Report No. 1 · 2026 edition · all states
California
In California, 7 of the 52 general hospital systems over $100 million with a hospital in the state reported more in chief executive compensation than they gave in charity care; nationally, 73 of 655. The median system with a hospital in California spent 0.79% of expenses on charity care, against 1.06% for all systems nationally. Highest reported chief executive compensation: $14,175,319, Wright L Lassiter III, CommonSpirit Health (Dignity) (files from Arizona).
80 nonprofit hospital systems have a hospital in California, 14 of them filing from another state. A system with hospitals in several states is listed on each of those states' pages with its system-wide figures.
| # | System and CEO | CEO pay | Revenue | Charity care, % of expenses | Charity care | CEO pay as % of charity care |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | CommonSpirit Health (Dignity)Wright L Lassiter III · files from Arizona | $14.2M | $15.7B | 1.68% | $249.8M | 5.7% |
| 10 | Kaiser Permanente (Hospitals)Gregory Adams | $13.0M | $42.6B | 2.29% | $876.5M | 1.5% |
| 12 | ProvidenceRod F Hochman MD · files from Washington | $12.3M | $20.2B | 1.11% | $218.3M | 5.6% |
| 19 | Banner HealthAmy Perry · files from Arizona | $9.1M | $11.1B | 1.92% | $184.2M | 4.9% |
| 26 | City of Hope National Medical CenterRobert W Stone | $7.1M | $4.4B | 1.37% | $59.2M | 12.0% |
| 27 | Memorial Health ServicesBarry S Arbuckle | $7.1M | $3.1B | 0.52% | $16.9M | 41.8% |
| 46 | Stanford Health CareDavid Entwistle | $5.4M | $8.7B | 0.27% | $21.5M | 25.0% |
| 70 | San Joaquin Community Hospital dba Adventist Health BakersfieldKerry Heinrich | $4.0M | $6.4B | 0.40% | $25.8M | 15.6% |
| 74 | Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianRobert Braithwaite | $3.9M | $2.1B | 0.67% | $12.2M | 32.2% |
| 78 | John Muir HealthMichael S Thomas | $3.8M | $2.1B | 0.27% | $5.4M | 70.9% |
| 81 | Scripps HealthChristopher Van Gorder | $3.7M | $5.1B | 0.40% | $18.7M | 19.8% |
| 102 | Emanate Health Medical CenterRajesh Sharma | $3.1M | $811.6M | 1.81% | $14.1M | 21.7% |
| 104 | Valley Children's HospitalTodd Suntrapak · children’s | $3.0M | $1.1B | 0.16% | $1.5M | 193.4% |
| 108 | Eisenhower Medical CenterMartin Massiello | $2.9M | $1.5B | 0.08% | $1.0M | 277.2% |
| 115 | Sharp Memorial HospitalChristopher D Howard | $2.8M | $3.7B | 0.83% | $29.6M | 9.3% |
| 126 | Community Hospital of the Monterey PeninsulaSteven Packer MD | $2.6M | $919.6M | 0.58% | $5.0M | 50.9% |
| 127 | Rady Children's Hospital San DiegoPatrick Frias MD · children’s | $2.6M | $3.6B | 0.19% | $6.1M | 42.1% |
| 134 | Pasadena Hospital Association LtdLori J Morgan MD MBA | $2.5M | $869.2M | 2.22% | $19.4M | 12.8% |
| 146 | Tarzana Treatment CentersAlbert Senella | $2.4M | $224.1M | 1.07% | $1.7M | 137.1% |
| 149 | Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at StanfordPaul King · children’s | $2.3M | $2.9B | 0.07% | $1.8M | 128.4% |
| 169 | Marin General HospitalDavid Klein MD | $2.1M | $661.9M | 0.05% | $333,341 | 637.5% |
| 174 | Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalRonald Werft | $2.1M | $1.3B | 1.64% | $18.3M | 11.5% |
| 195 | Valley Presbyterian HospitalGustavo Valdespino | $2.0M | $583.8M | 0.80% | $4.5M | 43.5% |
| 202 | St Joseph Health Northern CaliforniaGarry Olney · files from Washington | $1.9M | $1.5B | 0.83% | $13.2M | 14.4% |
| 203 | Children's Hospital Los AngelesPaul S Viviano · children’s | $1.9M | $1.8B | 0.03% | $664,174 | 284.3% |
| 216 | Sutter Bay HospitalsHamila Kownacki | $1.8M | $5.6B | 0.73% | $41.1M | 4.3% |
| 219 | Fresno Community Hospital and Medical CenterCraig Wagoner | $1.8M | $2.6B | 0.73% | $17.9M | 9.9% |
| 220 | St Joseph Hospital of OrangeBrian Lee Helleland · files from Washington | $1.8M | $3.3B | 0.72% | $24.1M | 7.3% |
| 242 | Pih Health Whittier HospitalJames West | $1.7M | $1.5B | 0.81% | $13.4M | 12.4% |
| 255 | Community Memorial Health SystemMichael Zdeblick | $1.6M | $678.0M | 0.10% | $653,831 | 244.9% |
| 258 | Sutter Valley Medical FoundationGary Zufelt | $1.6M | $2.3B | 0.29% | $6.4M | 24.9% |
| 276 | Sutter Valley HospitalsTamara Powers | $1.5M | $5.1B | 0.79% | $37.6M | 4.0% |
