Report No. 1 · 2026 edition · all states
North Dakota
In North Dakota, 0 of the 4 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 Dakota spent 0.38% 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).
29 nonprofit hospital systems have a hospital in North Dakota, 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% |
| 315 | Altru Health SystemTodd Forkel | $1.3M | $780.4M | 0.85% | $6.2M | 21.4% |
| 423 | Trinity Health & AffiliatesJohn Kutch | $993,900 | $385.8M | 0.99% | $3.9M | 25.6% |
| 680 | Lutheran Charity Association D/B/A Jamestown Regional Medical CenterMike Delfs | $502,364 | $84.3M | 0.81% | $672,000 | 74.8% |
| 714 | Christian Unity HospitalAlan O'Neil | $462,109 | $35.3M | 0.06% | $18,626 | 2481.0% |
| 741 | St Alexius Medical CenterReed Reyman · files from Arizona | $431,309 | $290.5M | 0.58% | $2.2M | 19.8% |
| 762 | St Andrew's HospitalChristopher Albertson | $403,486 | $32.8M | 0.55% | $168,000 | 240.2% |
| 810 | Towner County Medical CenterBen Bucher | $350,144 | $16.1M | 0.26% | $45,000 | 778.1% |
| 819 | Mckenzie County Healthcare SystemsPeter Edis | $342,507 | $65.1M | 0.13% | $75,000 | 456.7% |
| 822 | St Aloisius HospitalRyan Mickelsen | $340,991 | $27.3M | 0.01% | $4,000 | 8524.8% |
| 828 | Linton HospitalLukas Fischer | $332,242 | $23.1M | 0.19% | $43,000 | 772.7% |
| 844 | St Joseph's Hospital & Health CenterCarol Enderle · files from Arizona | $312,768 | $79.7M | 2.64% | $1.9M | 16.3% |
| 855 | Cavalier County Memorial Hospital AssociationRichard Wayne Reid | $300,996 | $13.0M | 1.00% | $146,366 | 205.6% |
| 885 | Mountrail County Medical CenterStephanie Everett | $268,028 | $13.1M | 0.30% | $34,000 | 788.3% |
| 886 | Southwest Healthcare ServicesDennis Goebel | $266,518 | $17.9M | 0.50% | $93,000 | 286.6% |
| 890 | Pr HealthMarcus Lewis | $264,191 | $22.4M | 0.38% | $84,000 | 314.5% |
| 918 | Ashley Medical CenterEric Heupel | $239,626 | $10.8M | 0.05% | $6,000 | 3993.8% |
| 922 | West River Health ServicesAlyson Kornele | $235,596 | $32.4M | 0.24% | $76,637 | 307.4% |
| 933 | Pembina County Memorial Hospital AssociationLisa Letexier | $228,806 | $23.5M | 0.24% | $51,393 | 445.2% |
| 939 | Tioga Medical CenterJamie Eraas | $224,859 | $21.2M | 0.13% | $25,000 | 899.4% |
| 942 | Good Samaritan Hospital AssociationErik Christenson | $221,384 | $39.3M | 1.27% | $490,000 | 45.2% |
| 996 | Hazen Memorial Hospital AssociationKurt Waldbillig | $166,742 | $20.6M | 0.34% | $64,000 | 260.5% |
| 1025 | Cooperstown Medical CenterNicole Lindsey | $72,929 | $10.0M | 0.77% | $76,000 | 96.0% |
Systems not shown: 6 with an unidentifiable chief executive or charity care reported off line 7a. Each has its own page: Innovis Health, Mercy Medical Center, Northwood Deaconess Health Center, Lisbon Area Health Services, Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center, Nelson County Health System-Hospital.
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