America's most socially responsible hospitals

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Key Takeaways

HONOR ROLL: Out of more than 3,600 hospitals, only 54 achieved “A”s on equity, value, and outcomes, earning a place on the Lown Index Honor Roll.
HIGH CEO PAY NOT REQUIRED: Of the honor roll hospitals with data available, 70% paid their CEOs less than the average for hospitals of similar size.
U.S. NEWS HOSPITALS: None of the 2022-23 U.S. News Honor Roll hospitals received “A” grades in equity. Most did well in the value and outcomes categories.
REPEAT WINNERS: Fifteen of the straight “A” hospitals also appeared on the list last year, and four of these hospitals have been on the honor roll three times in a row.
MOST IMPROVED: Ninety-one hospitals raised their social responsibility grade from a “C” in 2021 to an “A” in 2023.

most socially responsible hospitals in U.S.

The Lown Hospitals Index measures social responsibility as a composite of performance on equity, value, and outcomes. These 54 hospitals (out of over 3,600) received straight “A” grades in all three of these categories, giving them the highest rankings in overall social responsibility.

Fifteen of the 2023 honor roll hospitals also appeared on the list last year, and four hospitals have been on the honor roll three times in a row, including the #1 ranked Duke Regional Medical Center.

Rank	Hospital	State	City
1	Duke Regional Hospital**	NC	Durham
2	UCHealth Greeley Hospital	CO	Greeley
3	Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas	TX	Austin
4	UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies*	CO	Loveland
5	Tristar Horizon Medical Center*	TN	Dickson
6	St. Luke’s University Hospital – Bethlehem Campus	PA	Bethlehem
7	Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Pflugerville	TX	Pflugerville
8	Denver Health Medical Center**	CO	Denver
9	Saint Alphonsus Medical Center – Ontario*	OR	Ontario
10	Mission Hospital McDowell	NC	Marion
11	Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center*	TN	Nashville
12	Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center*	CA	Chula Vista
13	Saint Alphonsus Medical Center – Nampa*	ID	Nampa
14	Sonoma Valley Hospital	CA	Sonoma
15	Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center	TN	Knoxville
16	Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center	NM	Santa Fe
17	Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Brenham	TX	Brenham
18	St. Luke’s Hospital – Monroe Campus*	PA	Stroudsburg
19	Pioneers Medical Center	CO	Meeker
20	Fort Loudon Medical Center	TN	Lenoir City
21	Samaritan Albany General Hospital	OR	Albany
22	UT Health Quitman	TX	Quitman
23	Logan Health Medical Center	MT	Kalispell
24	Banner-University Medical Center South Campus**	AZ	Tucson
25	Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital	MA	Brockton
26	Suburban Community Hospital	PA	Norristown
27	St. Joseph Health Regional Hospital	TX	Bryan
28	Holy Rosary Healthcare	MT	Miles City
29	Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee	OK	Muskogee
30	Kaiser Permanente Fremont Medical Center	CA	Fremont
31	Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton	MA	Milton
32	Advocate Sherman Hospital	IL	Elgin
33	HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center	TX	Houston
34	Progress West Hospital	MO	O Fallon
35	Baystate Wing Hospital*	MA	Palmer
36	SMHC Medical Center	ME	Biddeford
37	Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital	NY	Mount Vernon
38	Southern California Hospital at Hollywood	CA	Hollywood
39	Landmark Medical Center**	RI	Woonsocket
40	Palomar Medical Center Escondido	CA	Escondido
41	Kaiser Permanente Panorama City Medical Center	CA	Panorama City
42	Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge	TN	Oak Ridge
43	Medstar Washington Hospital Center	DC	Washington
44	North Suburban Medical Center*	CO	Thornton
45	Falmouth Hospital	MA	Falmouth
46	West Anaheim Medical Center	CA	Anaheim
47	Stilwell Memorial Hospital	OK	Stilwell
48	Lawrence General Hospital*	MA	Lawrence
49	LA Downtown Medical Center	CA	Los Angeles
50	Grand River Medical Center	CO	Rifle
51	HCA Florida Osceola Hospital	FL	Kissimmee
52	Dallas Medical Center	TX	Dallas
53	Los Angeles Community Hospital	CA	Los Angeles
54	Multicare Auburn Medical Center*	WA	Auburn

* honor roll in 2022 and 2023

**honor roll in 2021, 2022, and 2023

#1 Most socially responsible hospital in each state

These are the highest-ranked hospitals for social responsibility in each state.

