Woman's Hospital Foundation D/b/a Woman's Hospital
Baton Rouge, LA · EIN 72-0652905 · Health care · Rank 653 by total revenue
To improve the health of women and infants.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $1,003,943,473
- Total expenses
- $939,469,994
- Total assets
- $1,261,577,683
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $183,887,155
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $245,661,466
- Employees
- 3,011
- Salary base per employee
- $61,072
"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 (23)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rene Ragas | PRESIDENT/CEO | Board, Officer | 65 | $936,701 |
| Chris Ciesielski | CHAIR | Board, Officer | 4 | None reported |
| Janet Olson | CHAIR ELECT | Board, Officer | 4 | None reported |
| Nick Speyrer | SECRETARY/TREASURER | Board, Officer | 4 | None reported |
| Robert Moore MD | CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER | Key employee | 65 | $859,711 |
| Nina Dusang | EXEC VP/CHIEF FINANCIAL OF | Key employee | 65 | $512,723 |
| Paul Kirk | VP, CHIEF INFORMATION OFFI | Key employee | 65 | $432,571 |
| Cheri Johnson | SR VP, PT CARE/CHIEF NSG | Key employee | 65 | $403,219 |
| Eboni Buchanan | VP, PHYSICIAN SERVICES | Key employee | 65 | $393,951 |
| Ed Halphen | VP, HUMAN RESOURCES | Key employee | 65 | $376,908 |
| Cynthia Amedee | SVP, LEGAL & COMP OFFICER | Key employee | 65 | $254,355 |
| Amanda Pearson MD | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Cheree Schwartzenburg MD | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Greg Gelpi MD | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Jessica Baghian | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 4 | None reported |
| John Everett | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Rose Hudson | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Rudy Aguilar | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Shawn Kleinpeter MD | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Susan Puyau MD | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Terrie Thomas MD | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Tim Poche | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 4 | None reported |
| Whitney Breaux | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 4 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $7,139,938, which is 3.9% of the $183,887,155 salary base shared by 3,011 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rene Ragas | PRESIDENT/CEO | Board, Officer | 65 | $802,135 | $0 | $134,566 | $936,701 |
| Anthony C Evans Jr MD | PHYSICIAN | Highly paid employee | 65 | $850,972 | $0 | $54,764 | $905,736 |
| Robert Moore MD | CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER | Key employee | 65 | $808,544 | $0 | $51,167 | $859,711 |
| Edward W Veillon Jr MD | PHYSICIAN | Highly paid employee | 65 | $715,357 | $0 | $75,772 | $791,129 |
| Marshall St Amant MD | PHYSICIAN | Highly paid employee | 65 | $698,845 | $0 | $77,171 | $776,016 |
| Renee Cowan MD | PHYSICIAN | Highly paid employee | 65 | $651,209 | $0 | $46,758 | $697,967 |
| Pamela Simmons MD | PHYSICIAN | Highly paid employee | 65 | $628,482 | $0 | $59,573 | $688,055 |
| Nina Dusang | EXEC VP/CHIEF FINANCIAL OF | Key employee | 65 | $448,564 | $0 | $64,159 | $512,723 |
| Patrick Seiter | IN-HOUSE GENERAL COUNSEL | Former | 65 | $447,904 | $0 | $45,004 | $492,908 |
| April Chaisson | VP, FINANCE | Former | 65 | $419,966 | $0 | $59,026 | $478,992 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202632269349301918 (Form 990, period ending 2025-09-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 72-0652905
- Organization website (as filed): www.womans.org