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Gordon B Ferguson

President, Rutherford · Saint Thomas Health

President, Rutherford at Saint Thomas Health. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 3 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
3
Roles reported
3
Reported compensation
$907K

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✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as President, Rutherford of Saint Thomas Health, based in Saint Louis, MO.
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Received $907K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Former Officer (end 6/2019) of Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital, uncompensated.
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Also listed as Former Officer (end 6/2018) of Saint Thomas Regional Hospitals, uncompensated.
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Biography Web-sourced

Gordon B. Ferguson, MHA, FACHE is the President and CEO of Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital, part of Saint Thomas Health in Tennessee, where he has served since 1998 in progressive leadership roles including SVP of Support Services, SVP of Operations, COO, and CEO since 2006.

With over 35 years of healthcare expertise, he served on the Tennessee State Board of Education from 2016-2022.

Compiled from public web sources (6 cited), grounded to the filed record.

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Tenure here
1998-2025 (retiring June 2025)
Education
  • Knoxville · Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration (Honors) from University of Tennessee
  • Birmingham · Master's Degree in Hospital and Health Administration from University of Alabama

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Organizations

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Saint Thomas Health President, Rutherford · $109.7M revenue · Saint Louis, MOROOTED IN THE LOVING MINISTRY OF JESUS AS HEALER, WE COMMIT OURSELVES TO SERVING ALL PERSONS WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THOSE WHO ARE POOR AND…pay $781K → $907KFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$907Kreported comp
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Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Former Officer (end 6/2019) · $512.9M revenue · Saint Louis, MOROOTED IN THE LOVING MINISTRY OF JESUS AS HEALER, WE COMMIT OURSELVES TO SERVING ALL PERSONS WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THOSE WHO ARE POOR AND…Filed FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
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Saint Thomas Regional Hospitals Former Officer (end 6/2018) · $98.8M revenue · Saint Louis, MOROOTED IN THE LOVING MINISTRY OF JESUS AS HEALER, WE COMMIT OURSELVES TO SERVING ALL PERSONS WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THOSE WHO ARE POOR AND…Filed FY2022, FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

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$356K
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VP, Nursing (end 11/2024) · FY2024
$346K
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CAO · FY2021
$329K
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VP, Clinical Service Line (end 9/2019) · FY2019
$323K

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