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June 12, 2026

30 Employees of NorthShore University Health System Take Home $231 Million in Compensation

by Anne Paddock

30 of the most highly compensated employees of NorthShore (NorthShore University Health System is a tax exempt non-profit healthcare delivery system that includes 6 hospitals – Evanston, Glenbrook, Highland Park, Northwest Community, Skokie and Swedish – and more than 140 healthcare locations in the Chicago area.  Headquartered in Evanston, IL, Northshore is affiliated with the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.  And, finally it is important to note that NorthShore is part of Endeavor Health, who united 9 regional hospitals and 300 care centers across Chicago through NorthShore, Edward-Elmhurst Health, Northwest Community Healthcare, and Swedish Hospital in 2022 creating the third largest healthcare system in the State of Illinois) in 2024 received $231 million in compensation from 2018-2024:

Gerald P Gallagher:  Total Compensation 2018-2024:  $28 million

  • 2024:  $5,191,626
  • 2023:  $6,283,529
  • 2022: $4,759,273
  • 2021:  $4,385,650
  • 2020:  $2,374,915
  • 2019:  $2,960,343
  • 2018:  $1,861,696

Julian E Bailes:  Total Compensation 2018-2024:  $14 million

  • 2024:  $2,172,615
  • 2023:  $2,031,657
  • 2022: $1,943,196
  • 2021:  $1,990,418
  • 2020:  $1,852,954
  • 2019:  $1,815,619
  • 2018:  $1,807,194

Sean O’Grady:  Total Compensation 2018-2024:   $15 million

  • 2024:  $2,479,109
  • 2023:  $3,308,553
  • 2022: $1,814,246
  • 2021:  $3,494,949
  • 2020:  $1,450,050
  • 2019:  $1,712,435
  • 2018:  $1,138,894

Kristen Murtos:  Total Compensation 2018-2024:  $11 million

  • 2024:  $1,613,404
  • 2023:  $2,109,419
  • 2022:  $1,062,578
  • 2021:  $2,696,692
  • 2020:  $1,072,941
  • 2019:  $1,416,874
  • 2018:  $1,037,981

Jason L Koh:  Total Compensation 2018-2024:  $12 million

  • 2024:  $1,978,332
  • 2023:  $1,822,789
  • 2022: $1,700,290
  • 2021:  $1,861,054
  • 2020:  $1,506,146
  • 2019:  $1,594,830
  • 2018:  $1,556,498

Douglas E Welday:  Total Compensation 2018-2024:  $11 million

  • 2024:  $2,184,620
  • 2023:  $2,034,913
  • 2022: $1,643,351
  • 2021:  $1,941,301
  • 2020:  $1,304,656
  • 2019:  $1,455,729
  • 2018:  $  211,698

Mahalakshmi Halasyamani:  Total Compensation 2018-2024:  $11 million

  • 2024:  $1,789,654
  • 2023:  $2,241,099
  • 2022: $1,571,685
  • 2021:  $1,829,343
  • 2020:  $  874,258
  • 2019:  $1,110,562
  • 2018:  $  971,679

Mark S Talamonti:  Total Compensation 2018-2024:  $11 million

  • 2024:  $1,690,240
  • 2023:  $1,637,643
  • 2022: $1,467,067
  • 2021:  $1,547,723
  • 2020:  $1,441,854
  • 2019:  $1,505,777
  • 2018:  $1,474,543

Steven Smith:  Total Compensation 2018-2024:  $10 million

  • 2024:  $1,427,687
  • 2023: $1,481,654
  • 2022:  $  783,625
  • 2021:  $2,498,887
  • 2020:  $1,016,604
  • 2019:  $1,277,488
  • 2018:  $  963,322

John Erwin III:  Total Compensaation 2020-2024:  $7 million

  • 2024:  $1,444,920
  • 2023:  $1,438,437
  • 2022: $1,398,896
  • 2021:  $1,670,137
  • 2020:  $1,198,412

Dianna Sparacino:  Total Compensation 2021-2024:  $4 million

  • 2024:  $1,289,435
  • 2023:  $1,396,370
  • 2022:  $  875,285
  • 2021:  $  928,237

Douglas Silverstein:  Total Compensation 2018-2024:  $8 million

  • 2024:  $   318,037
  • 2023:  $1,381,500
  • 2022:  $  902,024
  • 2021:  $1,466,636
  • 2020:  $  991,427
  • 2019:  $1,362,531
  • 2018:  $1,277,300

