health or human services, more than half reported individuals earning at least $100,000 per year, and acute-care hospitals were among the primary organizations with the highest-paid employees,…
Gastonia, N.C.-based CaroMont Health fired its President and CEO Randall Kelley yesterday, and the former executive could be reaping a severance package of almost $1.2 million, according to a Gaston Gazette report.
Non-profit hospital executive salaries are again under the critical eye of top Connecticut officials, as the state's top budget chief called seven-figure hospital salaries excessive, according to a Journal Inquirer report.
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Gastroenterologists have been one of the highest-compensated, nonsurgical physician specialties as of late, as their median pay has risen almost 4 percent in each of the past few years.
A variety of factors impact physician compensation, and according to a recent survey from MGMA, there are significant differences in how physicians are paid in academic settings versus private practice and integrated delivery systems.
In fiscal year 2012, Gary Newsome, president and CEO of Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates, recorded $8.30 million in total compensation — a 16.8 percent increase from last year's pay package, according to a proxy disclosure filed with the U.S.…
Aetna Chairman CEO Mark Bertolini earned a compensation package of $13.2 million last year, up 26 percent from $10.6 million in 2011, even though the executive's bonus was reduced 55 percent to $892,800 for missing a performance target, according to…
Although Robert Pallari retired as CEO of Legacy Health in Portland, Ore., in 2005, he still recorded more than $6.3 million in compensation last year, according to an article at The Lund Report.