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Report No. 1 · Nonprofit Hospital Executive Pay vs Charity Care · Annual Report, 2026 edition

Report No. 1 · 2026 edition · all states

Wisconsin

In Wisconsin, 5 of the 23 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 Wisconsin spent 0.63% 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).

57 nonprofit hospital systems have a hospital in Wisconsin, 8 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
3 Advocate Health (Midwest)Eugene Woods · files from Illinois $25.8M $17.8B 0.66% $114.9M 22.4%
6 MercyhealthJavon Bea $16.3M $1.3B 0.49% $6.1M 268.9%
48 Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalImran Andrabi MD $5.2M $5.8B 0.61% $32.7M 16.0%
54 Mayo ClinicGianrico Farrugia MD · files from Minnesota $4.9M $14.9B 0.61% $87.3M 5.6%
63 Aspirus Wausau HospitalMatthew Heywood $4.2M $2.9B 0.45% $12.1M 34.9%
67 Allina Health SystemLisa Shannon · files from Minnesota $4.1M $5.9B 0.25% $14.6M 28.0%
69 ProHealth Care (Waukesha Memorial)Susan Edwards $4.1M $827.8M 0.10% $701,842 580.5%
122 Children's Hospital of WisconsinMargaret Troy · children’s $2.7M $1.0B 0.40% $3.9M 67.7%
204 Froedtert SouthRichard O Schmidt Jr $1.9M $486.9M 0.96% $4.5M 42.0%
251 Mchs HospitalsBrian Hoerneman MD $1.6M $1.9B 0.59% $12.0M 13.5%
271 Beloit Health SystemTimothy M McKevett $1.5M $314.0M 1.74% $5.4M 28.3%
275 Columbia St Mary's Hospital MilwaukeeDaniel W Jackson · files from Missouri $1.5M $1.9B 1.70% $33.5M 4.5%
301 Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterScott Rathgaber MD $1.4M $3.1B 1.14% $32.5M 4.3%
373 Rogers Memorial HospitalCynthia Meyer $1.1M $346.8M 0.55% $1.9M 59.4%
402 Fort HealthcareMichael Anderson MD $1.0M $166.7M 0.41% $648,852 158.7%
516 Prairie Ridge HealthJohn D Russell $778,480 $94.6M 0.54% $490,000 158.9%
547 Meriter HospitalJames Arnett $707,912 $643.3M 0.52% $3.2M 21.9%
582 Memorial Medical CenterLuke Beirl $651,787 $284.4M 0.54% $1.4M 46.8%
607 Southwest Health CenterDaniel Rohrbach $604,556 $148.0M 0.10% $124,240 486.6%
618 Reedsburg Area Medical CenterRobert Van Meeteren $594,188 $121.7M 1.02% $1.2M 47.8%
631 St Croix Regional Medical CenterMichael Youso $569,758 $148.1M 0.25% $340,188 167.5%
632 St Vincent Hospital (HSHS)Robert Erickson $567,810 $1.1B 0.19% $2.0M 28.8%
655 Black River HealthCarl Selvick $522,410 $70.0M 0.68% $445,406 117.3%
666 Mile Bluff Medical CenterDara Bartels $514,130 $126.9M 0.54% $685,501 75.0%
684 Baldwin Area Medical CenterEilidh Pederson $497,322 $90.4M 0.23% $195,941 253.8%
698 Vernon Memorial HealthcareDavid Hartberg $478,006 $97.1M 1.43% $1.3M 36.8%
703 Prairie Du Chien Memorial Hospital AssociationChristopher Brophy $469,259 $75.0M 0.82% $574,000 81.8%
708 Sauk Prairie HealthcareShawn Lerch $466,803 $136.8M 0.63% $847,710 55.1%
726 Chippewa Valley Hospital and Oakview Care CenterPeterson Douglas $447,829 $23.0M 0.90% $168,238 266.2%
737 Door County Memorial HospitalBrian Stephens $435,130 $129.3M 1.46% $1.7M 24.9%
755 Ladd Memorial HospitalKelly Macken-Marble $408,134 $62.8M 0.05% $30,765 1326.6%
768 The Richland HospitalBruce Roesler $397,260 $81.1M 1.01% $767,688 51.7%
848 Edgerton Hospital & Health ServicesMarc Augsburger $307,792 $39.0M 0.01% $2,000 15389.6%
870 Grant Regional Health CenterTamara Chambers $288,041 $54.8M 0.35% $180,822 159.3%
894 Cumberland Memorial HospitalEmily Dilley $261,336 $36.7M 1.01% $382,500 68.3%
902 Burnett Medical CenterMark Thayer $253,706 $27.4M 0.72% $212,219 119.5%
964 Sharon S Richardson Community HospiceEric Tetzlaff $202,851 $14.9M 2.11% $305,000 66.5%
1029 Stoughton Hospital AssociationChristopher Brabant $26,317 $82.2M 0.37% $259,000 10.2%
1032 Greater Watertown Community Health FoundationBenjamin Whemeier $16,788 $37.1M 1.14% $362,871 4.6%

Systems not shown: 18 with an unidentifiable chief executive or charity care reported off line 7a. Each has its own page: SSM Health Care of Wisconsin, Agnesian Healthcare, Ascension Ne Wisconsin, The Monroe Clinic, Sacred Heart Hospital of (HSHS), St Mary's Hospital of Superior, Upland Hills Health, Aurora Medical Center Bay Area, Westfields Hospital, Tomah Memorial Hospital, Amery Regional Medical Center, Holy Family Memorial, Hudson Hospital, Waupun Memorial Hospital, Ripon Medical Center, Spooner Health System, St Joseph's Hospital (HSHS), Mental Health Emergency Center.

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Wisconsin nonprofit hospitals: CEO pay vs charity care