Atrium Health's 10 highest-earning executives in 2022

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health invested $138 million in its workforce and $271 million into base-pay increases and incentives in 2022, according to a report shared with Becker's April 10. 

It was a big year for the health system, which combined with Advocate Aurora Health in December, forming Charlotte-based Advocate Health, the nation's fifth-largest nonprofit health system with 67 hospitals across Illinois, Wisconsin, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and North Carolina.

North Carolina's nonprofit health systems have been the subject of scrutiny from the state's treasurer, Dale Folwell. In a Feb. 15 report, Mr. Folwell called their executive pay raises "the biggest transfer of wealth in our generation." 

Atrium Health defends competitive pay as necessary to retain top executives in a challenging sector of the healthcare industry. 

"As a nonprofit health system, we don't have the luxury of providing stock options and other typical corporate perks," Atrium said in a statement shared with Becker's. "We're proud of how our CEO and executive leadership team have continued to elevate and expand top-quality services and access, focused on providing all individuals with the opportunity to live their healthiest lives." 

Here's what Atrium Health's top-earning executives brought home in 2022: 

1. CEO Eugene Woods 

Base salary: $3,733,333

Bonus compensation: $5,400,000

Plan-based incentive compensation: $2,500,000

All other compensation: $2,340,936

Total: $13,974,269

2. CFO Anthony DeFurio 

Base salary: $1,567,917

Bonus compensation: $1,590,000

All other compensation: $494,148

Total: $3,652,065

3. President of Greater Charlotte Region Ken Haynes 

Base salary: $1,372,667

Bonus compensation: $1,392,000

All other compensation: $437,045

Total: $3,201,712

4. Chief Physician Executive Scott Rissmiller, MD

Base salary: $1,165,583

Bonus compensation: $1,182,000

Plan-based incentive compensation: $250,000

All other compensation: $379,770

Total: $2,977,353

5. Chief Legal Officer Brett Denton

Base salary: $990,178

Bonus compensation: $1,004,124

All other compensation: $330,644

Total: $2,324,946

6. Chief People & Culture Officer Jim Dunn, PhD 

Base salary: $994,000

Bonus compensation: $1,008,000

All other compensation: $321,928

Total: $2,323,928

7. Chief Integration Officer and System Chief of Staff Carol Lovin

Base salary: $976,605

Bonus compensation: $990,360

All other compensation: $347,154

Total: $2,314,119

8. Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer Rasu Shrestha, MD

Base salary: $988,083

Bonus compensation: $960,250

All other compensation: $324,314

Total: $2,272,647

9. Chief Population, Corporate & Government Affairs Officer Terry Williams

Base salary: $857,917

Bonus compensation: $833,750

All other compensation: $288,496

Total: $1,980,163

10. CEO of Macon, Ga.-based Atrium Health Navicent Delvecchio Finley

Base salary: $1,017,667

Bonus compensation: $688,000

All other compensation: $177,892

Total: $1,883,559

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