Many Calif. Not-for-Profit Hospital System Execs Paid More Than $1M

Sixty-six senior executives at California's three largest not-for-profit hospital systems were paid more than $1 million in 2013, according to an analysis by Payers & Providers.

Of those:

• 19 were employed by Dignity Health;
• 25 were employed by Kaiser Permanente; and
• 22 were employed by Sutter Health.

The total number is up by nearly 30% from 2011, when 52 senior executives at the three hospital systems received more than $1 million in pay.

The analysis found that pay remained largely consistent from 2011 to 2013, with average total compensation among high earners:

• Increasing from $2.18 million to $2.2 million at Dignity Health;
• Staying at $2 million at Kaiser; and
• Decreasing from $1.93 million to $1.78 million at Sutter.

However, the analysis found that the number of senior executives at not-for-profit hospitals who made at least $1 million substantially increased, especially among CEOs.

A white paper on the analysis and its findings will be released on Nov. 30 (Shinkman, Payers & Providers, 11/12).