State	Name	City	Rank
Alabama	SOUTHEAST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER	Dothan	674
Alaska	Ketchikan Medical Center	Ketchikan	941
Arizona	Banner – University Medical Center South	Tucson	24
Arkansas	CONWAY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC	Conway	148
California	Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center	Chula Vista	12
Colorado	UCHealth Greeley Hospital	Greeley	2
Connecticut	GRIFFIN HOSPITAL	Derby	118
Delaware	Christiana Hospital	Newark	692
Florida	HCA Florida Osceola Hospital	Kissimmee	51
Georgia	Piedmont Athens Regional	Athens	131
Hawaii	Kaukini Medical Center	Honolulu	63
Idaho	Saint Alphonsus Medical Center – Nampa	Nampa	13
Illinois	Advocate Sherman Hospital	Elgin	32
Indiana	Saint Joseph Mishawaka Medical Center	Mishawaka	158
Iowa	MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center	Dubuque	75
Kansas	The University of Kansas Hospital – Bell Hospital Tower	Kansas City	149
Kentucky	UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY HOSPITAL	Lexington	169
Louisiana	West Jefferson Medical Center	Marrero	329
Maine	SMHC Medical Center	Biddeford	36
Maryland	Adventist HealthCare White Oak Medical Center	Silver Spring	92
Massachusetts	SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE BROCKTON HOSPITAL	Brockton	25
Michigan	Cadillac Hospital	Cadillac	66
Minnesota	Mayo Clinic Health System – Red Wing	Red Wing	68
Mississippi	Baptist Memorial Hospital – Union County	New Albany	387
Missouri	Progress West Hospital	O’Fallon	34
Montana	LOGAN HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER	Kalispell	23
Nebraska	Bellevue Medical Center	Bellevue	60
Nevada	Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center	Reno	189
New Hampshire	Wentworth-Douglass Hospital	Dover	442
New Jersey	HUNTERDON MEDICAL CENTER	Flemington	65
New Mexico	Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center	Santa Fe	16
New York	Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital	Mount Vernon	37
North Carolina	Duke Regional Hospital	Durham	1
North Dakota	CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson Medical Center	Dickinson	218
Ohio	South Pointe Hospital	Warrensville	103
Oklahoma	Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee	Muskogee	29
Oregon	Saint Alphonsus Medical Center – Ontario	Ontario	9
Pennsylvania	St. Luke’s University Hospital – Bethlehem Campus	Bethlehem	6
Rhode Island	Landmark Medical Center	Woonsocket	39
South Carolina	BON SECOURS-ST FRANCIS XAVIER HOSPITAL	Charleston	87
South Dakota	Avera Sacred Heart Hospital	Yankton	373
Tennessee	TriStar Horizon Medical Center	Dickson	5
Texas	Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas	Austin	3
Utah	LDS Hospital	Salt Lake City	61
Vermont	SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER	Bennington	480
Virginia	Sentara CarePlex Hospital	Hampton	81
Washington, DC	MedStar Washington Hospital Center	Washington, DC	43
Washington	MultiCare Auburn Medical Center	Auburn	54
West Virginia	Potomac Valley Hospital	Keyser	213
Wisconsin	ST CROIX REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	Saint Croix Falls	129
Wyoming	MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SWEETWATER COUNTY	Rock Springs	207

HOW DID U.S. NEWS HONOR ROLL HOSPITALS PERFORM?

While most 2022-23 US News Honor Roll hospitals received “A” grades in outcomes and value, none received “A” grades in equity.

CEO pay ranged from about $500,000 at Michigan Medicine to more than $12 million at NYU Langone.

NAME	LOWN EQUITY	LOWN OUTCOMES	LOWN VALUE	EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION, FYE 2020
Mayo Clinic Hospital (Phoenix)	D	A	A	$1,410,960
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center	C	A	A	$1,923,267*
Stanford Hospital	C	A	A	$4,246,417*
UCSF Medical Center	C	A	A	$2,045,065
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	D	B	A	$5,685,657*
RUSH University Medical Center	B	A	A	$1,802,303
Northwestern Memorial Hospital	D	A	A	$1,804,895
The Johns Hopkins Hospital	B	B	A	$1,780,975
Massachusetts General Hospital	C	B	A	$3,816,769*
Brigham and Women’s Hospital	C	B	A	$3,496,038*
Michigan Medicine	C	A	A	$508,943
Mayo Clinic Hospital (Rochester)	C	A	A	$2,742,062*
Barnes Jewish Hospital	B	A	A	$974,697
Mount Sinai Hospital (New York)	B	A	A	$1,864,742
New York-Presbyterian	C	A	A	$11,928,402*
NYU Langone Hospitals	C	A	A	$12,962,314*
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus	C	A	A	$3,624,222*
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania	C	A	A	$1,319,545
Vanderbilt University Medical Center	C	A	A	$2,694,460
Houston Methodist Hospital	D	A	B	$1,863,308

*CEO of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical center also President of UCLA Health; Stanford Hospital CEO also CEO of Stanford Healthcare; Cedars-Sinai Medical Center CEO also CEO of Cedars-Sinai Health System; Compensation for Massachusetts General Hospital include compensation for multiple administrators that served that year; Compensation for Brigham and Women’s Hospital includes compensation for multiple administrators that served that year; Mayo Clinic (Rochester) CEO also CEO of Mayo Clinic System; New York-Presbyterian hospital CEO also CEO of New York-Presbyterian system; NYU Langone Hospitals CEO also Dean of NYU; Cleveland Clinic hospital CEO also CEO of Cleveland Clinic health system.

methodology

The Lown Hospitals Index measures hospital social responsibility as a composite of 53 metrics across patient outcomes, value of care, and health equity. Hospitals with “A” grades on each of the three major categories achieve honor roll designation. The Lown Index uses publicly available data from traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage claims; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services datasets on patient safety, patient experience, and hospital costs; Internal Revenue Service Form 990; and other sources. Hospitals with “A” grades on all three categories of metrics received “honor roll” designation. CEO pay data is drawn from IRS form 990 for fiscal year ending 2020 unless otherwise stated.

For more details, see our Methodology page.