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RANK
NAME
STATE
HOSPITAL REVENUE
HIGHEST-PAID EXECUTIVE
TOTAL COMPENSATION
ADJUSTED COMPENSATION
1
CINCINNATI CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER
OH
$1,461,074,989
James M. Anderson – President & CEO
$1,747,573
$1,577,367
2
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
PA
$1,439,522,728
Steven M. Altschuler- President & CEO
$2,070,775
$2,070,775
3
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOSTON
MA
$1,348,731,678
James Mandell – CEO
$1,962,538
$663,132
4
TEXAS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, HOUSTON
TX
$1,001,158,792
Mark A. Wallace – President
$1,430,013
$1,430,013
5
NATIONWIDE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, COLUMBUS
OH
$918,711,467
Steven Allen – CEO
$1,111,264
$1,111,264
6
CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER DALLAS
TX
$912,034,106
Christopher J. Durovich – President & CEO
$2,845,980
$2,128,120
7
CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA, INC.
1
GA
$872,173,403
James Tally-CEO
2
$3,474,172
NA
8
PACKARD CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AT STANFORD
CA
$772,101,422
Christopher Dawes-President & CEO
$1,102,983
$641,714
9
CHILDREN’S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
DC
$730,275,611
Edwin K. Zechman Jr.-President & CEO
$1,987,629
$1,987,629
10
SEATTLE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
WA
$707,928,519
Thomas Hansen – CEO
$1,209,562
$1,209,562
11
CHILDREN’S MERCY HOSPITAL, KANSAS CITY
MO
$684,116,645
Randall L. O’Donnell – President & CEO
$5,987,194
3
$1,902,203
12
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN, MILWAUKEE
WI
$588,727,332
Jon E. Vice – President
$5,465,948
4
$5,465,948
13
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL DENVER
CO
$588,534,289
James Shmerling-President & CEO
$1,088,845
$1,088,845
14
CHILDREN’S HOSPITALS & CLINICS, MINNEAPOLIS
MN
$565,417,744
Alan L. Goldbloom -President & CEO
$1,324,535
$1,262,436
15
COOK CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER, FORT WORTH
TX
$563,749,365
Rick W. Merrill-President & CEO
$1,006,707
$1,006,707
16
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF LOS ANGELES
CA
$546,993,497
Richard Cordova-President & CEO
$1,159,984
$1,026,269
17
CHILDREN’S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, CHICAGO
IL
$533,957,494
Patrick Magoon – President & CEO
$1,802,955
$1,802,955
18
RADY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, SAN DIEGO
CA
$515,220,872
Kathleen Dooley Sellick-President & CEO
$1,016,086
$716,418
19
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF ALABAMA, BIRMINGHAM
AL
$488,044,516
William M. Warren – President & CEO
$686,125
$686,125
20
ARKANSAS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, LITTLE ROCK
AR
$513,077,329
Jonathan Bates -President & CEO
$688,147
$688,147
21
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, OAKLAND
CA
$443,463,208
Frank Tiedmann- President & CEO
$1,356,330
$1,356,330
22
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER, AKRON
OH
$434,893,891
William H. Considine-President
$5,132,104
5
$1,582,104
23
MIAMI CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
FL
$420,342,520
Narendra Kini, President
$859,596
$859,596
24
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF ORANGE COUNTY
CA
$419,642,149
Kimberly C. Cripe – President & CEO
$1,518,607
$1,028,907
25
PHOENIX CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
AZ
$410,997,658
Robert Meyer- President & CEO
$1,106,402
$1,106,402
TOTALS:
$49,142,054
$34,398,968
AVERAGE:
$1,965,682
$1,375,959
Total compensation includes all income reported in 2009, including any income earned in earlier years but reported in 2009. Adjusted compensation excludes any income reported in prior years. Source: Based on 2009 hospital tax returns, KHN analysis.
1) Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Inc. includes Egleston Childen’s Hospital at Emory University and Scottish Rite Children’s Medical Center, Inc.2) Tally retired in 2008. His 2009 compensation was earned in prior years. Current CEO, Donna Hyland, was paid $865,514 in 2008, including $52,248 earned in prior years.3) O’Donnell’s compensation included $4,084,991 in supplemental pay accrued from 1993-2008, according to the hospital.4) Vice retired in 2009 after 30 years at the organization. His compensation included $4.2 million in deferred compensation.5) Considine’s compensation included $3,972,286 in supplemental retirement earned in prior years but paid in 2009.
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