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