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September 7, 2025

32 Employees of Dignity Health Take Home $477 Million in Compensation

by Anne Paddock

30 of the most highly compensated employees at Dignity Health (Dignity Health is part of the CommonSpirit Health System.  In 2019, Dignity Health merged with Catholic Health Initiatives to become one of the largest tax-exempt, non-profit healthcare systems in the United States with more than 60,000 employees staffing 400 care centers and 41 hospitals in 22 states) received $477 million in compensation from 2019-2024 (note:  highly compensated employees in any year from 2019-2022 but not in 2023 are not included – i.e Charles Francis who received $19 million from 2019-2023 or Todd Strumwasser who received $9 million from 2019-2023 and John Amos who received $8 million from 2019-2023):

Lloyd Dean:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $127 million

  • 2024:  $21,187,786
  • 2023: $27,954,468
  • 2022: $35,462,873
  • 2021:  $14,647,375
  • 2020: $16,745,227
  • 2019:  $11,433,166

Wright Lassiter:  Total Compensation 2023-2024:  $17 million

  • 2024:  $15,397,051
  • 2023:  $ 1,454,414

Marvin O’Quinn:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $39 million

  • 2024:  $9,840,285
  • 2023:  $6,407,226
  • 2022:  $7,069,638
  • 2021:  $5,416,775
  • 2020: $5,599,854
  • 2019:  $4,481,458

Darryl Robinson:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $26 million

  • 2024:  $9,188,548
  • 2023:  $3,122,766
  • 2022:  $3,575,043
  • 2021:  $4,194,176
  • 2020:  $3,343,413
  • 2019:  $2,891,348

Daniel Morissette:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $27 million

  • 2024:  $7,843,256
  • 2023:  $4,187,662
  • 2022: $4,958,895
  • 2021:  $3,734,852
  • 2020: $3,711,706
  • 2019:  $2,822,859

Elizabeth Shih:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $25  million

  • 2024:  $5,886,614
  • 2023:  $4,186,979
  • 2022:  $4,489,579
  • 2021:  $3,643,868
  • 2020: $4,226,484
  • 2019:  $2,629,682

Julie Sprengel:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $16 million

  • 2024:  $4,352,463
  • 2023:  $2,564,036
  • 2022:  $3,169,047
  • 2021:  $1,893,916
  • 2020: $1,905,771
  • 2019:  $1,682,980

Robert Wiebe:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $21 million

  • 2024:  $4,243,846
  • 2023:  $3,606,621
  • 2022:  $4,108,512
  • 2021:  $3,163,843
  • 2020: $3,246,468
  • 2019:  $2,550,161

Daniel Barchi:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $4 million

  • 2024:  $3,886,090

Mitch Melfi:  Total Compensation 2020-2024:  $13 million

  • 2024;  $3,283,518
  • 2023:  $2,707,134
  • 2022:  $3,120,528
  • 2021:  $2,153,525
  • 2020:  $1,678,524:

Thomas McGinn:  Total Compensation 2022-2024:  $8 million

  • 2024:  $3,160,192
  • 2023:  $2,598,509
  • 2022:  $2,417,999

John Petersdorf:  Total Compensation 2021-2024:  $10 million

  • 2024:  $3,082,567
  • 2023:  $3,026,445
  • 2022:  $2,341,792
  • 2021:  $1,853,657

Linda Hunt:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $14 million

  • 2024:  $3,025,934
  • 2023:  $2,334,585
  • 2022:  $2,755,04
  • 2021:  $2,112,324
  • 2020:  $2,157,949
  • 2019:  $1,869,348

Laurie Harting:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $15 million

  • 2024:  $2,902,271
  • 2023:  $1,579,559
  • 2022:  $3,074,765
  • 2021:  $2,450,066
  • 2020: $3,329,345
  • 2019:  $1,561,262

Fred Najjar:  Total Compensation 2021-2024:  $9 million

  • 2024:  $2,882,036
  • 2023:  $2,085,359
  • 2022:  $2,383,030
  • 2021:  $1,434,224

Kathleen Sanford:  Total Compensation 2020-2024:  $11 million

  • 2024:  $2,722,287
  • 2023:  $2,267,846
  • 2022:  $2,669,226
  • 2021:  $1,949,450
  • 2020: $1,493,219

Tim Bricker:  Total Compensation 2024:  $3 million

  • 2024:  $2,615,718

Thomas Kopfensteiner:  Total Compensation 2020-2024:  $11 million

  • 2024:  $2,603,202
  • 2023:  $2,407,068
  • 2022:  $2,650,839
  • 2021:  $1,947,571
  • 2020: $1,509,458

Michelle Cooper:  Total Compensation 2022-2024:  $6 million

  • 2024:  $2,957,561
  • 2023:  $1,429,798
  • 2022:  $1,833,052

Shelly Schlenker:  Total Compensation 2022-2024:  $7 million

  • 2024:  $2,385,274
  • 2023:  $2,065,478
  • 2022:  $2,360,823

Anthony Scott Carswell:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $11 million

  • 2024:  $2,342,650
  • 2023:  $1,763,250
  • 2022:  $2,422,026
  • 2021:  $1,692,447
  • 2020: $1,539,763
  • 2019:  $1,319,822

Tammara Wilcox:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $11 million

  • 2024:  $2,225,745
  • 2023:  $1,824,192
  • 2022:  $2,159,457
  • 2021:  $1,796,503
  • 2020:  $1,471,374:
  • 2019:  $1,261,229

Lisa Gamshad Zuckerman:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $10 million

  • 2024;  $1,993,394
  • 2023:  $1,728,687
  • 2022:  $1,819,361
  • 2021:  $1,591,360
  • 2020:  $1,863,759
  • 2019:  $1,255,120

Michael Wood:  Total Compensation 2024:  $2 million

  • 2024:  $1,678,733

Jon Vanboening:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $11 million

  • 2024:  $1,652,839
  • 2023:  $1,550,353
  • 2022:  $2,201,219
  • 2021:  $1,985,494
  • 2020: $1,765,923
  • 2019:  $1,626,988

Benjie Loanzon:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $9 million

  • 2024:  $1,664,428
  • 2023:  $1,388,202
  • 2022:  $1,609,739
  • 2021:  $1,298,246
  • 2020:  $1,525,084
  • 2019:  $1,320,474

Leigh Bertholf:  Total Compensation 2024: $2 million

  • 2024:  $1,553,997

Elaine Lisko:  Total Compensation 2024:  $2 million

  • 2024:  $1,547,722

Ross Bremner:  Total Compensation 2024:  $1 million

  • 2024:  $1,543,009

Phil Foster:  Total Compensation 2022-2024:  $4 million

  • 2024:  $1,489,983
  • 2023:  $1,225,425
  • 2022:  $1,435,644

Alyssa Rieder:  Total Compensation 2022-2024:  $4 million

  • 2024:  $1,,414,562
  • 2023:  $1,274,094
  • 2022:  $1,204,071

Danielle Weber:  Total Compensation 2024:  $1 million

  • 2024:  $1,361,274

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