Executives at Providence St Joseph Health Received $223 Million in Compensation

The salaries are included because the employees are compensated by PHAS or a related/affiliated organization, as reported on the Form 990.

You are looking at the wrong Form 990 (the 188 organizations – both non-profit and taxable – pay $4 billion annually to PHAS for management services (an average of $21 million each):

Providence Health and Services – Washington (PHAS) is part of the Providence St Joseph Health (PSJH), a non-profit, tax-exempt integrated healthcare provider associated with the Catholic Church. With 51 hospitals and nearly 1,000 clinics staffed by 122,000 employees across seven western states (Washington, Oregon, Montana, New Mexico, California, Texas, and Alaska), the Providence St Joseph Health system came to be when PHAS merged with Providence St. Joseph Health (PSJH), in 2016. (note: PSJH – the overall executive management arm – is the sole member of PHAS).

There are 105 tax-exempt organizations, 42 taxable partnerships, and 41 taxable corporations or trusts that make up the network. These organizations pay PHAS about $4 billion annually for management and oversight.

PHAS is headquartered in Renton, Washington, has about 45,300 employees (2023), and reported total revenue of $9.8 billion with the primary sources being net patient revenue ($5.5 billion) – with the emphasis on “net” which means gross revenue was significantly higher and had expenses/adjustments deducted (no detail provided), followed by revenue from affiliates ($4 billion) which is what the affiliates pay for overall management services.

Expenses in 2023 totaled $9.7 billion (not including $458 million in depreciation) are categorized as follows:

$5.9 billion: Compensation
$1.6 billion: Fees for Services (primarily other, no detail provided)
$o.9 billion (or $900 million): Medical Supplies and Hospital Fees
$0.7 billion (or $700 million): Office-related Expenses
$0.6 billion (or $600 million): Other Expenses (Interest, Travel, Conferences, Advertising)
Note the largest expense is for compensation for the 45,300 employees who received an average compensation of $130,000 (although PHAS spent more than $220 million for staffing from 2 outside independent contractors).

12,004 employees received more than $100,000 in compensation. The 40 most highly compensated employees (and former employees) of PH&S were reported to be:

$6,195,258: Guy Hudson, Division Chief Executive – North
$5,096,572: Debra Canales, Former EVP, CAO*
$5,616,067: Erik Wexler, Chief Executive Southern CA
$4,470,578: Rhonda Medows, Former EVP, Population Health*
$4,376,735: Lisa Vance, President, Strategy and Operations North (thru 6/23)
$3,539,549: Greg Hoffman, President/CEO and Treasurer
$3,302,551: JoAnn Escasa-Haigh, EVP, Asst Treasurer*
$3,167,071: Joel Gilbertson, Division Chief Executive – Central
$3,133,967: Wasif Rasheed, Chief Revenue and Growth Officer
$3,036,961: Greg Till, Chief People Officer
$2,427,903: Kevin Brooks, Division COO – North
$2,329,749: Anna Newsom, EVP and Chief Legal Officer
$2,234,673: Ari Robicsek, Chief Providence Analytics Officer
$2,039,677: Kevin Manemann, Chief Executive PSJH Southern CA
$2,017,976: Amy Compton-Phillips, Former EVP, Chief Clinical Officer*
$1,999,545: Hoda Asmar, EVP, Systems Chief Medical Officer
$1,910,283: Jeremy Zoch,, Chief Executive SJO
$1,949,181: Orest Holubec, Former SVP, Chief Comm/EXT Affairs Officer*
$1,840,194: Ali Santore, SVP, Gov’t Affairs and Social Responsibility
$1,827,028: Tom Mahowald: CFO Clinical Care
$1,822,649: Richard Parks, Executive Advisor
$1,781,484: Scott O’Brien, Division COO – Central
$1,758,200: PK Khurana, Chief Strategy Officer – Care Delivery
$1,723,910: Sara Vaezy, EVP, Chief Marketing/Digital Innovation Officer (part year)
$1,620,534: Mary Cranstoun, SVP, Total Rewards – Talent Acquisition
$1,551,765: Sylvain Trepanier, SVP Chief Nursing Officer
$1,305,642: Ella Goss, Regional Chief Executive – AK
$1,291,514: Marybeth Formby, Division CFO – North
$1,115,622: Jim Watson, Assistant Secretary*
$1,067,492: Darin Goss, Chief Executive South Puget Sound
$1,055,591: Kristy Carrington, CE North Puget Sound
$1,027,295: Mike Waters, EVP, Ambulatory Care Network (thru 7/22)
$ 998,507: Melissa Damm, Division CFO – Central
$ 997,467: Ryan Thompson, SVP Chief Revenue Cycle Officer
$ 952,602: Prasanna Mohanty, COO- PCN
$ 944,563: Jim Martin, Assistant Treasurer (part year)
$ 887,015: Preston Simmons, SVP, CE, AK Region (thru 10/22)
$ 548,458: David Brown, SVP CAO, Ambulatory Care (thru 8/22)
$ 541,701: John Whipple, Secretary (thru 5/22)
$ 469,776: Darren Redick, Former Key Employee, Chief Executive, PRMCE
“*” indicates compensation was paid by a related/affiliated organization

