Pay for nonprofit hospital CEOs varies around U.S.; Average more than $500K

Compensation for chief executive officers at nonprofit hospitals varies around the country but averaged almost $600,000 in a study of top executives at nearly 2,700 hospitals, according to a study published by JAMA Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication. Little information is known about how hospital CEOs are paid and the factors that affect their compensation, according to the study background. Karen E. Joynt, M.D., M.P.H...