Salem Hospital Explains President’s Reported $1.2M Compensation

Following a report that claimed Salem Hospital president Norman Gruber received $1.2 million in annual compensation in 2008, the hospital explained that Mr. Gruber’s unusually high compensation was due to a supplemental five-year retirement plan reported as earnings in 2008, according to a Lund Report article.

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The original report on Mr. Gruber’s salary, published by The Lund Report in early Oct. 2010, caused a stir in the local and physician community. According to the report, however, Mr. Gruber’s reported 2008 compensation did not reflect his annual salary, which stood at $645,288 in 2007.

When Mr. Gruber’s supplemental retirement plan was discontinued at the end of 2008, the IRS required that savings and accrued interest be paid to the executive as taxable income in a lump sum.

Read the article from The Lund Report on Norman Gruber.

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