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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

Nebraska

In Nebraska, 2 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 Nebraska spent 1.04% of expenses on charity care, against 1.06% for all systems nationally. Highest reported chief executive compensation: $9,052,648, Amy Perry, Banner Health (files from Arizona).

42 nonprofit hospital systems have a hospital in Nebraska, 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 CEOCEO payRevenueCharity care,
% of expenses
Charity careCEO pay as %
of charity care
19 Banner HealthAmy Perry · files from Arizona $9.1M $11.1B 1.92% $184.2M 4.9%
109 Alegent Health - Bergan Mercy Health SystemTim Bricker · files from Arizona $2.9M $2.2B 1.46% $29.7M 9.7%
114 The Nebraska Medical CenterJames Linder MD $2.8M $2.8B 0.91% $22.9M 12.1%
163 Children's Hospital & Medical CenterChanda Chacon · children’s $2.2M $774.5M 1.06% $7.2M 30.3%
416 Columbus Community HospitalMichael Hansen $1.0M $184.7M 0.30% $511,570 196.0%
464 Bryan Medical CenterEric Mooss $898,484 $970.5M 1.53% $12.6M 7.1%
490 Faith Regional Health ServicesKelly Driscoll $831,982 $288.6M 0.39% $1.1M 76.2%
521 Father Flanagan's Boys' HomeRodney J Kempkes $769,189 $503.4M 0.33% $1.6M 47.1%
535 Madonna Rehabilitation HospitalPaul A Dongilli $738,395 $216.6M 0.58% $1.2M 62.0%
560 Phelps Memorial Health CenterMark Harrel $679,126 $116.9M 0.50% $469,000 144.8%
575 North Platte Nebraska HospitalIvan Mitchell $660,312 $327.8M 1.41% $4.2M 15.6%
616 The Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital AssociationEric Barber $596,242 $222.8M 0.62% $1.4M 42.5%
669 York General Health Care ServicesJames Ulrich $511,885 $77.2M 0.70% $495,216 103.4%
689 Beatrice Community Hospital & Health CenterRick Haraldson $492,925 $131.3M 1.39% $1.5M 32.3%
697 Memorial Health Care SystemsRoger Reamer $478,440 $52.1M 0.33% $154,260 310.2%
701 Franciscan Care ServicesTyler Toline $473,438 $62.3M 0.12% $66,152 715.7%
724 Brodstone Memorial HospitalTreg Vyzourek $450,509 $44.8M 0.36% $145,000 310.7%
740 Regional West Medical CenterMel Mcnea $432,370 $259.1M 1.45% $3.7M 11.6%
752 Cheyenne County Hospital AssociationJason Petik $413,730 $88.5M 0.34% $300,610 137.6%
776 Community Hospital Association of MccookTroy Bruntz $387,381 $82.5M 1.47% $1.2M 32.7%
784 Crete Area Medical CenterStephanie Boldt $378,144 $37.0M 3.11% $968,188 39.1%
826 Community Medical CenterRyan Larsen $333,323 $46.9M 1.23% $504,989 66.0%
830 Jennie Melham Memorial Medical CenterKyle D Kellum $331,652 $26.2M 0.29% $67,000 495.0%
831 Antelope Memorial HospitalDiane Brugger $330,645 $27.0M 0.19% $46,000 718.8%
858 Memorial Community HealthJustin Wolf $298,144 $33.8M 0.50% $171,655 173.7%
860 Avera St Anthony's HospitalJohn Kozyra $296,636 $56.1M 1.21% $540,209 54.9%
908 Henderson Health Care ServicesCheryl Brown $250,273 $22.4M 0.07% $15,000 1668.5%
925 West Holt Memorial HospitalJeremy Bauer $232,689 $18.5M 0.29% $52,000 447.5%
928 Cambridge Memorial HospitalClay Jordan $231,842 $28.8M 0.19% $52,000 445.8%
944 Osmond General HospitalLon M Knievel $218,065 $10.3M 0.20% $20,000 1090.3%
953 Providence Medical CenterNicole Haglund $212,951 $34.0M 1.22% $421,593 50.5%
1003 Bryan Hospital KearneyDouglas Koch $158,487 $172.6M 1.31% $2.4M 6.7%
1017 Merrick Medical CenterJodi Mohr $121,915 $30.2M 1.04% $273,343 44.6%

Systems not shown: 9 with an unidentifiable chief executive or charity care reported off line 7a. Each has its own page: Nebraska Methodist Hospital, Alegent Health-Immanuel Medical Center, Sacred Heart Health Services, Methodist Fremont Health, Grand Island Regional Medical Center, Memorial Community Hospital, Jefferson Community Health Center, Chadron Community Hospital, Niobrara Valley Hospital.

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Nebraska nonprofit hospitals: CEO pay vs charity care