Essentia Wealth

Minnesota hospital executives at Essentia Health and elsewhere in Minnesota are paid handsome salaries [1] for pushing a corporate healthcare model that puts their bottom line above patients. To ensure Minnesotans receive access to quality, affordable care, executives at organizations like Essentia need to be held accountable to priorities that serve patients and communities—not just profits. Look at the numbers below[2] and ask yourself: is this how money in healthcare should be spent?

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

David Herman, MD

Total Compensation: 

$2,697,603

Pay compared to average RN: 

31:1

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & coo

Jodie Mansfield

Total Compensation: 

$1,445,610

Pay compared to average RN: 

17:1

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Traci Morris

Total Compensation: 

$878,157

Pay compared to average RN: 

10:1

CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER

Diane Davidson

Total Compensation: 

$752,044

Pay compared to average RN: 

8:1

CHIEF POPULATION HEALTH OFFICER

Deborah Welle-Powell

Total Compensation: 

$743,017

Pay compared to average RN: 

8:1

A Record of Putting Profits Before Patients

Essentia by the Numbers

Help hold Essentia Accountable

SOURCES

[1] 2019 990 Schedule J filed May 11, 2021

[2] May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics