The Lown Institute Hospitals Index is the first ranking to evaluate hospital social responsibility of more than 3,000 U.S. hospitals.
The Social Responsibility ranking is based on 54 metrics across three main categories: equity, value, and outcomes. Only 75 hospitals made the Lown Index Honor Roll by earning “A” Grades in all three of those categories. See the Honor Roll hospitals, and other key findings from our full results below. (press release | methodology)
Watch our launch video featuring the creators of the Lown Hospitals Index, Dr. Vikas Saini, president of the Lown Institute, and Shannon Brownlee, special advisor to the president at the Lown Institute.
Out of more than 3,000 hospitals, only 75 achieved Honor Roll status by earning “A” grades in equity, value, and outcomes, the three metrics used to determine overall social responsibility.
RANK | NAME | STATE |
1 | Carepoint Health-Christ Hospital | NJ |
2 | Saint Michael’s Medical Center | NJ |
3 | Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center | MD |
4 | Oroville Hospital | CA |
5 | University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus | MD |
6 | UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center | NM |
7 | Mercy Hospital Clermont | OH |
8 | Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center | OR |
9 | Banner-University Medical Center South Campus | AZ |
10 | East Liverpool City Hospital | OH |
11 | Sutter Delta Medical Center | CA |
12 | Boston Medical Center Corporation | MA |
13 | Capital Health System-Fuld Campus | NJ |
14 | Denver Health Medical Center | CO |
15 | Adventist Health Portland | OR |
16 | Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center | NY |
17 | Barton Memorial Hospital | CA |
18 | Metrohealth System | OH |
19 | North Colorado Medical Center | CO |
20 | Santa Clara Valley Medical Center | CA |
21 | Eskenazi Health | IN |
22 | Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | CA |
23 | Holy Cross Hospital | MD |
24 | Carolinas Medical Center-University | NC |
25 | West Suburban Medical Center | IL |
26 | Providence Milwaukie Hospital | OR |
27 | Alta Bates Summit Medical Center | CA |
28 | Petaluma Valley Hospital | CA |
29 | Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs | IA |
30 | Abbeville General Hospital | LA |
31 | Lee Memorial Hospital | FL |
32 | Landmark Medical Center | RI |
33 | Duke Regional Hospital | NC |
34 | Montclair Hospital Medical Center | CA |
35 | UHHS Richmond Heights Hospital | OH |
36 | Maricopa Medical Center | AZ |
37 | Vista Medical Center East | IL |
38 | California Pacific Medical Center – Mission Bernal | CA |
39 | VCU Medical Center | VA |
40 | Adventist Health Ukiah Valley | CA |
41 | Saint Joseph Berea | KY |
42 | Sentara Obici Hospital | VA |
43 | North Austin Medical Center | TX |
44 | Chi Health Immanuel | NE |
45 | Grady Memorial Hospital | OH |
46 | St. Mary’s General Hospital | NJ |
47 | Emory University Hospital Midtown | GA |
48 | Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center | TN |
49 | Tufts Medical Center | MA |
50 | Sutter Tracy Community Hospital | CA |
51 | Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | TN |
52 | Summa Health System | OH |
53 | Suburban Community Hospital | PA |
54 | Sutter Lakeside Hospital | CA |
55 | Peninsula Regional Medical Center | MD |
56 | Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge | TN |
57 | Eden Medical Center | CA |
58 | Mount Carmel West | OH |
59 | Lower Bucks Hospital | PA |
60 | Cumberland Medical Center | TN |
61 | Adventist Health Simi Valley | CA |
62 | Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital | NY |
63 | UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central | CO |
64 | California Hospital Medical Center LA | CA |
65 | Mission Community Hospital | CA |
66 | Mission Hospital McDowell | NC |
67 | Saint Peter’s University Hospital | NJ |
68 | St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital | IN |
69 | University of Kentucky Hospital | KY |
70 | St. Vincent Charity Medical Center | OH |
71 | William W Backus Hospital | CT |
72 | Southern Regional Medical Center | GA |
73 | Sinai-Grace Hospital | MI |
74 | Lompoc Valley Medical Center | CA |
75 | Erlanger Medical Center | TN |
These are the best-ranked hospitals for social responsibility in each state.
