The New Hampshire Attorney General will begin reviewing the salaries of executives at New Hampshire nonprofit hospitals, according to a New Hampshire Union Leader report.
Attorney General Michael Delaney announced plans to review the earnings last month, singling out Catholic Medical Center President and CEO Alyson Pitman Giles' salary of $1.36 million as compensation that "significantly exceeds that of her peers," according to the report.
Ms. Giles makes about twice as much as Elliott Hospital President and CEO Doug Dean, who saw his compensation increase 12 percent last year, to $679,000. Both Catholic Medical Center and Elliott Hospital are located in Manchester, N.H.
Not everyone profited, though — according to a New Hampshire Union Leader review, salary gains and losses differed greatly between hospitals. Exeter Hospital executive Kevin Callahan saw his salary fall $41,000, to $748,000.
If the Attorney General finds the pay to be excessive, he could issue a cease-and-desist order, or even approach Probate Court and ask a judge to determine a proper compensation level. A representative from the Attorney General's office said CEOs would not directly be asked to take pay cuts, but hospital board could be contacted and told their compensation levels are too high.
Read the New Hampshire Union Leader report on hospital executive compensation.
View more statistics on non-profit hospital executive compensation.
Attorney General Michael Delaney announced plans to review the earnings last month, singling out Catholic Medical Center President and CEO Alyson Pitman Giles' salary of $1.36 million as compensation that "significantly exceeds that of her peers," according to the report.
Ms. Giles makes about twice as much as Elliott Hospital President and CEO Doug Dean, who saw his compensation increase 12 percent last year, to $679,000. Both Catholic Medical Center and Elliott Hospital are located in Manchester, N.H.
Not everyone profited, though — according to a New Hampshire Union Leader review, salary gains and losses differed greatly between hospitals. Exeter Hospital executive Kevin Callahan saw his salary fall $41,000, to $748,000.
If the Attorney General finds the pay to be excessive, he could issue a cease-and-desist order, or even approach Probate Court and ask a judge to determine a proper compensation level. A representative from the Attorney General's office said CEOs would not directly be asked to take pay cuts, but hospital board could be contacted and told their compensation levels are too high.
Read the New Hampshire Union Leader report on hospital executive compensation.
View more statistics on non-profit hospital executive compensation.