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25 CEO / STRATEGY 14 healthcare CEOs on Equilar's list of top paid chief executives By Georgina Gonzalez F ourteen healthcare CEOs made Equilar's list of the highest paid CEOs among the 100 largest compa- nies in the U.S. by revenue in 2021. The list compiled by Equilar, a corporate leadership data company, took a look at the compensation of CEOs in Equilar 100 companies in 2021 using annual proxy state- ments. It also includes percent pay changes using data from the same period in 2020 and the CEO pay to median worker pay ratio. Here are the 14 healthcare CEOs who made the list, placed in order of their ranking on the list. Some CEOs may no longer hold the positions listed below, as the rankings were calculated using data published in 2021 proxy state- ments released before March 31, 2022. 14. Rosalind Brewer; Walgreens Boots Alliance. Ms. Brew- er earned $28.3 million, making her the highest paid fe- male CEO in 2021. The company had the highest CEO to worker pay ratio of all healthcare companies at 1,084 to 1. 16. Alex Gorsky; Johnson & Johnson. Mr. Gorsky earned over $26 million, a 13 percent increase in pay. 21. Albert Bourla; Pfizer. Mr. Bourla earned $24.3 million, a 24 percent increase in pay. 28. Richard Gonzalez; AbbVie. Mr. Gonzalez earned $23.1 million, a 6 percent increase in pay. 30. Robert Ford; Abbott Laboratories. Mr. Ford made $22.1 million. 44. Michael Neidorff; Centene. Mr. Niedorff earned $20.6 million, 17 percent less than the previous year. 50. Samuel Hazen; HCA Healthcare. Mr. Hazen earned $20.1 million, an 11 percent raise. Representing the only health system on the list, the CEO to worker pay ratio stood at 368 to 1. 51. Joseph Zubretsky; Molina Healthcare. Mr. Zubretsky earned $19.9 million, a 12 percent increase in pay. 52. David Cordani; Cigna. Mr. Cordani earned $19.8 mil- lion, a 1 percent increase in pay. 53. Giovanni Caforio; Bristol Myers Squibb. Mr. Caforio earned $19.7 million, a 30 percent increase in pay. 54. Daniel O'Day; Gilead Sciences. Mr. O'Day earned $19.2 million, a 1 percent increase in pay. 56. David Ricks; Eli Lilly. Mr. Ricks earned $19 million, a 7 percent increase in pay. 63. Bruce Broussard; Humana. Mr. Broussard earned $16.5 million. His pay did not change. 83. Michael Kaufmann; Cardinal Health. Mr. Kaufmann earned $12.4 million, a 12 percent decrease in pay. n Ascension renames 15 Illinois hospitals By Ayla Ellison A scension has renamed 15 Illinois hospitals af- ter finalizing the unwinding of a joint venture with AdventHealth. St. Louis-based Ascension and Altamonte Springs, Fla.- based AdventHealth on April 1 completed the unwind- ing of Amita Health, a joint venture providing healthcare services in the greater Chicago area. The same day, Ascension launched Ascension Illinois, the new brand for the system's 15 hospitals and hundreds of care sites in the Chicago area. Here are the new Ascension Illinois hospital names: • Ascension Alexian Brothers in Elk Grove Village • Ascension Holy Family in Des Plaines • Ascension Mercy in Aurora • Ascension Resurrection in Chicago • Ascension Saint Alexius in Hoffman Estates • Ascension Saint Elizabeth in Chicago • Ascension Saint Francis in Evanston • Ascension Saint Joseph-Chicago • Ascension Saint Joseph-Elgin • Ascension Saint Joseph-Joliet • Ascension Saint Mary-Chicago • Ascension Saint Mary-Kankakee • Ascension Saint Alexius Women and Children's Hospi tal in Hoffman Estates • Ascension Alexian Brothers Rehabilitation Hospital in Elk Grove Village • Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital in Hoffman Estates "Working together as part of Ascension will allow Ascen- sion Illinois to bring the knowledge and resources of thou- sands of medical professionals across the country to our own physicians and caregivers in order to improve care," Keith Parrott, Ascension Illinois ministry market executive, said in an April 1 news release. "Adding the Ascension name to our own reflects the strength of bringing the ex- pertise of our national healthcare ministry to those we are privileged to serve in Illinois." n