Report No. 1 · 2026 edition · all states
Minnesota
In Minnesota, 5 of the 21 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 Minnesota spent 0.62% of expenses on charity care, against 1.06% for all systems nationally. Highest reported chief executive compensation: $5,659,485, James Hereford, Fairview Health Services.
58 nonprofit hospital systems have a hospital in Minnesota, 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Fairview Health ServicesJames Hereford | $5.7M | $6.1B | 0.77% | $43.8M | 12.9% |
| 52 | SanfordBill Gassen · files from South Dakota | $5.0M | $6.1B | 1.53% | $89.1M | 5.6% |
| 54 | Mayo ClinicGianrico Farrugia MD | $4.9M | $14.9B | 0.61% | $87.3M | 5.6% |
| 63 | Aspirus Wausau HospitalMatthew Heywood · files from Wisconsin | $4.2M | $2.9B | 0.45% | $12.1M | 34.9% |
| 64 | Children's Health CareMarc Gorelick MD · children’s | $4.2M | $1.2B | 0.53% | $6.1M | 68.7% |
| 67 | Allina Health SystemLisa Shannon | $4.1M | $5.9B | 0.25% | $14.6M | 28.0% |
| 76 | Park NicolletAndrea M Walsh | $3.8M | $2.2B | 0.55% | $11.7M | 32.8% |
| 192 | St Cloud HospitalKenneth Holmen | $2.0M | $2.0B | 0.34% | $5.9M | 33.3% |
| 295 | North Memorial Health Care dba North Memorial HealthTrevor Sawallish | $1.4M | $998.7M | 1.53% | $15.7M | 9.0% |
| 301 | Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterScott Rathgaber MD · files from Wisconsin | $1.4M | $3.1B | 1.14% | $32.5M | 4.3% |
| 338 | Ridgeview Medical CenterMichael Phelps | $1.2M | $446.2M | 0.25% | $1.1M | 112.9% |
| 375 | Gillette Children's Specialty HealthcareBarbara Joers · children’s | $1.1M | $396.6M | 0.35% | $1.3M | 84.2% |
| 414 | Olmsted Medical CenterTim Weir FACHE | $1.0M | $304.8M | 0.42% | $1.2M | 81.4% |
| 415 | Hennepin Healthcare SystemJennifer Decubellis Ma | $1.0M | $1.7B | 4.06% | $69.8M | 1.4% |
| 520 | Lake Region HealthcareKent Mattson | $770,088 | $203.4M | 0.45% | $908,000 | 84.8% |
| 537 | Welia HealthRandy Ulseth | $736,660 | $138.2M | 0.37% | $476,191 | 154.7% |
| 578 | Range Regional Health ServicesJean MacDonell | $658,456 | $281.2M | 1.58% | $4.5M | 14.5% |
| 585 | Lakewood Health SystemLisa Bjerga | $649,186 | $162.9M | 0.17% | $276,431 | 234.8% |
| 603 | Aitkin Community Hospital dba Riverwood Healthcare CenterKen Westman | $606,317 | $120.9M | 1.06% | $1.3M | 46.3% |
| 626 | Winona Health ServicesRachelle Heising-Schultz | $581,915 | $111.9M | 0.27% | $326,000 | 178.5% |
| 627 | Lifecare Medical CenterKeith Okeson | $578,049 | $81.5M | 0.22% | $169,000 | 342.0% |
| 663 | St Francis Medical CenterDavid Nelson · files from Arizona | $517,225 | $25.2M | 3.05% | $683,608 | 75.7% |
| 676 | Community Memorial Hospital AssociationRick Breuer | $503,906 | $95.7M | 0.45% | $424,233 | 118.8% |
| 691 | Astera HealthJoel Beiswenger | $486,632 | $102.4M | 0.22% | $222,144 | 219.1% |
| 699 | Cuyuna Regional Medical CenterAmy Hart | $476,772 | $213.9M | 1.46% | $3.1M | 15.4% |
| 742 | Stevens Community Medical CenterKerrie McEvilly | $430,465 | $54.1M | 1.07% | $539,734 | 79.8% |
| 744 | Glencoe Regional Health ServicesBenjamin Davis | $427,483 | $100.7M | 1.07% | $1.0M | 41.6% |
| 750 | International Falls Memorial Hospital AssociationRobert Pastor II | $414,608 | $43.9M | 0.27% | $115,213 | 359.9% |
| 791 | Unity Family HealthcareSteven Smith · files from Arizona | $370,627 | $88.2M | 0.55% | $527,282 | 70.3% |
| 804 | United Hospital DistrictRichard Ash | $359,067 | $54.8M | 0.99% | $524,000 | 68.5% |
| 807 | St Joseph's Area Health ServicesBenjamin Koppelman · files from Arizona | $353,936 | $52.7M | 1.14% | $562,696 | 62.9% |
| 809 | Warren Community HospitalJon Linnell | $351,518 | $17.9M | 0.10% | $18,000 | 1952.9% |
| 838 | Ely-Bloomenson Community HospitalPatti Banks | $325,973 | $32.4M | 0.86% | $282,782 | 115.3% |
| 878 | Madison Healthcare ServicesErik Bjerke | $278,018 | $21.8M | 0.07% | $14,772 | 1882.1% |
| 979 | Kittson Memorial HospitalSwenson Andrea | $188,188 | $21.2M | 0.15% | $26,977 | 697.6% |
| 1004 | Hendricks Community Hospital AssociationTravis Olsen | $157,290 | $18.5M | 0.16% | $29,000 | 542.4% |
Systems not shown: 22 with an unidentifiable chief executive or charity care reported off line 7a. Each has its own page: Regions Hospital, Smdc Medical Center, St Mary's Medical Center, St Joseph's Medical Center, Maple Grove Hospital, St Francis Regional Medical Center, St Mary's Regional Health Center, Mercy Medical Center, Lakeview Memorial Hospital Association, Avera Marshall, Hutchinson Health, Essentia Health Moose Lake, Mille Lacs Health System, Riverview Healthcare Association, Deer River Healthcare Center, Healthpartners Rc, Avera Granite Falls, Northern Pines Medical Center, Madelia Health, Avera Tyler, Graceville Health Center, Bridges Medical Center.
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