Compensation Issues

Here is an analysis of the reported average and median salary and other compensation for the top management official in nonprofit hospitals by hospital revenue, according to the IRS's Exempt Organizations Hospital Compliance Project Final Report.

Here is an analysis of the reported average and median salary and other compensation for the top management official in nonprofit hospitals by community type, according to the IRS's Exempt Organizations Hospital Compliance Project Final Report.

The IRS released the results of its Exempt Organizations Hospital Study, which reviewed the executive compensation practices of more than 500 nonprofit hospitals.

Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, announced that it will institute a hiring freeze due to the current economic situation, according to a report in the Chicago Tribune.

Here are the 2008 median base salaries for hospital and health system CEOs and CFOs, according to the Integrated Healthcare Strategies 2008 Healthcare Executive Compensation Survey.

Here are the median hourly earnings of some of the largest occupations in hospitals, according to May 2006 statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Here are the average hourly earnings of non-supervisory workers in health services in 2006, broken down by industry segment, with average weekly hours in parentheses, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Ark., is cutting the pay of about 2,000 of its employee by around 3 percent instead of cutting up to 70 jobs, according to a report from the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.

Denville, N.J.-based Saint Clare's Health Systems is implementing a comprehensive financial improvement plan that will include job and spending cuts, according a news release made by the system.

Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC) in Bangor is eliminating 76 positions, 24 of which are occupied, as the organization endeavors to reduce operating costs, according to a memo sent to EMMC employees.