Official Seal, Everything Is Broken (2026)

Everything Is Broken

Report No. 1 · Nonprofit Hospital Executive Pay vs Charity Care · Annual Report, 2026 edition

Report No. 1 · 2026 edition · all states

District of Columbia

In District of Columbia, 0 of the 1 general hospital system over $100 million with a hospital in the state reported more in chief executive compensation than it gave in charity care; nationally, 73 of 655. The median system with a hospital in District of Columbia spent 0.72% of expenses on charity care, against 1.06% for all systems nationally. Highest reported chief executive compensation: $2,644,721, Michelle Riley-Brown, Children's Hospital.

8 nonprofit hospital systems have a hospital in District of Columbia. A system with hospitals in several states is listed on each of those states' pages with its system-wide figures.

#System and CEOCEO payRevenueCharity care,
% of expenses
Charity careCEO pay as %
of charity care
123 Children's HospitalMichelle Riley-Brown · children’s $2.6M $1.9B 0.50% $8.8M 29.9%
566 Howard University HospitalHugh E Mighty MD $673,070 $308.2M 1.40% $4.5M 15.1%

Systems not shown: 6 with an unidentifiable chief executive or charity care reported off line 7a. Each has its own page: Washington Hospital Center, The Medstar-Georgetown Medical Center, The Howard University, Lucy Webb Hayes National Training School for Deaconesses & Missionaries, National Rehabilitation Hospital, The Hospital for Sick Children.

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District of Columbia nonprofit hospitals: CEO pay vs charity care