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Christopher Karam

SVP/Group Operations La/Setx · Christus Health

SVP/Group Operations La/Setx at Christus Health. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 8 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Ambiguous identity This name matches 5 other individuals we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
Organizations
8
Roles reported
8
Reported compensation
$1.3M
Others who share this name
5

Who this is

Profile

Everything on the left is verified from the IRS filings. The biography on the right is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
Reported as SVP/Group Operations La/Setx of Christus Health, based in Irving, TX.
Received $1.3M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
Also listed as SVP Group Operations (term 12/24) of Christus Health Northern Louisiana, uncompensated.
Also listed as SVP/Regional Chief Executive Officer of Christus Health Central Louisiana, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Christopher (Chris) Karam served as Senior Vice President, Group Operations for CHRISTUS Health Louisiana and Southeast Texas from September 2018 until his retirement on October 1, 2026, overseeing 9,600+ associates, 11 hospitals, and 2,500+ physicians across the region. With nearly 40 years of experience in Catholic healthcare leadership, he previously served 15 years as President and CEO of CHRISTUS St.

Michael Health System in Texarkana, Texas. Karam held various clinical, operational, and management positions in acute and rehabilitation hospitals across the country.

Compiled from public web sources (4 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

Real tenure, career, and education — from public web sources, what you need to vet a founder or leader beyond the filing window.

Tenure here
Nearly 40 years in Catholic healthcare; 8 years in Group Operations role

Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

Christus Health SVP/Group Operations La/Setx · $1.3B revenue · Irving, TXSee Schedule Opay $1.0M → $1.3MFiled FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.3Mreported comp
Christus Health Northern Louisiana SVP Group Operations (term 12/24) · $366.1M revenue · Shreveport, LATHE CORPORATION'S MISSION SHALL BE TO "EXTEND THE HEALING MINISTRY OF JESUS CHRIST, CONSISTENT THEREWITH, SHALL OPERATE ACCORDING TO THE DOCTRINES,…Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Christus Health Central Louisiana SVP/Regional Chief Executive Officer · $471.3M revenue · Alexandria, LATHE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED AND SHALL BE OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS PURPOSES OF ADVANCING, PROMOTING…Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Christus Health Southwestern Louisiana Board Chair/Director/Chief Executive Officer (eff 1/25) · $303.5M revenue · Lake Charles, LATHE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED AND SHALL BE OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS PURPOSES OF ADVANCING, PROMOTING…Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Christus Health Southeast Texas SVP-Group Operations La/Setx · $536.7M revenue · Irving, TXSee Schedule OFiled FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Christus St Michael Foundation President/CEO (term 09/18) · $2.1M revenue · Texarkana, TXTHE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED AND SHALL BE OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES OF ADVANCING, PROMOTING, AND…Filed FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Christus Health Ark-La-Tex Ex-Officio, Pres/CEO (term 9/18) · $538.8M revenue · Texarkana, TXSee Schedule OFiled FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
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Christus Continuing Care Former President/CEO · $3.0M revenue · Irving, TXTHE CORPORATION'S MISSION SHALL BE TO EXTEND THE HEALING MINISTRY OF JESUS CHRIST, AND CONSISTENT THEREWITH, SHALL OPERATE ACCORDING TO THE…Filed FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Christopher Karam

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Christopher Karam 5 organizations · Goshen, INOaklawn Apartments INC
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Christopher Karam 2 organizations · Mishawaka, INSaint Joseph Regional Medical Center- South Bend Campus INC
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Christopher Karam 1 organization · South Bend, INMedical Education Foundation INC
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Christopher Karam 1 organization · Elmira, NYElmira Downtown Development INC
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Christopher Karam 1 organization · South Bend, INThe Casie Center INC

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$6.8M
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EVP/Chief Financial Officer · FY2024
$6.5M
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EVP/Chief Adminstrative Officer · FY2024
$5.3M
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EVP/Chief Strategy Officer · FY2024
$5.2M
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EVP/CFO · FY2019
$4.8M
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EVP/CAO (thru 8/2019) · FY2019
$4.2M
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EVP/Chief Clinical Officer · FY2024
$4.0M
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EVP/Chief Mission Integration Officer · FY2024
$3.8M
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EVP/CMO (thru 12/2019) · FY2019
$3.5M
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EVP/CAO (eff 9/2019) · FY2019
$3.5M

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org