2021 Winning Hospitals: Social Responsibility - Lown Institute Hospital Index

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.

Key Takeaways

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.
One third of all hospitals on the Honor Roll are in either California or Ohio. Hospitals in New Jersey, Maryland, and Tennessee are also well-represented.
None of the 20 US News top hospitals made the Lown Honor Roll. While these hospitals generally achieved high grades on outcomes and value, every hospital except one received a “C” or “D” grade on equity.
Though for-profit hospitals perform worse than average on the Index, two for-profits topped the list and they’re both located in Northern New Jersey.

Honor Roll – America’s most socially responsible hospitals

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

Most socially responsible by state

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 ranked by average hospital SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

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

U.S. NEWS HOSPITALS

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.

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Key Takeaways

Honor Roll – America’s most socially responsible hospitals

Most socially responsible by state

states ranked by average hospital SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

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Key Takeaways

Honor Roll – America’s most socially responsible hospitals

Most socially responsible by state

states ranked by average hospital SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

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