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Everything Is Broken

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

Report No. 1 · 2026 edition · all states

Maryland

In Maryland, 1 of the 14 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 Maryland spent 2.13% of expenses on charity care, against 1.06% for all systems nationally. Highest reported chief executive compensation: $3,982,901, Thomas A Kleinhanzl, Frederick Health Hospital.

34 nonprofit hospital systems have a hospital in Maryland, 3 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 CEOCEO payRevenueCharity care,
% of expenses
Charity careCEO pay as %
of charity care
72 Frederick Health HospitalThomas A Kleinhanzl $4.0M $455.2M 3.51% $15.1M 26.4%
73 University of Maryland Medical SystemMohan Suntha MD $3.9M $4.7B 0.86% $38.9M 10.1%
90 Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical CenterVictoria Bayless $3.4M $1.1B 1.99% $19.5M 17.4%
217 Sheppard Pratt Health SystemHarsh Trivedi MD MBA $1.8M $343.5M 2.18% $7.3M 24.3%
244 Meritus Medical CenterMaulik Joshi Dr Ph $1.7M $749.5M 2.91% $20.8M 8.0%
248 Tidalhealth Peninsula RegionalSteven Leonard $1.7M $889.6M 0.56% $4.6M 36.0%
293 Adventist HealthcareJohn Sackett $1.4M $1.0B 2.03% $20.1M 7.0%
354 Greater Baltimore Medical CenterJohn B Chessare MD $1.2M $674.6M 0.65% $4.4M 26.5%
363 Kennedy Krieger Children's HospitalBradley L Schlaggar MD PhD · children’s $1.1M $278.5M 2.32% $6.2M 18.4%
421 Umsj Health SystemThomas B Smyth MD $995,604 $605.6M 0.74% $4.5M 22.3%
434 Calverthealth Medical CenterJeremy S Bradford $965,242 $170.3M 1.96% $3.3M 29.3%
455 Mt Washington Pediatric HospitalScott Klein · children’s $916,410 $84.4M 0.47% $357,819 256.1%
524 Shore Health SystemKenneth D Kozel $765,691 $395.6M 0.87% $3.0M 26.0%
531 St Agnes HealthcareWilliam B Higginbotham · files from Missouri $752,077 $536.7M 2.80% $14.7M 5.1%
541 Atlantic General HospitalDonald Owrey $718,753 $183.1M 0.28% $503,897 142.6%
636 Potomac Valley Hospital of W VaMark Boucot · files from West Virginia $560,693 $182.0M 1.54% $2.4M 23.1%

Systems not shown: 18 with an unidentifiable chief executive or charity care reported off line 7a. Each has its own page: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Holy Cross Health, The Union Memorial Hospital, Mercy Medical Center, Franklin Square Hospital Center, Suburban Hospital, UPMC Western Maryland, Howard County General Hospital, Medstar Southern MD Hospital Center, Carroll Hospital Center, Northwest Hospital Center, St Marys Hospital of St Marys County, Harbor Hospital, Montgomery General Hospital, Union Hospital of Cecil County, Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital.

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Maryland nonprofit hospitals: CEO pay vs charity care