Non-Profit Spending Reports

Gaston Memorial Hospital Inc

Gastonia, NC · EIN 56-0619359 · Health care · Rank 861 by total revenue

To provide compassionate, exceptional, and highly reliable care.

Money, Form 990 for tax year 2023

Total revenue
$790,891,234
Total expenses
$700,788,807
Total assets
$895,064,025
Salary base (all salaries and wages)
$264,333,225
Salaries, other pay and benefits
$320,795,138
Employees
4,461
Salary base per employee
$59,254

"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.

Leadership (22)

NameTitleRole Hours/weekTotal pay
Mr K Christopher PeekCEOOfficer 45 $2,074,421
Mr David O'ConnorEVP/CFO/Asst. TreasurerOfficer 45 $1,140,025
Ms Leigh HickmanCLO/Asst. Sec.Officer 45 $675,066
Rev Dr Pearl Burris-FloydSecretaryBoard, Officer 1 $122,443
Mr David PayseurTreasurerBoard, Officer 1 None reported
Mr Jeffrey CashChairBoard, Officer 1 None reported
Mr Tim EfirdVice chairBoard, Officer 1 None reported
Dr Todd DavisEVP Chief Physician ExecutiveKey employee 45 $1,245,257
Mr Danny WhartonChief Operating OfficerKey employee 45 $803,908
Dr Heath HighChief of Staff (COS) Elect through 12/31/23 (non-voting); COS starting 1/1/24Board 1 $583,903
Dr Jay HendlerChief of Staff (COS) through 12/31/23; Immediate Past COS starting 1/1/24 (non-voting)Board 1 $558,661
Dr Shiddhi PatelChief-of Staff Elect (non-voting) starting 1/1/2024Board 1 $436,549
Mr Bob HovisDirectorBoard 1 $32,703
Dr Micheal GaslinPast-Chief-of-Staff (non-voting) through 12/31/2023Board 1 $20,000
Mr Dan BoydDirectorBoard 1 None reported
Mr Frank StewartDirectorBoard 1 None reported
Mr Jason AustellDirectorBoard 1 None reported
Mr Jay McGrawDirectorBoard 1 None reported
Mr Joseph Davis JrDirectorBoard 1 None reported
Ms Annette CarterDirectorBoard 1 None reported
Ms Janie PeakDirectorBoard 1 None reported
Rev Dr Benjamin HintonDirectorBoard 1 None reported

Top 10 paid people listed

These 10 people received $9,456,565, which is 3.6% of the $264,333,225 salary base shared by 4,461 employees.

NameTitleRole Hours/weekFrom this org From related orgsOther pay Total
Mr K Christopher PeekCEOOfficer 45 $1,764,966$0 $309,455$2,074,421
Dr Todd DavisEVP Chief Physician ExecutiveKey employee 45 $1,048,889$0 $196,368$1,245,257
Mr David O'ConnorEVP/CFO/Asst. TreasurerOfficer 45 $956,025$0 $184,000$1,140,025
Mr Danny WhartonChief Operating OfficerKey employee 45 $670,464$0 $133,444$803,908
Mr Frank MurphyVP Strategy Business DevelopmentHighly paid employee 40 $703,917$0 $98,212$802,129
Dr George Adcock IIIVP Medical AffairsHighly paid employee 40 $605,913$0 $129,008$734,921
Mr Richard BlackburnVP Support ServicesHighly paid employee 40 $517,138$0 $197,012$714,150
Ms Robin LangVP Chief Information OfficerHighly paid employee 40 $550,336$0 $132,449$682,785
Ms Leigh HickmanCLO/Asst. Sec.Officer 45 $564,906$0 $110,160$675,066
Dr Heath HighChief of Staff (COS) Elect through 12/31/23 (non-voting); COS starting 1/1/24Board 1 $0$524,047 $59,856$583,903

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