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CHOP paid its CEO a record $7.7 million in 2021, more than the hospital spent on charity care in three years

With a $5.6 million bonus, Madeline Bell likely received the largest payday ever for a local health system CEO, an Inquirer analysis found.

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia CEO Madeline Bell was paid $7.7 million in 2021, making her the top earner among CEOs of the Philadelphia region's nonprofit health systems.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia CEO Madeline Bell was paid $7.7 million in 2021, making her the top earner among CEOs of the Philadelphia region's nonprofit health systems.Read moreAnton Klusener/ Staff illustration. Photos: The Inquirer, Getty Images