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.
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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…
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act opened many doors for the world of health IT when it was signed into law on Feb. 17, 2009. The HITECH Act engaged hospitals, physicians and other healthcare providers to…
As hospital compensation committees deal with increased regulatory requirements, a more detailed IRS Form 990 and general public and media scrutiny, their roles have expanded beyond only setting top executive salaries, according to a monograph from the Center for Healthcare…
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Martha Marsh, former president and CEO of Stanford Hospital & Clinics, made $1.92 million in her last year at Stanford before retiring, according to Stanford Hospital's Form 990 from fiscal year 2010.
Executives at Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System will not receive bonuses based on the health system's fiscal year 2011 results after the board of trustees decided to implement stricter bonus criteria, according to a Chattanooga Times Free Press report.
Richmond Harman, former CEO of Martin Health System in Stuart, Fla., received the largest compensation package — $5.63 million — of any non-profit executive in the Palm Beach County area of Florida in 2009, according to a Palm Beach Post…
Several salary and compensation reports of hospital executives and physicians made headlines in 2011. Here are 10 of the biggest hospital compensation stories of the past year.
Several former CEOs of Cincinnati-area hospitals earned million-dollar compensation packages in 2009 and 2010, but there were also several physicians and other executives who hit the million-dollar level, according to a Business Courier report.