Executive Compensation at Banner Health(2023)
Banner Health is a tax-exempt non-profit healthcare system that operates 33 hospitals and numerous health care clinics, nursing homes, home health care agencies, urgent care centers, and ambulatory facilities in 6 states with more than 55,000 employees.
Based in Phoenix, Arizona, Banner Health consists of dozens of related/affiliated organizations (including taxable partnerships, trusts, and corporations) but for the purpose of this post, the executive compensation of Banner Health (a 501 (c) (3)) is reported.
Banner Health has 14 members (directors) in its governing body, 13 of whom are independent, although 16 are listed on the most recent Form 990 (2023): 12 of the 16 (75%) are male while 4 of the 16 (25%) are female. What is unusual (compared to other non-profit healthcare providers) is that the directors receive $43,500-$111,500 each in compensation, except for the President and CEO, Peter Fine, who received more than $8 million in compensation. Read more 
32 Employees of Dignity Health Take Home $477 Million in Compensation
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): Read more
Executive Compensation at Dignity Health (2024)
Dignity Health is part of the CommonSpirit Health System (In 2019, Dignity Health merged with Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) 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, Dignity Health is based in San Francisco, CA (whereas CommonSpirit Health is based in Chicago, IL). Although Dignity Health has numerous related/affiliated non-profits, taxable corporations and trusts, this post is limited to addressing the executive compensation of Dignity Health, an affiliate of CommonSpirit Health. Read more
41 Employees at Providence Health and Services Take Home $291 Million in Compensation
41 highly compensated employees of Providence Health and Services – Washington (PH&S) (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 PH&S merged with Providence St. Joseph Health (PSJH) received $291 million in compensation from 2017-2023. Note: Highly compensated employees from any of the years 2017-2022 but not in 2023 (i.e. Mike Butler who received $27 million in compensation from 2017-2022 but was not an employee in 2023, are not included): Read more
Executive Compensation at Providence Health and Services (WA) 2023
Providence Health and Services – Washington (PH&S) 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 PH&S merged with Providence St. Joseph Health (PSJH), in 2016. (note: PSJH – the overall executive management arm – is the sole member of PH&S).
There are 105 tax-exempt organizations, 42 taxable partnerships, and 41 taxable corporations or trusts that make up the network. These organizations pay PH&S about $4 billion annually for management and oversight. Read more
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