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July 10, 2025

10 Executives at AHA Took Home $62 Million

by Anne Paddock

The  10 most highly compensated employees in 2023 at the American Hospital Association – trade organization that is a tax-exempt non-profit 501 (c) (6) that represents and works on behalf of its members (hospitals/owners of hospitals) to advocate their positions to government entities (i.e. Congress, Senate, etc) and provide education and assistance to its members – received $62 million from 2017-2023 (note:  highly compensated employees in any of the years 2017-2022 but not in 2023 are not included):

Richard Pollack:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $23 million

  • 2023;  $3,396,123
  • 2022:  $3,180,017
  • 2021:  $3,141,001
  • 2020:  $3,154,924
  • 2019:  $4,695,594
  • 2018:  $2,750,026
  • 2017:  $2,503,597

M Michelle Hood:  Total Compensation 2020-2023:  $7 million

  • 2023:  $1,845,465
  • 2022:  $2,196,928
  • 2021:  $1,651,755
  • 2020:  $1,119,309

Melinda R Hatton:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $8 million

  • 2023:  $1,363,472
  • 2022:  $1,064,939
  • 2021:  $1,009,112
  • 2020:  $1,056,009
  • 2019:  $1,028,258
  • 2018:  $  994,527
  • 2017:  $1,202,570

Stacey L Hughes:  Total Compensation 2021-2023:  $4 million

  • 2023:  $1,600,236
  • 2022:  $1,425,956
  • 2021:  $  935,730

Ashley Thompson:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $6 million

  • 2023:  1,038,450
  • 2022:  $954,119
  • 2021:  $807,648
  • 2020:  $869,275
  • 2019:  $766,509
  • 2018:  $646,565
  • 2017:  $618,494

Christopher Derienzo:  Total Compensation 2023:  $0.8 million

  • 2023:  $829,789

Douglas Shaw:  Total Compensation 2018-2023:  $4 million

  • 2023:  $823,713
  • 2022:  $799,548
  • 2021:  $729,839
  • 2020:  $693,212
  • 2019:  $606,113
  • 2018:  $530,004

Chad Golder:  Total Compensation 2022-2023:  $1 million

  • 2023:  $797,836
  • 2022:  $414,718

Lisa Kidder Hrobsky:  Total Compensation 2019-2023:  $3 million

  • 2023:  $774,397
  • 2022:  $682,992
  • 2021:  $528,291
  • 2020:  $462,965
  • 2019:  $379,897

Alicia Mitchell:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $5 million

  • 2023:  $744,613
  • 2022:  $735,232
  • 2021:  $705,833
  • 2020:  $702,154
  • 2019:  $623,919
  • 2018:  $609,235
  • 2017:  $548,610

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