October 31, 2023 - While coronary stents can be lifesaving for someone having a heart attack, a large body of research over the past decade shows that stents for stable heart disease don’t benefit patients more than heart medications alone. Yet hospitals continue to perform these procedures, wasting billions of dollars and exposing thousands of patients to risk of harm. How often are these procedures happening, and where? How much are we wasting on these low-value services? And what can we do to prevent unnecessary care?

September 19, 2023 - Most hospitals say advancing health equity in their communities is a priority, and our latest report examines just how well they’re doing. The Lown Institute has ranked over 3,000 U.S. hospitals on how well they serve patients of color and identified 11 hospital markets with the highest levels of hospital segregation.

July 18, 2023 - Out of more than 3,600 hospitals ranked on the Lown Hospitals Index, just 54 achieved straight "A"s on equity, value, and outcomes. Find out which hospitals received this rare distinction, how the US News Honor Roll hospitals ranked, and how hospital CEO pay correlates with social responsibility rankings.

April 11, 2023 - Nonprofit hospitals are expected to give back to their communities in amounts that justify their massive tax breaks. We calculated “fair share" spending for 1,773 hospitals and found $14.2 billion in stranded dollars that could have been used to advance health equity, housing, food insecurity, and other local needs.