24 of the 40 (60%) most highly compensated employees are male while 16 of the 40 (40%) are female. It is interesting to note many of the individuals listed above are former employees.

The 40 most highly compensated employees received $86 million in compensation from 2017-2023 (note: highly compensated employees employed during 2017-2022 but not in 2023 are not included in this compilation). The 20 most highly compensated employees in 2023 received $207 million in compensation from 2017-2023:

Guy Hudson: Total Compensation: 2020-2023: $14 million

2023; $6,195,258
2022: $3,623,646
2021: $2,564,821
2020: $2,062,328
Debra Canales: Total Compensation 2017-2023: $24 million

2023: $5,096,572
2022: $3,808,259
2021: $3,506,414
2020: $2,694,992
2019: $2,557,624
2018: $3,456,214
2017: $2,910,666
Erik Wexler: Total Compensation 2019-2023: $18 million

2023: $5,616,067
2022: $5,101,912
2021: $3,227,057
2020: $2,312,296
2019: $2,607,656
Rhonda Medows: Total Compensation 2017-2023: $20 million

2023: $4,470,578
2022: $3,320,750
2021: $2,921,214
2020: $2,143,321
2019: $2,163,292
2018: $2,630,339
2017: $2,708,746
Lisa Vance: Total compensation 2017-2023: $19 million

2023: $4,376,735
2022: $3,952,089
2021: $2,911,370
2020: $1,940,954
2019: $1,559,647
2018: $1,727,218
2017: $2,373,427
Greg Hoffman: Total Compensation 2020-2023: $9 million

2023: $3,539,549
2022: $2,898,151
2021: $1,680,620
2020: $ 798,442
JoAnn Escasa-Haigh: Total Compensation 2017-2023: $14 million

2023; $3,302,551
2022: $2,193,229
2021: $1,719,076
2020: $1,746,592
2019: $1,406,734
2018: $1,638,259
2017: $2,039,775
Joel Gilbertson: Total Compensation 2017-2023: $14 million

2023: $3,167,071
2022: $2,398,714
2021: $2,171,710
2020: $1,333,644
2019: $1,518,930
2018: $1,968,479
2017: $1,408,699
Wasif Rasheed: Total Compensation 2022-2023: $6 million

2023: $3,133,967
2022: $2,729,167
Greg Till: Total Compensation 2017-2023: $13 million

2023: $3,036,961
2022: $2,429,125
2021: $1,793,872
2020: $1,646,110
2019: $1,363,480
2018: $1,259,482
2017: $1,205,152
Kevin Brooks: Total Compensation: 2022-2023: $4 million

