Five cardiac electrophysiologists within the Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, received bonuses last year of more than $1 million each, according to a Dayton Daily News report.
Compensation Issues
With an average income of $250,000, many emergency physicians say they are generally happy with their career choice, according to Medscape's 2011 Physician Compensation Survey.
A few years ago, the Internal Revenue Service surveyed 544 non-profit hospitals on an array of financial measures, including executive compensation. Here are 20 statistics from the 2009 IRS report based on 2007 data on non-profit hospital CEO pay, categorized…
Urologists in private practice continue to earn higher salaries than those in academic positions, according to a Modern Medicine report. Among academics, pay varies by geographic location and department rank.
Last year, total compensation for Gary Newsome, president and CEO of Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates, increased 11.3 percent, from $6.38 million in 2010 to $7.11 million in 2011, according to documents from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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In 2011, Wayne Smith, president and CEO of Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems, made more than $21.58 million in total compensation, an increase from the $20.96 million he made in 2010, according to documents from the U.S. Securities and Exchange…
Total compensation for Alan Miller, CEO and chairman of King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services, swelled 27 percent last year, from $9.85 million in 2010 to $12.5 million in 2011, according to documents from the U.S. Securities and Exchange…
The national average salary of hospital chief nursing officers increased 2.24 percent from 2010 to 2011 to an average of $148,112, according to a survey from Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service.
In the world of healthcare, there are a slew of examples for hospitals to assess their physician compensation plans.
Angela Braly, president and CEO of health insurer WellPoint, earned roughly $13.26 million in total compensation in 2011, roughly $200,000 less than she made in 2010, according to documents from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.