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A Commonwealth Court docket decide not too long ago revoked the property tax exemption of a nonprofit hospital in Southeastern Pennsylvania as a result of its guardian firm was working with a revenue motive, as beforehand reported by Highlight PA.
Tower Well being charged the hospitals it owned exorbitant administration charges, Decide Christine Fizzano Cannon discovered. The ruling additionally discovered executives had been being paid “eye-popping” salaries and bonuses had been tied to the well being system’s monetary success.
Former Tower Well being CEO Clint Matthews was paid about $2.5 million in wage and bonuses in fiscal 12 months 2020, in line with the tax kinds that nonprofits are required to undergo the IRS.
In north-central Pennsylvania, most hospitals are a part of bigger well being programs reminiscent of College of Pittsburgh Medical Heart (UPMC), Geisinger, and Penn Highlands.
In fiscal 12 months 2020, the CEOs of these programs raked in seven-figure incomes. Jeffrey Romoff of UPMC made $9.5 million; Jaewon Ryu of Geisinger made $4.6 million; and Steve Fontaine of Penn Highlands made $1.1 million.
To get a broader image of government pay at nonprofit hospitals in north-central Pennsylvania, Highlight PA compiled an inventory of wage and bonus totals from services within the area. The info, which come from hospitals and associated organizations, are sourced from the nonprofits’ tax kinds for fiscal 12 months 2020, the latest 12 months for which information is offered.
In some instances, the chief government of the hospital isn’t the best paid worker.
Facility title, county, chief government, title, cost:
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UPMC Williamsport and UPMC Muncy (Lycoming): Steven Johnson (former president), $1.1 million (one other doc reveals $996,352)
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Mount Nittany Medical Heart (Centre): Kathleen Rhine (CEO), $1.1 million
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Evangelical Neighborhood Hospital (Union): Kendra Aucker (CEO), $887,429
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UPMC Altoona and UPMC Bedford* (Blair, Bedford): Jan Fisher (CEO), $791,814
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Penn Highlands DuBois (Clearfield): John Sutika (former president), $507,534
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Geisinger Lewistown Hospital (Mifflin): Kirk E. Thomas (CAO for Geisinger Western Area), $333,457
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Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital (Lycoming): Tammy Anderer (CAO for Geisinger North-Central Area), $315,017
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Punxsutawney Space Hospital (Jefferson): Daniel Blough (former CEO), $311,269
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UPMC Wellsboro and UPMC Cole (Tioga, Potter): Janie Hilfiger (president), $294,086
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Penn Highlands Huntingdon (Huntingdon): Joseph Myers (CEO), $293,667
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Penn Highlands Elk (Elk): Brad Chapman (CEO), $283,242
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UPMC Lock Haven (Clinton): Ronald Reynolds (president), $278,000
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Penn Highlands Clearfield (Clearfield): Rhonda Halstead (president), $258,826
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Penn Highlands Brookville (Jefferson): Julianne Peer (president), $245,993
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UPMC Kane (McKean): Mark Papalia (president), $160,538
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Penn Highlands Tyrone (Blair): Anna Marie Anna (CEO), $120,776**
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Bucktail Medical Heart (Clinton): Timothy Reeves (director), $90,683
*Outdoors Highlight PA State School’s 14-county protection space
**Appointed in the midst of the fiscal 12 months
Ashad Hajela is a Report for America corps member and writes about rural affairs for Highlight PA’s State School regional bureau.
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