The Lown Institute published its 2024 list of America's most socially responsible hospitals June 25, highlighting the top hospitals for social responsibility in every state.
To compile the list, the nonpartisan healthcare think tank assessed more than 2,700 acute care hospitals and 800 critical access hospitals nationwide. The evaluation analyzed up to 54 metrics related to health equity, value of care and patient outcomes, with equity receiving a higher overall weight this year compared to previous rankings. Lown used publicly available data from CMS and the IRS, among other sources, for its analysis. Learn more about the methodology here.
Overall, 154 hospitals earned "A" grades for equity, care value and outcomes, earning them a spot on the Lown Index Honor Roll.
The most socially responsible acute care hospital in every state, per Lown:
Alaska
Providence Alaska Medical Center (Anchorage)
Alabama
UAB Hospital (Birmingham)
Arkansas
Unity Health–White County Medical Center (Searcy)
Arizona
Arizona General Hospital Mesa
California
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley
Colorado
UCHealth Greeley Hospital
Connecticut
Sharon Hospital
District of Columbia
MedStar Washington Hospital Center (Washington)
Delaware
Saint Francis Hospital (Wilmington)
Florida
Lee Memorial Hospital (Fort Myers)
Georgia
Emory University Hospital Midtown (Atlanta)
Hawaii
Wahiawa General Hospital
Iowa
UnityPoint Health–St. Luke's Hospital (Cedar Rapids)
Idaho
Saint Alphonsus Medical Center–Nampa
Illinois
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital–Breese
Indiana
Monroe Hospital (Bloomington)
Kansas
The University of Kansas Hospital–Bell Hospital Tower (Kansas City)
Kentucky
St. Claire Regional Medical Center (Morehead)
Louisiana
Ochsner Medical Center–New Orleans
Massachusetts
Baystate Wing Hospital (Palmer)
Maryland
Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore)
Maine
Pen Bay Medical Center (Rockport)
Michigan
Grayling Hospital
Minnesota
Olmsted Medical Center (Rochester)
Missouri
Boone Hospital Center (Columbia)
Mississippi
Magnolia Regional Health Center (Corinth)
Montana
Logan Health Medical Center (Kalispell)
North Carolina
Duke Regional Hospital (Durham)
North Dakota
CHI St. Alexius Health Bismarck Medical Center (Bismarck)
Nebraska
Bellevue Medical Center
New Hampshire
Concord Hospital
New Jersey
Hunterdon Medical Center (Flemington)
New Mexico
UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center (Rio Rancho)
Nevada
North Vista Hospital (North Las Vegas)
New York
Peconic Bay Medical Center (Riverhead)
Ohio
UH Elyria Medical Center
Oklahoma
Stillwater Medical Center
Oregon
Providence Newberg Medical Center
Pennsylvania
Suburban Community Hospital (Norristown)
Rhode Island
Landmark Medical Center (Woonsocket)
South Carolina
Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital (Charleston)
South Dakota
Avera St. Mary's Hospital (Pierre)
Tennessee
Methodist Medical Center (Oak Ridge)
Texas
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Pflugerville
Utah
Cedar City Hospital
Virginia
Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center (Fredericksburg)
Vermont
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Washington
MultiCare Covington Medical Center
Wisconsin
Ascension All Saints Hospital (Racine)
West Virginia
United Hospital Center (Bridgeport)
Wyoming
Campbell County Memorial Hospital (Gillette)