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Employees SSM Health Businesses Christopher Howard

Christopher Howard

Trustee/director

Director, Pt Yr President - Hospital Operations at SSM Health Businesses

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2018. Published on January 24, 2026.

$2,636,439
2018

Total compensation

Christopher Howard has been listed as an employee of SSM Health Businesses in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for Christopher Howard has increased by 71.9% from 2016 to 2018.

Annual compensation details

$2,636,439
+30.3%
Director, Pt Yr President - Hospital Operations
2018
$2.5M related
48 hrs/wk
$145k other
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$2,022,630
+31.9%
Director, Chief Operations Officer at SSM Health
2017
$986k related
55 hrs/wk
$1M other
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Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Christopher Howard to:

2018

Other employees at SSM Health Businesses

Laura Kaiser
Director, President, CEO at SSM Health
$2,733,005
$0 from org$1,891,562 from related$841,443 other
Kris Zimmer
Director, Treasurer, Asst Secretary, Chief Financial Officer at SSM Health
$2,118,136
$0 from org$1,741,877 from related$376,259 other
Paula Friedman
Director, Vice President Senior Vp-Strategic Development SSM Health
$1,855,406
$0 from org$1,545,828 from related$309,578 other
Philip Loftus
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
$1,384,782
$1,179,380 from orgNo related comp$205,402 other
Sony Jacob
Chief Information Officer
$616,436
$472,530 from orgNo related comp$143,906 other
Steve Smoot
Director, Chief Operations Officer at SSM Health
$616,155
$0 from org$420,253 from related$195,902 other
Nancy A Birschbach
Regional Vice President - IT, Wisconsin
$464,055
$236,090 from org$143,744 from related$84,221 other
Alison Ruehl
Pt Yr President-Ssm Home Care
$460,206
$412,786 from orgNo related comp$47,420 other
Kevin Cross
Vice President - IT Infrastructure
$459,976
$349,856 from orgNo related comp$110,120 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 24, 2026:
2018 SSM Health Businesses 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2017 SSM Health Businesses 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2016 SSM Health Businesses 990 published

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