Report No. 1 · 2026 edition · all states
North Carolina
In North Carolina, 0 of the 16 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 North Carolina spent 3.12% of expenses on charity care, against 1.06% for all systems nationally. Highest reported chief executive compensation: $25,781,275, Eugene Woods, Advocate Health (Midwest) (files from Illinois).
39 nonprofit hospital systems have a hospital in North Carolina, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Advocate Health (Midwest)Eugene Woods · files from Illinois | $25.8M | $17.8B | 0.66% | $114.9M | 22.4% |
| 24 | Novant HealthCarl Armato | $8.2M | $8.1B | 1.40% | $108.6M | 7.5% |
| 25 | North Carolina Baptist HospitalJulie Ann Freischlag MD | $7.6M | $3.3B | 0.83% | $26.4M | 29.0% |
| 143 | Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital OperatingMary Jo Cagle MD | $2.4M | $706.1M | 2.37% | $15.3M | 15.7% |
| 148 | Duke University Health SystemCraig T Albanese MD | $2.3M | $6.2B | 3.10% | $168.6M | 1.4% |
| 159 | WakemedDonald Gintzig | $2.2M | $2.6B | 4.10% | $101.8M | 2.2% |
| 167 | Pitt County Memorial HospitalMichael Waldrum MD | $2.2M | $2.2B | 3.41% | $68.8M | 3.1% |
| 180 | Gaston Memorial HospitalK Christopher Peek | $2.1M | $790.9M | 1.08% | $7.6M | 27.3% |
| 206 | Fletcher HospitalThompson Michael | $1.9M | $628.3M | 4.00% | $23.0M | 8.1% |
| 209 | Firsthealth of the CarolinasMickey Foster | $1.8M | $1.2B | 4.26% | $46.1M | 3.9% |
| 218 | Cumberland County Hospital SystemMichael Nagowski | $1.8M | $384.7M | 4.17% | $16.4M | 10.8% |
| 239 | Erlanger HealthJim Coleman · files from Tennessee | $1.7M | $1.7B | 5.69% | $92.7M | 1.8% |
| 534 | Caldwell Memorial HospitalDavid Lowry MD | $740,571 | $220.0M | 8.55% | $17.3M | 4.3% |
| 653 | Chatham HospitalJeff Strickler | $524,111 | $68.3M | 14.59% | $9.2M | 5.7% |
| 654 | Hugh Chatham Memorial HospitalPaul Hammes | $523,530 | $133.7M | 1.74% | $2.6M | 20.3% |
| 679 | St Lukes HospitalMichelle Fortune | $502,438 | $50.4M | 1.41% | $615,694 | 81.6% |
| 686 | Columbus Regional Healthcare SystemW Jason Beck | $496,263 | $176.4M | 2.90% | $4.1M | 12.1% |
| 702 | Charles A Cannon Jr Memorial HospitalDavid Nathan Nipper | $472,368 | $36.3M | 3.12% | $1.0M | 45.8% |
| 729 | Scotland Memorial HospitalDavid Pope | $446,003 | $323.3M | 1.31% | $3.7M | 12.1% |
| 865 | Fellowship HallKelly Scaggs | $290,519 | $12.4M | 0.70% | $89,745 | 323.7% |
| 900 | Mercy Restorative Care HospitalDerek Murzyn · files from Texas | $256,118 | $18.3M | 1.33% | $265,135 | 96.6% |
Systems not shown: 18 with an unidentifiable chief executive or charity care reported off line 7a. Each has its own page: Sentara Hospitals, The Presbyterian Hospital, Rex Hospital, East Carolina Health, High Point Regional Health, Wayne Memorial Hospital, Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Lexington Medical Center, Lenoir Memorial Hospital, The Outer Banks Hospital, Unc Rockingham Health Care, Ashe Memorial Hospital, Pender Memorial Hospital, Alleghany County Memorial Hospital, Healthcare Foundation of Wilson, Hendersonvance Healthcare, Duke Quality Network.
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