Edward H. Sim
Executive Vice President and President, Acute Care Division
Acute Care
3 yr
12 reports
Universal Health Services, Inc. ·UHS
Two division presidents run nearly all operating P&L
Health Care · Fortune #271 · Hybrid structure · 88K employees · King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
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6
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 8)
2.8
Avg span
moderate
3
Max depth
3 levels
7.8 yr
Avg tenure
stable vs FY2024
67%
Internal hires
↑ above industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-12-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$17.4B
Operating income
$2.0B
Net income
$1.5B
Total assets
$15.5B
Sourced from Universal Health Services, Inc. DEF 14A · filed 2026-04-09 ↗ View on SEC
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Two division presidents run nearly all operating P&L at Universal Health Services. This page maps UHS’s hybrid divisional structure, outlines the executive team, analyzes reporting spans, and compares the model with major healthcare peers.
What to model
Use the chart to test org decisions, not just view reporting lines
Start with the public baseline, then use the scenario views and source-backed changes to ask what happens when leadership, span, or team ownership shifts.
Latest signal Long-term incentive structure changed role as Executive compensation
March 26, 2026: Performance-based RSUs modified to use three-year average performance with higher maximum payout.
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Add Chief AI & Data Officer Introduce a CAIO reporting to the CEO to coordinate analytics, automation, and clinical AI across both divisions.
- Create Group COO Over Both Divisions Insert a COO layer to consolidate Acute Care and Behavioral Health operational oversight under one executive.
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The people
Who's running this
7 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
internal
Matthew J. Peterson
Executive Vice President and President, Behavioral Health Division
Behavioral Health
7 yr
12 reports
internal
Marc D. Miller
Chief Executive Officer and President
Executive
5 yr
25 reports
internal
Steve G. Filton
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Finance
15 yr
8 reports
Open Role
Senior Vice President & General Counsel
Legal
1 yr
2 reports
Open Role
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Human Resources
2 yr
2 reports
internal
Alan B. Miller
Executive Chairman
Board / Executive
5 yr
0 reports
The pay
Executive compensation
From the most recent DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. 5 named executive officers disclosed. Bar length scales with total compensation.
Marc D. Miller $16.1M
- Base salary
- $1.43M
- Stock awards
- $10.00M
- Non-equity incentive
- $4.29M
- Pension change
- $84K
- Other
- $342K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
Alan B. Miller $8.1M
- Base salary
- $1.07M
- Bonus
- $1.07M
- Stock awards
- $5.06M
- Other
- $865K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
Steve G. Filton $5.1M
- Base salary
- $853K
- Stock awards
- $2.45M
- Non-equity incentive
- $1.71M
- Pension change
- $52K
- Other
- $47K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
Edward H. Sim $4.8M
- Base salary
- $802K
- Stock awards
- $2.29M
- Non-equity incentive
- $1.60M
- Pension change
- $48K
- Other
- $20K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
Matthew J. Peterson $4.2M
- Base salary
- $720K
- Stock awards
- $2.01M
- Non-equity incentive
- $1.35M
- Pension change
- $44K
- Other
- $47K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
The businesses
How Universal Health Services, Inc. divides the work
3 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Acute Care Division
42K employees
President, Acute Care Division (Edward H. Sim)
Operates U.S. acute care hospitals, emergency departments, and outpatient centers.
Behavioral Health Division
38K employees
President, Behavioral Health Division (Matthew J. Peterson)
Operates inpatient and outpatient behavioral health facilities in the U.S., U.K., and Puerto Rico.
Finance
1K employees
Chief Financial Officer (Steve G. Filton)
Manages financial reporting, treasury, capital structure, and investor relations.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Two division presidents—Acute Care and Behavioral Health—carry nearly all operating responsibility at UHS.
The CEO has a relatively narrow span, with most P&L authority delegated to these two executives, reflecting the company’s bifurcated operating model.
The structure mirrors UHS’s revenue mix, where acute care and behavioral health together account for essentially all operating income. Corporate functions such as Finance, Legal, and HR remain centralized and comparatively lean, reinforcing a divisional operating model under a strong family-controlled governance framework.
Notably, the Executive Chairman role remains influential but operational authority sits squarely with management, particularly the two divisional presidents who each oversee large, complex facility networks across the U.S. and U.K.
- Two presidents control all operating segments
- Family-controlled governance
- Lean corporate center
The comparison
How Universal Health Services, Inc. stacks up
Compared with peers such as HCA Healthcare and Tenet Healthcare, UHS runs with a smaller C-suite and heavier reliance on divisional presidents rather than multiple regional CEOs. HCA, for example, layers group and division presidents between the CEO and hospitals, creating deeper hierarchy. Behavioral-health–focused …
C-suite size
Universal Health Services, Inc.
7
Acadia Healthcare
7
Encompass Health
8
Reporting depth
Universal Health Services, Inc.