STATE | Most Socially Responsibility Hospital |
Alaska | Providence Alaska Medical Center |
Alabama | University of South Alabama Medical Center |
Arkansas | Baptist Health Medical Center- Conway |
Arizona | Banner-University Medical Center South Campus |
California | Oroville Hospital |
Colorado | Denver Health Medical Center |
Connecticut | William W Backus Hospital |
Washington, DC | United Medical Center |
Delaware | Bayhealth Hospital, Kent Campus |
Florida | Lee Memorial Hospital |
Georgia | Emory University Hospital Midtown |
Hawaii | Kuakini Medical Center |
Iowa | Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs |
Idaho | West Valley Medical Center |
Illinois | West Suburban Medical Center |
Indiana | Eskenazi Health |
Kansas | McPherson Hospital |
Kentucky | Saint Joseph Berea |
Louisiana | Abbeville General Hospital |
Massachusetts | Boston Medical Center |
Maryland | Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center |
Maine | Southern Maine Health Care |
Michigan | Sinai-Grace Hospital |
Minnesota | Fairview Lakes Medical Center |
Missouri | University of Missouri Health Care |
Mississippi | Mississippi Baptist Medical Center |
Montana | Kalispell Regional Medical Center |
North Carolina | Carolinas Medical Center-University |
North Dakota | Chi St. Alexius Health |
Nebraska | Chi Health Immanuel |
New Hampshire | Monadnock Community Hospital |
New Jersey | Carepoint Health-Christ Hospital |
New Mexico | UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center |
Nevada | North Vista Hospital |
New York | Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center |
Ohio | Mercy Hospital Clermont |
Oklahoma | Saint Francis Hospital |
Oregon | Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center |
Pennsylvania | Suburban Community Hospital |
Rhode Island | Landmark Medical Center |
South Carolina | Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital |
South Dakota | Avera St. Mary’s Hospital |
Tennessee | Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center |
Texas | North Austin Medical Center |
Utah | Mountain View Hospital |
Virginia | VCU Medical Center |
Vermont | Porter Hospital |
Washington | Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center |
Wisconsin | SSM Health St. Clare Hospital – Baraboo |
West Virginia | Cabell Huntington Hospital |
Wyoming | Campbell County Memorial Hospital |
States sorted by average hospital ranking on social responsibility.
RANK | STATE |
1 | Hawaii |
2 | Delaware |
3 | Washington, DC |
4 | Oregon |
5 | Colorado |
6 | Washington |
7 | Rhode Island |
8 | Minnesota |
9 | Maryland |
10 | Montana |
11 | Virginia |
12 | Massachusetts |
13 | Connecticut |
14 | California |
15 | Ohio |
16 | Arizona |
17 | New Jersey |
18 | South Dakota |
19 | Michigan |
20 | Utah |
21 | Idaho |
22 | Wisconsin |
23 | Texas |
24 | Wyoming |
25 | North Carolina |
26 | New Mexico |
27 | South Carolina |
28 | Maine |
29 | New Hampshire |
30 | Alaska |
31 | New York |
32 | Pennsylvania |
33 | Vermont |
34 | Tennessee |
35 | Illinois |
36 | Florida |
37 | Georgia |
38 | Indiana |
39 | Nevada |
40 | Nebraska |
41 | North Dakota |
42 | Missouri |
43 | Iowa |
44 | Oklahoma |
45 | West Virginia |
46 | Louisiana |
47 | Kentucky |
48 | Kansas |
49 | Alabama |
50 | Mississippi |
51 | Arkansas |
Social Responsibility scores and grades for the three main categories for the 20 top hospitals on the US News & World Report ranking for 2021-22.
US News rank | Name | Social Responsibility | Outcomes | Value | Equity |
1 | Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester | 349 | A | A | C |
2 | Cleveland Clinic | 543 | A | A | C |
3 | Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center | 1065 | A | A | D |
4 | The Johns Hopkins Hospital | 147 | A | A | B |
5 | Massachusetts General Hospital | 440 | A | A | C |
6 | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 1120 | A | A | D |
7 | New York-Presbyterian Hospital | 1578 | B | A | C |
8 | NYU Langone Hospitals | 692 | A | A | C |
9 | UCSF Medical Center | 1177 | B | A | C |
10 | Northwestern Memorial Hospital | 1117 | A | A | D |
11 | Michigan Medicine | 597 | A | A | C |
12 | Stanford Health Care | 1137 | A | A | D |
13 | Hospital of University of Pennsylvania | 575 | A | A | C |
14 | Brigham and Women’s Hospital | 1024 | A | A | D |
15 | Mayo Clinic Hospital | 984 | A | A | D |
16 | Houston Methodist Hospital | 1783 | A | B | D |
17 | Barnes Jewish Hospital | 1243 | B | A | C |
17 | Mount Sinai Hospital | 1423 | B | A | C |
18 | Rush University Medical Center | 468 | A | A | C |
19 | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | 665 | A | A | C |
Media inquiries should be directed to Aaron Toleos, vice president of communications for the Lown Institute, at atoleos@lowninstitute.org.