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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

New Jersey

In New Jersey, 1 of the 19 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 New Jersey spent 1.53% of expenses on charity care, against 1.06% for all systems nationally. Highest reported chief executive compensation: $13,541,590, Robert C Garrett, Hackensack Meridian Health Inc-Subordinates.

26 nonprofit hospital systems have a hospital in New Jersey, 3 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
8 Hackensack Meridian Health Inc-SubordinatesRobert C Garrett $13.5M $8.8B 2.49% $207.0M 6.5%
13 Atlantic Health System IncBrian Gragnolati $11.5M $4.8B 0.94% $42.0M 27.5%
20 RWJ Barnabas Health Inc - SubordinatesMark E Manigan $8.9M $7.8B 2.38% $174.4M 5.1%
88 Capital Health SystemAl Maghazehe PhD FACHE $3.5M $1.3B 12.78% $161.6M 2.2%
91 The Cooper Health System A New Jersey Non-ProfitKevin O'Dowd JD $3.4M $2.6B 1.78% $41.5M 8.2%
92 Penn Medicine (University of Pennsylvania)Kevin Mahoney · files from Pennsylvania $3.3M $12.3B 0.25% $29.1M 11.4%
112 Inspira Medical CentersAmy Mansue $2.8M $1.3B 0.73% $9.1M 30.9%
117 Englewood Hospital and Medical CenterWarren Geller $2.7M $1.2B 2.51% $29.2M 9.3%
138 Holy Name Medical CenterMichael Maron $2.5M $596.5M 0.81% $4.8M 50.8%
183 Cooper University Hospital Cape RegionalJoanne Carrocino FACHE $2.1M $145.4M 0.38% $569,610 361.8%
186 Saint Peter's University HospitalLeslie D Hirsch FACHE $2.1M $650.1M 0.37% $2.2M 91.7%
200 The Valley HospitalRobert W Brenner $1.9M $1.3B 0.85% $10.1M 18.9%
208 Hunterdon Medical CenterPatrick J Gavin MPH MBA $1.8M $376.8M 1.42% $5.2M 35.1%
233 St Joseph's Health System SubordinateDustin Riccio MD $1.7M $1.1B 1.53% $16.5M 10.3%
262 Atlanticare Health System Inc - SubordinatesMichael J Charlton $1.6M $1.1B 1.73% $17.9M 8.8%
305 Centrastate Medical CenterThomas W Scott FACHE Fabc $1.4M $401.4M 1.79% $7.2M 19.1%
397 Shore Memorial HospitalDavid R Hughes $1.0M $267.7M 0.65% $1.5M 71.0%
507 Christian Health Care CenterDouglas Struyk $799,654 $103.6M 1.64% $1.7M 47.5%
861 Deborah Heart and Lung CenterJames R Andrews $295,272 $239.1M 5.30% $12.8M 2.3%

Systems not shown: 7 with an unidentifiable chief executive or charity care reported off line 7a. Each has its own page: Virtua - West Jersey Health System, Kennedy University Hospital, Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospitalinc, Virtua-Memorial Hospital Burlington Countyinc, St Luke's Warren Hospital, Virtua Willingboro Hospital, The Matheny School and Hospital.

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New Jersey nonprofit hospitals: CEO pay vs charity care