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Gender Disparity In Composition And Compensation Among Maryland Hospital Executives, Gilberto O. Lobaton, Majd Marrache Md, Varun Puvanesarajah Md, Dawn M. Laporte Md, Amit Jain Md, Shruti Aggarwal Md
Gender Disparity In Composition And Compensation Among Maryland Hospital Executives, Gilberto O. Lobaton, Majd Marrache Md, Varun Puvanesarajah Md, Dawn M. Laporte Md, Amit Jain Md, Shruti Aggarwal Md
Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice
Introduction: Senior executive positions in hospitals have traditionally been held by men, and do not reflect the gender, racial, ethnic, and cultural diversities of the communities they serve. Despite sex parity in medical school graduates, women remain underrepresented in hospital executive leadership positions. In this study, the authors examined differences in gender composition and compensation of Maryland hospital executives.
Methods: The authors examined 47 Maryland hospitals’ publicly available tax forms from 2013-2018. Data collected included hospital revenue and executive positions’ count, salary, and gender. Executive positions included President and/or Chief Executive Officer (P/CEO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Chief Medical Officer …