Albany Med Health System CEO salary and executive pay
Albany Med Health System paid its CEO, Dennis P McKenna MD, $2,495,953 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $513,506 (25.9%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. Total revenue on that return was $3,278,662,634, up 7.7% from $3,043,687,323 for the fiscal year ending December 2023. Albany Med Health System ranks 145th of 229 hospital systems on this site by CEO pay. All of Dennis P McKenna MD's reportable pay, $2,094,344, came from related organizations (column E). Albany Med Health System has 3 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 47-3869194, Albany, NY.
CEO, fiscal year ending December 2024
$2,495,953
Also listed with a chief executive title on this filing: Paul Scimeca (PRESIDENT & CEO (GFH)), $970,173; Jill J Vankuren (PRES/CEO (SH,SCI), VP, VICE CHAIR (SH)), $864,407; Dorothy Urschel (CEO (CMH), PRESIDENT (KCI)), $586,239; Samantha Dicicco (CEO (AVN, VNA, VNF)), $388,403; Robert Donnarumma MD (PRES (SRMPC), VP MED AFFAIRS & CMO (SH)), $523,134; Jay Cahalan (PRESIDENT (CMH)), $1,594; Barbara Klassen (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (CMHF)), $153,212.
- Total revenue
- $3,278,662,634
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 15%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202523179349305497.View the filing
Peers: the 183 other hospital systems on this site. Ranked 155th of 184 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.08% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
This is a group return: one Form 990 filed for a group of affiliated organizations together.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 20 people were paid more than $500,000, 8 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Dennis P McKenna MD CEO PRES/CEO(AMCH),BD MEM(AMCH,AMCF,COL,CMH,GFH,SH) | $2,495,953 |
| Andrew J RosenbaumASSOC PROFESSOR/CLIN (COL) | $1,616,355 |
| Alan S Boulos MDEVP & DEAN ALB MED COL (COL) | $1,536,239 |
| Frances Spreer AlbertSR EVP, COO & CFO(AMHS), BD MEM(AVN,VNA,VNF) | $1,425,996 |
| Thomas FabianPROFESSOR/CLIN (COL) | $1,336,310 |
Also paid on the latest return: Ernest Chisena (ASSOC PROFESSOR/CLIN (COL)), $1,287,864; Gordon Kuhar MD (PHYSICIAN (SH)), $1,147,342; Darryl J Dirisio (DEPARTMENT CHAIR (COL)), $1,147,337; Paul Scimeca (PRESIDENT & CEO (GFH)), $970,173; Jill J Vankuren (PRES/CEO (SH,SCI), VP, VICE CHAIR (SH)), $864,407; Jason Mouzakes MD (EVP HOSP GEN DIRECTOR (AMCH)), $794,483; Kmarie King (BOARD MEMBER (CDT)), $781,631; Rauf Shahbazov (BOARD MEMBER (CDT AS OF 4/15/24)), $725,532; Christopher Mason Do (BOARD MEMBER (GFH)), $709,019; Sean M Kennedy Do (VP, PHYSICIAN NETWORK (GFH)), $683,750; Mitchell Amado (SENIOR VP & CFO (GFH)), $614,459; Louis A Digiovanni (BOARD MEMBER (CMHF)), $613,310; Dorothy Urschel (CEO (CMH), PRESIDENT (KCI)), $586,239; Patricia Gavis (VP & CFO (SH, SCI), TREASURER (HS)), $532,670; Robert Donnarumma MD (PRES (SRMPC), VP MED AFFAIRS & CMO (SH)), $523,134; and 42 more.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Abigail Endres (BOARD MEMBER (SCI AS OF 11/20/24)), Aisha Tator (BOARD MEMBER (CDT)), Amy Lee (SECRETARY (AVN, VNA, VNF)), Andrew Wise (BOARD MEMBER (GFH)), Ann Foster (BOARD MEMBER (AVN, VNA, VNF)), Ann Israel (BOARD MEMBER (CMHF)), Anne M Schomaker (BOARD CHAIR (CMHF)), Anthony Durante (PRES (AVN, VNA, VNF), BD MEM (AMCH)), Aven Kerr (BOARD MEMBER (CMHF)), Barbara Ferraro (BOARD MEMBER (SH, SCI)), Bobbi Jo Lucas (BOARD MEMBER (SCI)), Bonni Shippee (BOARD MEMBER (AVN, VNA, VNF AS OF 5/2/24)), Candace King Weir (BOARD MEMBER (AMCF, COL)), Cara Milde (BOARD MEMBER (SCI)), Carlee Drummer PhD (BOARD MEMBER (CMH)), Carol Kim PhD (BOARD MEMBER (AMCF, COL)), Carolyn Stefanco PhD (BOARD MEMBER (AMCF, COL)), Claire Parde (BOARD MEMBER (CMH, KCI)), Courtney Haskins (CHAIR (GFH)), Daniel T Pickett III (BOARD MEMBER (AMCF, COL)), David Collins (SECRETARY (SH)), David Golub (BOARD MEMBER (AMCF, COL UNTIL 3/6/24)), David Hindson MD (BOARD MEMBER (SCI)), David Westfall MD (BOARD MEMBER (GFH)), Dawn Wallant (BOARD MEMBER (KCI)), and 95 more.
