Lown Institute Hospitals Index
How does your hospital rank?
2026 Bernard Lown Award for Social Responsibility
Congratulations to Dr. Chanelle Diaz!
LOWN26
A one-day conference on confronting healthcare affordability
The 2025 Shkreli Awards
A top ten list of healthcare’s worst stories
Unnecessary Back Surgeries
Older Americans put at risk; billions of Medicare dollars wasted
Hospital financial
assistance & debt
collection policies
A national data set
Making hospital
tax breaks work
for communities
An analysis of 20 states
Avoiding Overuse: Coronary Stents
How professional inertia harms patients and wastes billions of dollars
America’s Most Racially Inclusive Hospitals
Socially responsible hospitals serve everyone in their communities
Pay Equity
How much should we pay nonprofit hospital CEOs? What are we rewarding them for — and what metrics could we base their salaries on instead?
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2026 Lown Hospitals Index: Top Academic Medical Centers
These are the top academic medical centers in the nation. More
“What we hear from patients is cost, cost, cost”: Experts discuss real-world affordability solutions at LOWN26
At LOWN26, a group of experienced practitioners discussed what happens when theory meets reality. What’s politically feasible and capable of actually making a difference? Watch the video recording and read the recap! More
PRESS RELEASE: The Lown Institute Elects Renowned Trauma Surgeon and Public Health Leader Selwyn O. Rogers, Jr. as Board Chairperson
The 2026 Lown Hospitals Index Honor Roll recognizes 123 institutions that achieved top ratings on health equity, value of care, and patient outcomes. More