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Valley Children’s claims CEO’s salary is “in line” with industry. Tax records prove otherwise.
Even when excluding Valley Children’s CEO Todd Suntrapak’s bonuses and benefits, he continues to outpace comparable CEOs in both base pay and total compensation.
March 28, 2024
Penny-pinching, poor care at Valley Children’s nearly cost donor family their daughter. They found solace at Stanford.
The family behind Fowler Packing has long backed Valley Children's Hospital financially. Questionable treatment of life-or-death ailment and excuses from its CEO has them wondering: What does care look like for everyone else?
March 27, 2024
Valley Children’s board pushes back on criticism of high executive pay to media, employees
Facing backlash over what it pays CEO Todd Suntrapak and other executives, the Madera County Hospital put out a message on Wednesday saying the media has misrepresented information presented on federal tax returns.
March 27, 2024
Donor disgust: Clovis car dealer announces halt to Valley Children’s support
Fallout from Valley Children's executive compensation controversy continues to roll down to donors of all stripes.
March 27, 2024
Report: Billion-dollar Valley Children’s Hospital skimps on charity care
Another report points to perks generated from the hospital's controversial naming rights deal for Fresno State's Bulldog Stadium.
March 25, 2024
Amid uproar, Smittcamp says she backs Valley Children’s CEO’s $5.1mil salary, Carmel home bonus
Fresno County’s top prosecutor, and a Valley Children’s board member, doubled down on the higher-than-normal salaries for the hospital's CEO and executives.
March 25, 2024
New Madera hospital operator faces lawsuit from community group
Part of the lawsuit centers on the hospital’s lack of a labor and delivery room.
March 20, 2024
“An absolute disgrace”: Arias, Bredefeld call for a state probe into Valley Children’s over high salaries
Two Fresno City Council members are calling on Attorney General Rob Bonta to investigate how Valley Children’s has spent taxpayer funds in the wake of reports of sky-high executive pay.
March 22, 2024
Bains bill to help wandering seniors passes through Public Safety Committee
The bill has another stop in a committee before it heads to the Assembly floor.
March 19, 2024
Valley Children’s response to execs’ sky-high salaries? The Valley should be so lucky.
A Bay Area PR expert tasked with confronting Valley Children's Hospital's controversy of higher-than-normal salaries took to radio to make the case for the pay rate.
March 22, 2024