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2024 | Dennis P McKenna MD CEO PRES/CEO(AMCH),BD MEM(AMCH,AMCF,COL,CMH,GFH,SH) | $2,495,953 | $3,278,662,634 | Filing |
| Dec 2023 | Dennis P McKenna MD CEO PRES/CEO(AMHS), BD MEM(AMCH,AMCF,COL,CMH,GFH,SH) | $1,982,447 | $3,043,687,323 | Filing |
| Dec 2022 | Angelo Calbone CEO PRES & CEO (SH,SCI, HS THRU 9/22) | $1,442,081 | $2,804,293,485 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending December 2024.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202523179349305497.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Related | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Dennis P McKenna MDPRES/CEO(AMCH),BD MEM(AMCH,AMCF,COL,CMH,GFH,SH) | $0 | $2,094,344 | $401,609 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $1,467,857 | $513,736 | $112,751 | $352,400 | $49,209 | $2,495,953 | |||
| Andrew J RosenbaumASSOC PROFESSOR/CLIN (COL) | $1,565,502 | $0 | $50,853 | $693,968 | $848,234 | $23,300 | $10,350 | $40,503 | $1,616,355 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| Alan S Boulos MDEVP & DEAN ALB MED COL (COL) | $1,384,383 | $0 | $151,856 | $1,049,009 | $296,684 | $38,690 | $111,835 | $40,021 | $1,536,239 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| Frances Spreer AlbertSR EVP, COO & CFO(AMHS), BD MEM(AVN,VNA,VNF) | $0 | $1,306,913 | $119,083 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $892,416 | $273,422 | $141,075 | $94,998 | $24,085 | $1,425,996 | |||
| Thomas FabianPROFESSOR/CLIN (COL) | $1,285,267 | $0 | $51,043 | $755,993 | $505,584 | $23,690 | $13,800 | $37,243 | $1,336,310 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
These figures come from Albany Med Health System's Form 990 returns, as the IRS publishes them. The methodology page explains how they're chosen. To report an error, email corrections@ceopaycheck.com.
How Albany Med Health System compares
Ranked 145th of 229 hospital systems by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 144th, Avera Health, $2,504,735
- Next in this ranking: 146th, Northeast Georgia Health System, $2,489,525
Closest in revenue among the hospital systems on this site:
Ascension$14,086,474 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Trinity Health$7,298,977 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
ChristianaCare$3,545,430 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
AdventHealth$9,855,391 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
MemorialCare$7,083,129 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Dennis P McKenna MD (PRES/CEO(AMCH),BD MEM(AMCH,AMCF,COL,CMH,GFH,SH)) was paid $2,495,953 for the fiscal year ending December 2024: $0 from Albany Med Health System, $2,094,344 from related organizations and $401,609 in other compensation (Part VII columns D, E and F).
The CEO, Dennis P McKenna MD, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $2,495,953.
Albany Med Health System paid its CEO, Dennis P McKenna MD, $2,495,953 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $513,506 (25.9%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending December 2022, when the CEO was Angelo Calbone, paid $1,442,081. By fiscal year end: December 2022, $1,442,081 (Angelo Calbone); December 2023, $1,982,447 (Dennis P McKenna MD); December 2024, $2,495,953.
Albany Med Health System's return for the fiscal year ending December 2024 reports total expenses of $3,228,222,449 and total revenue of $3,278,662,634 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $50,440,185. Expenses were $3,093,087,048 for the fiscal year ending December 2023, so they rose 4.4%. The CEO's pay of $2,495,953 equals 0.08% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 3 Form 990 returns Albany Med Health System filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024. The latest full-year return was filed on November 13, 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending December 2024 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.