The board of directors for Fort Worth, Texas-based JPS Health Network unanimously voted to award President and CEO Robert Earley a $95,000 raise, bringing his total salary to $620,000, according to a Star-Telegram report.
Compensation Issues
In 2011, healthcare quality professionals had an average salary of $85,473, according to the American Society for Quality's annual survey.
In fiscal year 2010, Thomas Rockers, president and CEO of St. Anthony's Medical Center in St. Louis, received total compensation of $631,021, which included a $62,051 bonus, according to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch report.
Although it's normally a sensitive topic within a hospital or health system, executive compensation — especially at the not-for-profit level — has been at the forefront of public debate.
Physician Health Partners, the only approved Pioneer Accountable Care Organization in Colorado, expects the hundreds of physicians who treat more than 27,000 Medicare patients per month could see pay increases due to efficient care and meeting quality measures, according to…
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Because on-call coverage payments for emergency department and trauma programs have increased significantly in the past five to seven years, hospitals are looking at alternative strategies to ensure on-call coverage while controlling high physician on-call compensation levels, according to a…
Currently, New York-based Staten Island University Hospital President and CEO Anthony Ferreri earns $1,028,831 in salary and benefits, making him and several other state executives part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's investigation on not-for-profit executive salaries, according to a Staten Island…
Jim Valenti, CEO of University Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, will have a base salary of $430,580 after he received a 1.5 percent merit raise, according to an El Paso Times report.
Several members within the Southern Humboldt Community Healthcare District in Garberville, Calif., voiced their discontent at a public meeting after the board approved a new contract with Administrator Harry Jasper, which included a raise of $78,000, according to a Redwood…
U.S. District Court Judge Arthur Schwab, who ordered last week that the details of health insurer's proposed acquisition of Pittsburgh-based West Penn Allegheny Health System be made public, delayed the release of an uncensored portion of their agreement, according to…