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35 35 CEO/STRATEGY 17 nonprofit hospital CEOs who made $5M+ in 2014 By Morgan Haefner A nthony Tersigni, president and CEO of St. Louis-based Ascension, topped e Wall Street Journal's "Million-Dollar Club" for executives of nonprofit organizations who earned at least $1 million in 2014. For its analysis, WSJ examined compensation data from nonprofits' 2014 and 2015 tax fil- ings submitted as of Dec. 30, 2016. Here are 17 nonprofit hospital CEOs who made the list and earned at least $5 million. Anthony Tersigni, president and CEO of As- cension (St. Louis) Total compensation: $17,565,552 Michael Dowling, president and CEO of Northwell Health (New Hyde Park, N.Y.) Total compensation: $10,105,557 William Winkenwerder, MD, former CEO of Highmark Health (Pittsburgh) Total compensation: $9,793,477 Daniel Evans, former president and CEO of Indiana University Health (Indianapolis) Total compensation: $8,106,617 Javon Bea, president and CEO of Mercy- health (Janesville, Wis.) Total compensation: $8,043,977 Lloyd H. Dean, president and CEO of Digni- ty Health (San Francisco) Total compensation: $7,696,700 James Skogsbergh, president and CEO of Advocate Health Care (Downers Grove, Ill.) Total compensation: $7,682,756 Philip Incarnati, president and CEO of Mc- Laren Health Care (Grand Blanc, Mich.) Total compensation: $6,976,561 Robert Chrencik, president and CEO of Uni- versity of Maryland Medical System (Baltimore) Total compensation: $6,902,166 Warren Hern, former CEO of Unity Hospital of Rochester (N.Y.) Total compensation: $6,516,486 Jeffrey Romoff, president and CEO of UPMC (Pittsburgh) Total compensation: $6,424,639 Patrick Fry, former president and CEO of Sutter Health (Sacramento, Calif.) Total compensation: $6,354,697 Steven Altschuler, MD, former CEO of Chil- dren's Hospital of Philadelphia Total compensation: $6,157,450 Judith Persichilli, former interim CEO of Trinity Health (Livonia, Mich.) Total compensation: $5,703,473 Dan Wolterman, former president and CEO of Memorial Hermann Health System (Hous- ton) Total compensation: $5,610,219 William ompson, former CEO of SSM Health (St. Louis) Total compensation: $5,504,981 Deborah Proctor, former CEO of St. Joseph Health System (Irvine, Calif.) Total compensation: $5,293,554 n Atrium Health CEO: Goal of failed UNC Health Care merger was to create a 'clinical powerhouse' By Alyssa Rege C harlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health CEO Eugene Woods spoke publicly for the first time March 13 about the health system's failed merger with Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health Care, stating the proposed deal was in response to the changing healthcare environment, ac- cording to the Charlotte Business Journal. During the health system's quarterly board meeting March 13, Mr. Woods said he viewed 2017 as the beginning of a new era in the healthcare industry, one that created "a really significant shift" in the way the industry will come to operate, according to the report. The decision by many mega-insurers to step into the ring has made it even more critical for systems like Atrium Health to remain focused on providing adequate care to patients in ru- ral markets and attracting the next generation of clinicians to work at Atrium's more than 900 care locations, he said. Those goals were a fundamental part of the system's discussions with UNC Health Care. "That really was at the core of our focus and creating a clin- ical powerhouse for North Carolina," Mr. Woods said of the proposed combination, which the health systems suspend- ed in early March. However, Mr. Woods said the system will "keep the door open" regarding a potential combination with UNC, the re- port stated. During the meeting, officials also provided a financial over- view of the health system for 2017. Atrium reported a net income of more than $1 billion across the organization in 2017. In 2016, the health system ended the year with a net income of $529.6 million and operating income of $264 mil- lion, a roughly 2.7 percent increase from 2015, according to the report. n