Executive Compensation at BJC HealthCare

BJC HealthCare (whose legal name is BJC Health System) is one of the largest non-profit healthcare providers in the country with 15 hospitals and multiple community health locations in Missouri and Illinois. BJC HealthCare consists of dozens of affiliated non-profits but the one that encompasses most of the employees of the network is the BJC Health System Group Return which shows the organization reported $4.658 billion in revenue, $4.450 billion in expenses, $208 million in unspent revenue, and $3.038 billion in net assets (or fund balances).
The most recent IRS Form 990 (2016) reports 34,136 employees were compensated $1.839 billion (about 40% of revenue) which equates to an average compensation of $54,000. 2,578 employees received more than $100,000 in compensation with the 66 most highly compensated employees listed below:
- $2,613,055: Steven Lipstein, BJC President, CEO, Dir-Ex Off
- $2,335,213: Mark J Turner, MRHS President, Treasurer
- $2,286,921: Richard Likeweg, BJH Director
- $1,633,890: Lee Fetter, CHSDC President, Director
- $1,463,536: Robert W Cannon, BJS President, Director
- $1,457,058: Sandra VanTrease, CHAS Director
- $1,441,361: Kevin Roberts, BJC SVP, CFO, Treasurer
- $1,398,326: Michael DeHaven, BJC SVP, General Counsel, Secretary
- $1,245,486: Joan MacGruder, SLCH President, Director
- $1,133,443: Dan Rothery, BJC Home President, Director
- $1,030,283: Lannis E Hall, Physician
- $1,028,066: Prasad V Kandula, MMG Director
- $ 987,966: Robert J O’Bert, BJC Physician
- $ 958,558: David J Sewall, Physician
- $ 936,125: David Weiss, BJC Home Director
- $ 929,908: Michael J Paul, Physician
- $ 872,646: Andrew Krainik, Physician
- $ 739,194: Gregory Schüler, BJC VP Chief Investment Officer
- $ 735,547: Joe Lanius, MRHS Secretary (Term 6/2016)
- $ 734,148: Mark Krieger, BJH VP, CFO, Treasurer
- $ 718,240: Hans Moosa, MESI Director
- $ 714,988: John Antes, MBMC President, Director
- $ 686,396: David Aplington, BJC BH Secretary, Director
- $ 667,353: John Beatty, BJC SVP Chief HR Officer
- $ 639,216: John Ellena, CHC Director
- $ 617,210: Ronald McMullen, CH President, Director (Term 6/2016)
- $ 563,797: John Wuellner, AMH Director (compensation from a related org)
- $ 549,628: Kevin Baumer, MESI Director
- $ 536,322: Coreen Vlodarchyk, BJC Home Director
- $ 534,339: Trisha Lollo, BJC Home Director
- $ 534,144: Scott Kirkley, PHC Director
- $ 514,168: Jim Sinek, CHAS, President, Director
- $ 488,957: Charles Black Douglas, BJWCH President, Director (Term 1/2016)
- $ 480,778: Thomas Karl, PHC President, Director
- $ 473,573: Thomas Jackson, MBHS Director
- $ 450,570: Glen Schwaegel, PWHC, VP Finance
- $ 447,004: Chris Watts, BJSPH President, Director (begin 11/2016)
- $ 421,923: David Alan Braasch, AMH President, Director
- $ 420,159: Michele McKee, SLCH VP Finance
- $ 409,383: Greg Patterson, BJC Secretary (No Vote)
- $ 405,935: Jamesy C Smith, PHC Director
- $ 395,646: Kim Gladstone, BJC BH President and Executive Director
- $ 389,978: Ruth Holmes, MESI Secretary (beginning 6/2016)
- $ 382,607: Susan Koesterer, CH VP Finance
- $ 380,234: Rhonda Brandon, BJC Former SVP/Chief HR Officer
- $ 379,636: David Riedel, AMH Director ($340,828 was from a related org)
- $ 378,341: Larry Tracy, BJSPH President, Director (Term 7/2016)
- $ 357,863: Tony Schwarm, MBHS President
- $ 341,730: Rosella Fowler, CHAS Vice Chairman
- $ 328,517: Alison Baker, MBHS Director
- $ 326,505: Lori Schreiner, BJC Home Director
- $ 308,864: James B Davis, MMG Secretary, VP, Director
- $ 307,122: Amy Desart, MBMC VP Finance
- $ 300,361: Amy Thomas, PMMCI VP Finance Secretary
- $ 293,514: Gary Grix, PHC Director
- $ 291,649: Edward Dumontier, PHC Director
- $ 282,444: David Weinstein, MBMC Director
- $ 272,265: Mathew Zimmerman, MBHS Director
- $ 264,829: Monica Smith, BHHC VP, Director
- $ 256,157: Chris Ward, Secretary, Treasurer
- $ 220,025: Patrick Venditti, BJC CHS VP, Secretary, Director
- $ 214,674: Rick L Stevens, CH President, Director (Beg 6/2016)
- $ 210,896: Marilee Stockmann, BJC Home Director
- $ 208,051: Barbi Berrong, BJC BH VP and Executive Director
- $ 177,285: Melanie Mueth, BJC Home Director
- $ 150,342: Joshua Jensen, II, CH Director
Note: The initials after the name appear to be the non-profit the employee is affiliated with. The word “Term” appears to mean terminated.
48 of the 66 (73%) most highly compensated employees are male while 16 (27%) are female. 8 of the 10 most highly compensated employees are male while 2 are female. 23 of the 25 (92%) most highly compensated employees are male while 2 (8%) are female.
The IRS Form 990 also reports the organization paid for first class or charter travel, health or social club dues or initiation fees, and tax indemnification and gross up payments. For more detail on these expenses, go to Schedule J, Part III, Supplemental Information of the Form 990 (click here for the link).
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