Report No. 1 · 2026 edition · all states
Iowa
In Iowa, 1 of the 10 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 Iowa spent 0.45% of expenses on charity care, against 1.06% for all systems nationally. Highest reported chief executive compensation: $4,999,360, Bill Gassen, Sanford (files from South Dakota).
45 nonprofit hospital systems have a hospital in Iowa, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | SanfordBill Gassen · files from South Dakota | $5.0M | $6.1B | 1.53% | $89.1M | 5.6% |
| 109 | Alegent Health - Bergan Mercy Health SystemTim Bricker · files from Arizona | $2.9M | $2.2B | 1.46% | $29.7M | 9.7% |
| 136 | Catholic Health Initiatives - IowaRobert Ritz | $2.5M | $2.0B | 0.44% | $8.6M | 28.9% |
| 301 | Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterScott Rathgaber MD · files from Wisconsin | $1.4M | $3.1B | 1.14% | $32.5M | 4.3% |
| 365 | Southeast Iowa Regional Medical CenterMichael Mccoy | $1.1M | $457.0M | 1.07% | $4.9M | 23.4% |
| 368 | Avera MckennanRonald Place MD · files from South Dakota | $1.1M | $1.9B | 0.94% | $16.7M | 6.7% |
| 500 | Mercy Medical CenterTimothy Quinn MD | $818,087 | $524.5M | 3.61% | $19.0M | 4.3% |
| 638 | Henry County Health CenterTeresa Colgan | $553,203 | $70.0M | 0.32% | $232,778 | 237.7% |
| 671 | Pella Regional Health CenterRobert Kroese | $510,626 | $159.6M | 0.34% | $499,072 | 102.3% |
| 772 | Shenandoah Medical CenterMatthew Sells | $388,716 | $67.0M | 0.03% | $19,000 | 2045.9% |
| 797 | Sioux Center HealthCory Nelson | $368,120 | $77.6M | 0.36% | $266,000 | 138.4% |
| 798 | St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing HomeAllen Anderson | $367,068 | $130.9M | 1.22% | $1.4M | 25.5% |
| 800 | Hegg Memorial Hospital D/B/A Hegg Health CenterGlenn Zevenbergen | $366,507 | $30.4M | 0.31% | $90,000 | 407.2% |
| 872 | Burgess Health CenterLynn Wold | $284,367 | $38.3M | 0.01% | $3,000 | 9478.9% |
| 896 | Loring HospitalMatthew D Johnson | $260,624 | $25.1M | 0.14% | $26,591 | 980.1% |
| 929 | Ida County Iowa Community HospitalGlen Winekauf | $231,642 | $27.3M | 0.02% | $7,000 | 3309.2% |
| 950 | Osceola Community HospitalJoseph Heitritter | $214,926 | $19.8M | 0.15% | $25,000 | 859.7% |
| 960 | Virginia Gay HospitalTina Eden | $204,871 | $44.8M | 0.13% | $52,000 | 394.0% |
| 968 | Community HospitalCristin Hendrickson | $198,205 | $18.1M | 0.19% | $33,000 | 600.6% |
| 985 | Manning Regional Healthcare CenterShannon Black | $185,889 | $24.6M | 0.67% | $137,000 | 135.7% |
| 998 | Knoxville Hospital and ClinicsKevin Kincaid | $164,364 | $122.1M | 0.39% | $422,829 | 38.9% |
| 1010 | Central Community HospitalBrooke Kensinger | $146,028 | $15.8M | 0.47% | $65,831 | 221.8% |
| 1026 | Avera Holy FamilyMichelle Majerus | $59,279 | $38.2M | 0.52% | $160,947 | 36.8% |
Systems not shown: 22 with an unidentifiable chief executive or charity care reported off line 7a. Each has its own page: Central Iowa Hospital, Mercy Health Services - Iowa, Trinity Medical Center, Allen Memorial Hospital, St Luke's Methodist Hospital, Covenant Medical Center, Northwest Iowa Hospital, Trinity Regional Medical Center, Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital, The Finley Hospital, Mercy Medical Center - Clinton, Grinnell Regional Medical Center, St Luke'Sjones Regional Medical Center, Sioux Valley Memorial Hospital Assocation, Mercy Medical Center - Centerville, Sartori Memorial Hospital, Stewart Memorial Community Hospital, Mercy Medical Center - Newton, Mercy Hospital of Franciscan Sisters, Mercy Hospital Iowa City Iowa, Sumner Community Club, Baum Harmon Mercy Hospital.
§Share
