University Health (Kansas City) CEO salary and executive pay
University Health (Kansas City) paid its CEO, Charles W Shields, $1,535,968 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $85,305 (5.9%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. Total revenue on that return was $892,047,111, up 6.7% from $835,948,291 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. University Health (Kansas City) ranks 22nd of 36 hospitals on this site by CEO pay. University Health (Kansas City) has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 44-0661018, Kansas City, MO.
CEO, fiscal year ending June 2025
$1,535,968
- Total revenue
- $892,047,111
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 38%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202601289349301885.View the filing
Peers: the 34 other hospitals on this site. Ranked 22nd of 35 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.17% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 8 people were paid more than $500,000, 1 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Charles W Shields CEO PRESIDENT/CEO/DIRECTOR | $1,535,968 |
| Mitzi CardenasEXECUTIVE CHIEF ADMIN OFFICER | $814,924 |
| John GianinoNEUROSURGEON | $775,617 |
| John WilsonTREASURER | $732,941 |
| Ruth PullinsCHIEF HR OFFICER | $592,784 |
Also paid on the latest return: Jolie L Justus (SECRETARY), $572,035; Mark T Steele MD (CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER), $542,261; Gerard Grimaldi (CHIEF HEALTH POLICY/GOVT RELAT), $518,896; Savanna Hughes (CRNA), $433,308.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Jon Otto (VICE CHAIR/DIRECTOR), Kimberly Beatty EdD (VICE CHAIR/DIRECTOR), Michael Collins (VICE CHAIR/DIRECTOR), Steve Hawn (VICE CHAIR/DIRECTOR), Tracey Lewis (CHAIR/DIRECTOR), A J Herrmann (DIRECTOR), Akin Cil MD (DIRECTOR), Alexander Norbash MD (DIRECTOR), Ben Jones (DIRECTOR), Beth ROSEMERGEY DO (DIRECTOR), Bonnaye Mims (DIRECTOR), Carlos Gomez (DIRECTOR), Clyde McQueen (DIRECTOR), Duke Dujakovich (DIRECTOR), Eileen Weir (DIRECTOR), James Terrance Jr (DIRECTOR), Jay Howard (Director), Jignesh Shah MD (DIRECTOR), Jill Moormeier MD (DIRECTOR), Kamani Lankachandra MD (Director), Lauren Arthur (DIRECTOR), Madeleine McDonough (DIRECTOR), Margaret Gibson MD (DIRECTOR), Mauli Agrawal (DIRECTOR), Megan Marshall (Director), and 8 more.
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | Charles W Shields CEO PRESIDENT/CEO/DIRECTOR | $1,535,968 | $892,047,111 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Charles W Shields CEO PRESIDENT/CEO/DIRECTOR | $1,450,663 | $835,948,291 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Charles W Shields CEO PRESIDENT/CEO/DIRECTOR | $1,376,085 | $776,143,623 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Charles W Shields CEO PRESIDENT/CEO/DIRECTOR | $2,419,324 | $731,983,946 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending June 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202601289349301885.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Charles W ShieldsPRESIDENT/CEO/DIRECTOR | $1,459,871 | $76,097 | $1,087,990 | $138,498 | $233,383 | $36,800 | $39,297 | $1,535,968 |
| Mitzi CardenasEXECUTIVE CHIEF ADMIN OFFICER | $755,805 | $59,119 | $562,190 | $90,517 | $103,098 | $36,800 | $22,319 | $814,924 |
| John GianinoNEUROSURGEON | $640,909 | $134,708 | $631,944 | $1,065 | $7,900 | $91,376 | $43,332 | $775,617 |
| John WilsonTREASURER | $665,686 | $67,255 | $495,348 | $78,470 | $91,868 | $36,800 | $30,455 | $732,941 |
| Ruth PullinsCHIEF HR OFFICER | $527,638 | $65,146 | $388,125 | $62,841 | $76,672 | $36,800 | $28,346 | $592,784 |
These figures come from University Health (Kansas City)'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 University Health (Kansas City) compares
Ranked 22nd of 36 hospitals by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 21st, Beebe Healthcare, $1,541,110
- Next in this ranking: 23rd, Adventist HealthCare, $1,408,653
Closest in revenue among the hospitals on this site:
Owensboro Health$1,394,120 (CEO), fiscal year ending May 2025
Stamford Hospital$2,305,770 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Adventist HealthCare$1,408,653 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Tucson Medical Center$1,230,476 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center$3,198,225 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Common questions
Charles W Shields (PRESIDENT/CEO/DIRECTOR) was paid $1,535,968 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $1,459,871 from University Health (Kansas City) and $76,097 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The CEO, Charles W Shields, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $1,535,968.
University Health (Kansas City) paid its CEO, Charles W Shields, $1,535,968 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $85,305 (5.9%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the CEO was Charles W Shields, paid $2,419,324. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $2,419,324 (Charles W Shields); June 2023, $1,376,085; June 2024, $1,450,663; June 2025, $1,535,968.
University Health (Kansas City)'s return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $870,987,759 and total revenue of $892,047,111 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $21,059,352. Expenses were $826,509,063 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 5.4%. The CEO's pay of $1,535,968 equals 0.18% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns University Health (Kansas City) filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on May 8, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.