Report No. 1 · 2026 edition · all states
Missouri
In Missouri, 1 of the 11 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 Missouri spent 1.45% of expenses on charity care, against 1.06% for all systems nationally. Highest reported chief executive compensation: $5,392,901, Richard Liekweg, BJC Health System.
37 nonprofit hospital systems have a hospital in Missouri, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | BJC Health SystemRichard Liekweg | $5.4M | $13.3B | 0.96% | $117.8M | 4.6% |
| 171 | Freeman Health SystemPaula F Baker | $2.1M | $749.7M | 1.45% | $10.7M | 19.8% |
| 191 | Lester E Cox Medical CentersMax D Buetow | $2.0M | $2.4B | 2.17% | $50.2M | 3.9% |
| 212 | The Children's Mercy HospitalPaul Kempinski MS FACHE · children’s | $1.8M | $2.3B | 2.80% | $56.3M | 3.2% |
| 250 | Heartland Regional Medical CenterJohn M Poore | $1.6M | $911.4M | 1.74% | $14.8M | 11.0% |
| 269 | Truman Medical CenterCharles W Shields | $1.5M | $892.0M | 1.87% | $16.3M | 9.5% |
| 379 | Hannibal Regional Healthcare SystemC Todd Ahrens | $1.1M | $325.4M | 0.68% | $2.2M | 48.9% |
| 380 | St Lukes Episcopal-Presbyterian HospitalsAndrew Bagnall | $1.1M | $755.2M | 0.18% | $1.3M | 81.3% |
| 383 | Saint Francis Medical CenterJustin Davison | $1.1M | $767.2M | 2.13% | $13.5M | 7.9% |
| 506 | Lake Regional Health SystemKevin Mcroberts | $804,226 | $273.5M | 2.29% | $6.2M | 12.9% |
| 539 | Ch Allied ServicesBrady Dubois | $730,609 | $438.3M | 0.96% | $4.5M | 16.3% |
| 567 | Pathways Psychiatric HospitalAlan Greimann | $672,082 | $39.3M | 4.61% | $1.5M | 44.7% |
| 657 | The Ranken-Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled ChildrenShawn D Dryden · children’s | $521,944 | $74.5M | 0.37% | $229,796 | 227.1% |
| 681 | Missouri Delta Medical CenterJason Schrumpf | $500,780 | $188.6M | 0.10% | $201,056 | 249.1% |
| 719 | John Fitzgibbon Memorial HospitalAngela Littrell | $457,200 | $62.7M | 0.14% | $96,415 | 474.2% |
| 813 | Cameron Regional Medical CenterJoseph F Abrutz Jr | $348,883 | $70.3M | 0.19% | $139,862 | 249.4% |
| 840 | Community Hospital AssociationJulie Jones | $322,964 | $27.9M | 0.47% | $135,797 | 237.8% |
| 875 | Carroll County Memorial HospitalScott Thoreson | $282,383 | $49.8M | 0.74% | $356,000 | 79.3% |
| 906 | Perry County Health SystemChristopher Wibbenmeyer | $251,221 | $33.6M | 0.34% | $129,583 | 193.9% |
Systems not shown: 18 with an unidentifiable chief executive or charity care reported off line 7a. Each has its own page: SSM Health Care St Louis, Mercy Hospitals East Communities, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Mercy Hospital Springfield, Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, Ssm-Sluh, Mercy Hospital South, SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, Southeast Hospital, Mercy Hospital Jefferson, Ozarks Medical Center, SSM Regional Health Services, Capital Region Medical Center, Mercy Hospital Lebanon, Mosaic Medical Center Maryville, Mercy Hospital Lincoln, General John J Pershing Memorial Hospital Association, Heartland Long Term Acute Care Hospital.
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