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Employees Defiance Hospital Inc. Gary Cates

Gary Cates

Trustee/director

Trustee/Cpo - PART YEAR at Defiance Hospital Inc.

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. Published on January 25, 2026.

$692,069
2024

Total compensation

Gary Cates has been listed as an employee of Defiance Hospital Inc. in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for Gary Cates has increased by 43.8% from 2016 to 2024.

Annual compensation details

$692,069
+12.7%
Trustee/Cpo - PART YEAR
2024
$687k related
44 hrs/wk
$6k other
--
$614,168
+7.7%
Trustee and Chief Executive Officer
2023
$613k related
44 hrs/wk
$2k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Gary Cates to:

2024

Other employees at Defiance Hospital Inc.

Arturo Polizzi
Chief Executive Officer
$3,133,332
$0 from org$3,119,320 from related$14,012 other
Dawn Buskey
Trustee/Chief Acute CARE Officer
$1,354,936
$0 from org$1,340,164 from related$14,772 other
Terrence Metzger
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
$1,215,928
$0 from org$1,209,318 from related$6,610 other
Stephen Sadowski
Secretary/Chief Legal Officer
$1,186,414
$0 from org$1,180,376 from related$6,038 other
Floyd Chasse
Trustee/Chief of Human Resources
$623,807
$0 from org$615,987 from related$7,820 other
Jordan Stuckey
Trustee and Physician
$567,440
$0 from org$553,035 from related$14,405 other
Keith Burmeister
President
$359,928
$0 from org$352,108 from related$7,820 other
Kay Smith
Trustee/Vp of Provider Operations
$286,353
$0 from org$284,048 from related$2,305 other
Trina Buettner
Director of Pharmacy Services
$179,504
$172,930 from orgNo related comp$6,574 other
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January 25, 2026:
2024 Defiance Hospital Inc. 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2023 Defiance Hospital Inc. 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 Defiance Hospital Inc. 990 published

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