| 285 | Barton Healthcare SystemClinton Purvance MD | $1.4M | $265.2M | 0.89% | $2.0M | 72.3% |
| 291 | Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine CenterWright Trevor G | $1.4M | $7.1M | 2.62% | $270,838 | 523.1% |
| 297 | Torrance Memorial Medical CenterKeith Hobbs | $1.4M | $974.3M | 0.65% | $5.9M | 23.6% |
| 312 | Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterRichard Yochum | $1.3M | $889.8M | 0.55% | $4.8M | 28.1% |
| 314 | Keck Medical Center of USCMarty Sargeant | $1.3M | $2.2B | 1.06% | $23.4M | 5.7% |
| 326 | Martin Luther King Jr-Los Angeles HealthcareElaine Batchlor | $1.3M | $461.0M | 10.32% | $46.1M | 2.8% |
| 331 | USC Arcadia HospitalIkenna Mmeje | $1.3M | $401.0M | 0.42% | $1.9M | 66.5% |
| 334 | Northbay HealthcareMark Behl | $1.2M | $850.1M | 1.39% | $11.5M | 10.8% |
| 335 | Loma Linda University Medical CenterHilliard Anthony | $1.2M | $3.1B | 1.79% | $52.8M | 2.3% |
| 357 | Redlands Community HospitalJames Holmes | $1.2M | $396.3M | 0.87% | $3.2M | 35.8% |
| 361 | Tarzana Medical CenterNick Lymberopoulos · files from Washington | $1.1M | $393.5M | 0.31% | $1.1M | 100.5% |
| 369 | Bakersfield Memorial HospitalKenneth Keller · files from Arizona | $1.1M | $769.9M | 0.92% | $6.0M | 18.7% |
| 370 | San Antonio Regional HospitalJohn Chapman | $1.1M | $506.1M | 1.03% | $5.0M | 22.4% |
| 372 | Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial HospitalKevin Klockenga | $1.1M | $550.2M | 0.24% | $1.2M | 93.0% |
| 398 | Enloe Medical CenterMike Wiltermood | $1.0M | $1.1B | 0.23% | $2.5M | 42.0% |
| 399 | USC Verdugo Hills HospitalArmand Dorian MD | $1.0M | $190.1M | 0.32% | $750,326 | 137.7% |
| 429 | Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical CenterDavid Mcfadyen · files from Idaho | $981,376 | $2.2B | 1.58% | $34.1M | 2.9% |
| 449 | Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for HealthcareKelly Linden | $921,777 | $104.4M | 0.05% | $53,741 | 1715.2% |
| 484 | Hazelden Betty Ford FoundationJoseph Lee · files from Minnesota | $844,704 | $228.1M | 1.91% | $4.6M | 18.5% |
| 491 | Sierra Nevada Memorial - Miners HospitalScott Neeley MD · files from Arizona | $831,560 | $231.5M | 1.18% | $2.6M | 32.3% |
| 519 | Mark Twain Medical CenterDouglas P Archer · files from Arizona | $774,445 | $91.2M | 1.28% | $1.1M | 67.4% |
| 536 | Sutter Coast HospitalMitch Hanna | $736,763 | $122.1M | 1.18% | $1.3M | 54.7% |
| 548 | Chinese Hospital AssociationJian Zhang | $705,140 | $142.8M | 0.56% | $916,334 | 77.0% |
| 559 | Marshall Medical CenterSiri Nelson | $683,825 | $343.6M | 0.96% | $3.3M | 20.9% |
| 573 | Ridgecrest Regional HospitalJames Suver | $663,118 | $150.0M | 0.19% | $299,811 | 221.2% |
| 606 | Orchard HospitalSteven Stark | $604,619 | $33.7M | 0.22% | $74,466 | 811.9% |
| 652 | Siskiyou Hospital Inc dba Fairchild Medical CenterJonathon Andrus | $526,567 | $129.8M | 0.41% | $499,327 | 105.5% |
| 674 | Prime Healthcare FoundationGail F Aviado | $505,748 | $926.3M | 0.42% | $3.5M | 14.3% |
| 690 | San Gorgonio Memorial HospitalSteve Barron | $492,021 | $112.4M | 10.78% | $12.9M | 3.8% |
| 733 | Avalon Medical DevelopmentJason Paret | $440,627 | $20.6M | 0.26% | $48,042 | 917.2% |
| 738 | Southern Monterey County Memorial HospitalRena Salamacha Bs MS | $433,182 | $80.7M | 0.87% | $634,035 | 68.3% |
Systems not shown: 17 with an unidentifiable chief executive or charity care reported off line 7a. Each has its own page: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland, Port City Operating Company, Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley, UCSF Health Community Hospitals Fka Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, Community Hospital of San Bernardino, Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital, Hayward Sisters Hospital, Dameron Hospital Association, Hebrew Home for Aged Disabled, Kedren Community Health Centerinc, Gateways Hospital & Mental Health Center, Motion Picture and Television Fund, Barlow Respiratory Hospital, Grancell Village of the Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging, Surprise Valley Health Care District.
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