3 levels
5 levels
5 levels
5 levels
Acadia Healthcare
4 levels
Encompass Health
4 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
Universal Health Services, Inc.
8 yr
6 yr
5 yr
Acadia Healthcare
6 yr
Encompass Health
6 yr
Has COO / Has CAIO
Universal Health Services, Inc. — no COO — no CAIO
Acadia Healthcare — no COO — no CAIO
Encompass Health ✓ COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
UHS updated its long-term incentive design in March 2026, increasing performance leverage in executive equity awards.
- reorgLong-term incentive structure Executive compensation
March 26, 2026: Performance-based RSUs modified to use three-year average performance with higher maximum payout.
Source - newRSU and PBRSU awards Executive officers
March 26, 2026: Annual long-term equity awards granted to CEO, Executive Chairman, CFO, and division presidents.
Source
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-04-09
- CEO
- Marc D. Miller
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 7.5 yr
Stable leadership with unchanged top operating structure.
Named executive officers (5)
- Marc D. Miller - CEO and President since 2021
- Alan B. Miller - Executive Chairman since 2021
- Steve G. Filton - EVP and CFO since 2011
- Edward H. Sim - EVP and President, Acute Care since 2022
- Matthew J. Peterson - EVP and President, Behavioral Health since 2018
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2025-04-10
- CEO
- Marc D. Miller
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 7 yr
Compensation mix shifted further toward RSUs.
Named executive officers (5)
- Marc D. Miller - CEO and President since 2021
- Alan B. Miller - Executive Chairman since 2021
- Steve G. Filton - EVP and CFO since 2011
- Edward H. Sim - EVP and President, Acute Care since 2022
- Matthew J. Peterson - EVP and President, Behavioral Health since 2018
FY2023
DEF 14A filed 2024-04-11
- CEO
- Marc D. Miller
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 6.5 yr
Early post-transition period after CEO succession.
Named executive officers (5)
- Marc D. Miller - CEO and President since 2021
- Alan B. Miller - Executive Chairman since 2021
- Steve G. Filton - EVP and CFO since 2011
- Edward H. Sim - EVP and President, Acute Care since 2022
- Matthew J. Peterson - EVP and President, Behavioral Health since 2018
Year-over-year changes
Leadership remained stable while compensation design evolved.
- CEO span: 5 → 5
- C-suite size: 5 → 5
- Avg tenure: 6.5 → 7 yr
- retitled Equity compensation - NEOs (DEF 14A, Apr 2025)
No personnel turnover; incentives adjusted to increase performance leverage.
- CEO span: 5 → 5
- C-suite size: 5 → 5
- Avg tenure: 7 → 7.5 yr
- reorg Long-term incentive plan - Executive officers (DEF 14A, Apr 2026)
The board
Board of directors
7 directors. 4 of 7 independent (57%). Source: most recent DEF 14A.
Alan B. Miller
Chair Inside
Executive Chairman, Universal Health Services
Marc D. Miller
Inside
CEO, Universal Health Services
Eileen C. McDonnell
Lead Indep. Independent
Former CEO, Penn Mutual
Elliot J. Sussman, M.D.
Independent
Former CEO, Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network
Nina Chen-Langenmayr
Independent
Consultant; Former Partner, Mercer
Warren J. Nimetz
Inside
Of Counsel, Norton Rose Fulbright
Maria R. Singer
Independent
COO, Corporate Finance, Houlihan Lokey
The board, organized
Board committees
4 standing committees. Audit and Compensation must be 100% independent under SEC rules; the rest vary.
Audit Committee
100% independent
- Eileen C. McDonnell Chair
- Elliot J. Sussman, M.D.
- Maria R. Singer
Compensation Committee
100% independent
- Eileen C. McDonnell Chair
- Nina Chen-Langenmayr
- Elliot J. Sussman, M.D.
Nominating & Governance Committee
100% independent
- Elliot J. Sussman, M.D. Chair
- Eileen C. McDonnell
- Maria R. Singer
Quality and Compliance Committee
100% independent
- Elliot J. Sussman, M.D. Chair
- Nina Chen-Langenmayr
- Maria R. Singer
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of Universal Health Services?
Marc D. Miller has served as CEO and President since January 2021.
What type of organizational structure does Universal Health Services use?
UHS uses a hybrid divisional structure centered on Acute Care and Behavioral Health divisions.
How many direct reports does Universal Health Services's CEO have?
The CEO has six direct executive reports.
How has Universal Health Services's leadership changed recently?
In March 2026, UHS revised executive long-term incentive structures and issued new equity awards.
Who reports directly to Universal Health Services's CEO?
The CEO’s direct reports include the CFO, the two division presidents, the Executive Chairman, General Counsel, and CHRO.
Sources
- 8-K Filing, Mar 2026
- SEC EDGAR: Universal Health Services, Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: Universal Health Services, Inc. 10-K Annual Report
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