Robert R Edelman:  Total Compensation 2018-2024:  $9 million

  • 2024:  $1,318,154
  • 2023:  $1,302,098
  • 2022: $1,216,285
  • 2021:  $1,339,760
  • 2020:  $1,178,985
  • 2019:  $1,284,838
  • 2018:  $1,235,913

Gabrielle Cummings:  Total Compensation 2018-2024:  $6 million

  • 2024:  $1,204,589
  • 2023:  $1,161,089
  • 2022:  $  717,847
  • 2021:  $  915,701
  • 2020:  $  485,480
  • 2019:  $  739,306
  • 2018:  $  532,622

Jesse Peterson Hall:  Total Compensation 2018-2024:  $7 million

  • 2024:  $   569,517
  • 2023:  $1,155,487
  • 2022:  $  742,848
  • 2021:  $1,195,073
  • 2020:  $  630,550
  • 2019:  $  967,089
  • 2018:  $  831,291

David Rahija:  Total Compensation 2018-2024:  $6 million

  • 2024:  $1,172,647
  • 2023:  $1,144,804
  • 2022:  $  725,518
  • 2021:  $  954,995
  • 2020:  $  506,741
  • 2019:  $  757,022
  • 2018:  $  536,124

Richard Silver:  Total Compensation 2018-2024:  $7 million

  • 2024:  $1,112,359
  • 2023:  $1,120,868
  • 2022:  $1,031,990
  • 2021:  $1,119,078
  • 2020:  $1,013,797
  • 2019:  $1,078,346
  • 2018:  $1,049,452

John Tressa:  Total Compensation 2018-2024:  $4 million

  • 2024:  $1,119,492
  • 2023:  $1,038,114
  • 2022:  $  612,427
  • 2021:  $  728,124
  • 2020:  $  417,374

Michael Caplan:  Total Compensation 2018-2024:  $7 million

  • 2024:  $1,072,992
  • 2023:  $   999,739
  • 2022:  $   876,186
  • 2021:  $   970,491
  • 2020:  $   917,131
  • 2019:  $   986,532
  • 2018:  $   889,382

William Bloomer:  Total Compensation 2018-2024:  $7 million

  • 2024:  $1,056,448
  • 2023:  $   993,702
  • 2022:  $1,017,780
  • 2021:  $1,166,596
  • 2020:  $1,100,679
  • 2019:  $   984,289
  • 2018:  $  912,516

Karen Kaul:  Total Compensation 2018-2024:  $7 million

  • 2024:  $1,036,246
  • 2023:  $  983,972
  • 2022:  $  889,558
  • 2021:  $1,041,709
  • 2020:  $  881,810
  • 2019:  $  906,487
  • 2018:  $  899,299

Neil Freedman:  Total Compensation 2020-2024:  $5 million

  • 2024:  $1,433,729
  • 2023:  $  980,127
  • 2022:  $  925,845
  • 2021:  $  948,288
  • 2020:  $  883,186

Mohammed Minhaj:  Total Compensation 2022-2024:  $3 million

  • 2024:  $1,086,487
  • 2023:  $   977,635
  • 2022:  $   795,669

Anne Martino:  Total Compensation 2021-2024:  $3 million

  • 2024:  $928,970
  • 2023:  $908,326
  • 2022:  Not Listed
  • 2021:  $711,799

Ramon Solhkhah:  Total Compensation 2023-2024:  $2 million

  • 2024:  $866,690
  • 2023:  $760,881

Shivani Bautista:  Total Compensation 2021-2024:  $4 million

  • 2024:  $1,224,623
  • 2023:  $   701,763
  • 2022:  $909,224
  • 2021:  $706,443

Deb Anderson:  Total Compensation 2024:  $1 million

  • 2024:  $1,074,759

Scott Kenagy:  Total Compensation 2018-2024:  $5 million

  • 2024:  $861,978
  • 2023:  $729,048
  • 2022:  $533,994
  • 2021:  $761,647
  • 2020:  $505,195
  • 2019:  $685,621
  • 2018:  $654,911

Heath Bell:  Total Compensation 2021-2024:  $2 million

  • 2024: $ 778,214
  • 2023:  $722,795
  • 2022:  Not Listed
  • 2021:  $556,373

Susan Rubin:  Total Compensation 2018-2024:  $4 million

  • 2024:  $726,315
  • 2023:  $710,973
  • 2022:  $612,698
  • 2021:  $719,714
  • 2020:  $612,662
  • 2019:  $608,181
  • 2018:  $488,081

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