2023: $2,427,903
2022: $1,511,748
Anna Newsom: Total Compensation 2022-2023: $3 million

2023: $2,329,749
2022: $1,026,085
Ari Robicsek: Total Compensation 2023: $2 million

2023: $2,234,673
Kevin Manemann: Total Compensation 2021-2023: $7 million

2023: $2,039,677
2022: $2,795,917
2021: $2,089,980
Amy Compton Phillips: Total Compensation 2017-2023: $17 million

2023: $2,017,976
2022: $3,811,363
2021: $2,190,558
2020: $2,242,100
2019: $1,950,290
2018: $2,321,327
2017: $2,516,017
Hoda Asmar: Total Compensation 2022-2023: $3 million

2023: $1,999,545
2022: $1,028,353
Jeremy Zoch: Total Compensation 2023; $2 million

2023: $1,910,283
Orest Holubec: Total Compensation 2018-2023: $7 million

2023: $1,949,181
2022: $1,627,766
2021: $1,241,535
2020: $1,142,654
2019: $1,050,937
2018: $1,385,932
Ali Santone: Total Compensation 2021-2023: $4 million

2023: $1,840,194
2022: $1,292,824
2021: $ 876,789
Tom Mahowald: Total Compensation 2023: $2 million

2023: $1,827,028
In addition, it is important to note Mike Butler, a former executive received $27 million in compensation from 2017-2022;

Mike Butler: Total Compensation 2017-2022: $27 million

2022: $1,843,544
2021: $2,366,905
2020: $8,764,668
2019: $4,018,923
2018: $5,551,827
2017: $4,624,609
PHASS paid for first class or charter travel, made gross up payments and tax indemnifications, and paid for personal services and housing allowances or a residence for personal use. See the Form 990, Schedule J, Part III Supplemental Information for more information on these items, payouts for the retirement plans, and consulting, medical, legal and other fees paid to substantial contributors to the organization.

The following individuals received severance payments in 2020-2023:

2020:

$750,000: Venkat Bhamidipati
$562,578: Bruce Lamoureux
$507,235: Mike Butler
$485,032: Tom McDonagh
$400,613: Medrice Coluccio
$367,774: Sharon Toncray
2021:

$2,355,018: Mike Butler
$ 750,000: Venkat Bhamidipati
$ 140,250: Jatin Motiwal
2022:

$1,835,706: Mike Butler
$ 389,136: Braden Batkoff
$ 325,280: Amy Compton-Phillip
$ 312,664: Mike Waters
$ 198,995: Todd Czartoski
$ 186,674: John Whipple
$ 145,165: Preston Simmons
$ 142,637: David Brown
$ 102,897: Daren Reddick
2023:

$1,112,800: Amy Compton-Phillips
$ 811,814: JoAnn Encasa-Haigh
$ 739,024: Mike Waters
$ 686,234: Preston Simmons
$ 560,170: Rh0nda Medows
$ 539,282: John Whipple
$ 436,825: David Brown
$ 381,352: Mary Cranstoun
$ 349,955: Darren Redick
$ 282,401: Guy Hudson
$ 276,000: Tom Mah0wald
$ 158,766: Jeremy Zoch
1,462 independent contractors received more than $100,000 in compensation. The five most highly compensated were reported to be:

$102 million: Microsoft, of Redmond, WA for technology services
$135 million: Aya Healthcare, of Dallas, TX for staffing services
$ 87 million: Hireup Leadership, of Alanta, GA for staffing services
$ 46 million: EPIC Systems Corp, of Verona, WI for technology services
$ 43 million: Cass Information Systems, of St Louis, MO for technology services
For a list of transactions with interested persons (primarily substantial contributors), see the Form 990, Schedule L, Part IV.

In summary, the most glaring observation appears to be that 18 executives received nearly $200 million in compensation from 2017-2022, and that this tax-exempt non-profit health provider organization pays for first class or charter travel, personal services, and other expenses.

To read the IRS Form 990 (2023) for PHAS, click here.