In 2011-12, the latest data available, the compensation for the CEOs and top leaders of the nation's 25 highest-grossing nonprofit hospitals totaled more than $52.7 million, or an average of $2.1 million per executive.
According to the most recent IRS Form 990s filed by each hospital, CEOs at some of the largest hospitals earned anywhere from a low of $540,000 to a high of $6.07 million.
Here are the compensation figures of those hospitals' CEOs and/or top strategic leaders. Names and figures are presented in order based on the organization's rank in the most recent Becker's Hospital Review list of "50 Top-Grossing Nonprofit Hospitals."
Note: All compensation figures include base salaries, bonuses, incentives, deferred compensation and other reportable compensation from the institution's Form 990. Figures are based on the most recently filed Form 990 as posted on Guidestar. Hospitals that are part of systems and did not list data for individual CEOs are represented by the health system CEO.
1. Jeffrey Romoff, UPMC (Pittsburgh)
2012 total compensation: $6.07 million
2. Delos Cosgrove, MD, Cleveland Clinic
2012 total compensation: $3.17 million
3. Thomas Priselac, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles)
2012 total compensation: $3.85 million
4. Lars Houmann, Florida Hospital Orlando
2011 total compensation: $1.84 million
5. Amir Dan Rubin, Stanford Hospital & Clinics (Palo Alto, Calif.)
2012 total compensation: $3.1 million
6. Steven Corwin, MD, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (New York City)
2011 total compensation: $3.08 million
7. Garry Scheib, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)
2012 total compensation: $1.46 million
(Mr. Scheib also serves as COO of the University of Pennsylvania Health System.)
8. Steven Safyer, MD, Montefiore Medical Center (New York City)
2012 total compensation: $4.45 million
9. Mark Laret, UCSF Medical Center (San Francisco)
2012 total compensation: $1.38 million
10. Sherrie Sitarik, Orlando (Fla.) Health
2012 total compensation: $1.12 million
(Ms. Sitarik has since resigned.)
11. Peter Slavin, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston)
2012 total compensation: $1.76 million
12. Ann Madden Rice, UC Davis Medical Center (Sacramento)
2012 total compensation: $1.03 million
13. Larry Kaiser, MD, TUHS/Temple University Hospital (Philadelphia)
2012 total compensation: $540,395
14. David Posch, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Nashville, Tenn.)
2012 total compensation: $642,759
15. Daniel Evans Jr., JD, Indiana University Health (Indianapolis)
2012 total compensation: $2.28 million
16. Steven Gabbe, MD, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (Columbus)
2012 total compensation: $900,534
17. Elizabeth Nabel, MD, Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston)
2012 total compensation: $1.94 million
18. Joan Richards, Crozer-Chester Medical Center (Upland, Pa.)
2012 total compensation: $1.37 million
19. Ronald DePinho, MD, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston)
2012 total compensation: $1.4 million
20. Robert Garrett, Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center
2011 total compensation: $2.38 million
21. Robert Grossman, MD, NYU Langone Medical Center (New York City)
2012 total compensation: $2.07 million
22. Doug Strong, University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers (Ann Arbor)
2012 total compensation: $625,770
23. David McQuaid, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (Philadelphia)
2012 total compensation: $990,074
(During 2012, Mr. McQuaid held the titles of both COO and president, replacing the retired Thomas Lewis.)
24. Kevin Sowers, RN, Duke University Hospital (Durham, N.C.)
2012 total compensation: $677,987
25. Dean Harrison, Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Chicago)
2011 total compensation: $4.61 million
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