Public hospitals are well-represented among the list of U.S. hospitals that invest the most money in community health, according to a ranking published July 12 by nonpartisan healthcare think tank the Lown Institute.
The Lown Institute examined 3,641 hospitals based on Medicaid revenue, charity care spending and other community health investments. Data came from hospital cost reports filed with CMS and IRS 990 forms from 2018.
Below is a list of each state's top hospital for community health investment:
Alaska
Providence Alaska Medical Center (Anchorage)
Alabama
Citizens Baptist Medical Center (Talladega)
Arkansas
Johnson Regional Medical Center (Clarksville)
Arizona
Valleywise Health Medical Center (Phoenix)
California
Paradise Valley Hospital (National City)
Colorado
North Suburban Medical Center (Thornton)
Connecticut
Bridgeport Hospital
Washington, D.C.
United Medical Center
Delaware
Bayhealth Hospital, Kent Campus (Dover)
Florida
Poinciana Medical Center (Kissimmee)
Georgia
Grady Memorial Hospital (Atlanta)
Hawaii
Kona Community Hospital (Kealakekua)
Iowa
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center
Idaho
West Valley Medical Center (Caldwell)
Illinois
Red Bud Regional Hospital
Indiana
Eskenazi Hospital (Indianapolis)
Kansas
Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital (Ulysses)
Kentucky
Jane Todd Crawford Hospital (Greensburg)
Louisiana
Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center (Houma)
Massachusetts
Cambridge Health Alliance
Maryland
UMD Prince George's Hospital Center (Cheverly)
Maine
Waldo County General Hospital (Belfast)
Michigan
Hurley Medical Center (Flint)
Minnesota
Tri County Hospital (Wadena)
Missouri
St. Alexius Hospital (St. Louis)
Mississippi
Merit Health Madison (Canton)
Montana
St. Luke Community Hospital (Ronan)
North Carolina
Atrium Health Anson (Wadesboro)
North Dakota
CHI St. Alexius Health Devils Lake Hospital
Nebraska
Regional West Medical Center (Scottsbluff)
New Hampshire
Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital (Colebrook)
New Jersey
The University Hospital (Newark)
New Mexico
Lea Regional Medical Center (Hobbs)
Nevada
Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center (Las Vegas)
New York
Elmhurst Hospital Center (New York City)
Ohio
Southern Ohio Medical Center (Portsmouth)
Oklahoma
OU Medical Center (Oklahoma City)
Oregon
St. Charles Madras
Pennsylvania
Mercy Catholic Medical Center - Mercy Fitzgerald (Darby)
Rhode Island
Our Lady of Fatima Hospital (North Providence)
South Carolina
Colleton Medical Center (Walterboro)
South Dakota
Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center (Chamberlain)
Tennessee
Nashville General Hospital
Texas
Lamb Healthcare Center (Littlefield)
Utah
Mountain View Hospital (Payson)
Virginia
Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center (Fredericksburg)
Vermont
Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital (St. Johnsbury)
Washington
Three Rivers Hospital (Brewster)
Wisconsin
ThedaCare Medical Center - Shawano
West Virginia
Williamson Memorial Hospital
Wyoming
North Big Horn Hospital Clinic (Lovell)