Hospital performance trends reveal inequities in the system
Why do so few hospitals get top grades on equity AND outcomes? The answer has to do with systemic inequities within our healthcare system and how they drive hospital behavior. More
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These hospitals are rated as America’s most socially responsible
The Lown Institute, a non-partisan think tank, named the 66 “most socially responsible hospitals” in the country. The organization examined hospitals for their success in health equity, value and patient outcomes. Other metrics examined include racial inclusivity and avoiding overuse or unnecessary procedures and services. More
Fewer Than 2% of Hospitals Excelling at Health Equity, Value
Of the 3,600 hospitals included in this year’s assessment, 66 ranked among the most socially responsible, meaning they earned an “A” rating in at least three of the measurement categories, the Lown Institute said. That represents fewer than 2 percent of participating hospitals, indicating serious room for growth in terms of health equity. More
VIDEO: The most socially responsible hospitals in America are…
The Lown Institute just announced their most socially responsible hospitals for 2022. Which hospitals make the Top Ten, and which succeeded despite having a high COVID burden? Watch the launch event and discussion below, featuring Vikas Saini, Shannon Brownlee, and Boston Medical Center CEO Kate Walsh! More
Study: Boston Medical Center named among most socially responsible hospitals in US
Boston Medical Center was named the fourth-most socially responsible hospital in the United States, according to a new study, and was also named the hospital with the most burden from Covid-19 in Boston. More
MetroHealth is most socially responsible hospital in Ohio, according to Lown Institute 2022 national rankings
MetroHealth ranked 15th on Lown’s list of 66 U.S. hospitals that all earned straight A scores in the rankings of measurements of patient outcomes, value of care and health equity. Out of more than 3,600 hospitals that were evaluated, only 66 U.S. hospitals, or about 2%, achieved “A”s in equity, care value and patient outcomes. “The rankings give hospitals, policymakers, health insurance companies and community leaders a new lens for examing the country’s health care system,” said Dr. Vikas Saini, president of the Lown Institute. More
‘Most socially responsible’ hospitals ranked
Sixty-six U.S. hospitals received the highest marks for being socially responsible in an index from the Lown Institute that factors metrics such as patient outcomes, value of care and health equity, the nonpartisan think tank said Tuesday. The top-ranked providers, earning an A, were selected from more than 3,600 institutions. “We believe communities should have high expectations, and the most socially responsible institutions should be lifted up as models for the system,” Lown Institute President Vikas Saini said. More
Study: Boston Medical Center named among most socially responsible hospitals in US
Boston Medical Center was named the fourth-most socially responsible hospital in the United States, according to a new study, and was also named the hospital with the most burden from Covid-19 in Boston. More
PRESS RELEASE: New rankings identify America’s most socially responsible hospitals
Sixty-six U.S. hospitals earned the distinction of “most socially responsible” by the Lown Institute. To achieve this designation, hospitals earned “A” grades across measures of health equity, value, and outcomes. More
Cleveland nonprofit hospitals get millions in property tax breaks. Many are asking, ‘Is it worth it?’
In 2019, the Cleveland Clinic along with other Northeast Ohio hospitals, received more in tax breaks than they spent on charity care or community investments, according to a recent report by the Lown Institute, a think tank that studies hospital systems. That year, the Cleveland Clinic had the fourth largest tax-break-to-community-benefit-spending deficit in the country, according to the report. It received $611 million more in tax breaks than it spent on charity care and community investment. “There's a lot of good that comes out of the hospitals,” Saini said. “But this is very much about trying to understand … what can we see that is directly beneficial to the community?" More
Are You Taking Too Many Meds?
According to a 2020 report by the Lown Institute, a health-systems think tank that tracks prescription trends, 42% of older Americans routinely take five or more prescription drugs a day and close to 20% take 10 or more. More
Despite efforts to expand access, disparities in healthcare use are wider than ever
More than 60 years after the Civil Rights Movement, racial disparities in healthcare use and access remain high, a recent study finds. More
America’s most socially responsible hospitals, 2022
Join us June 28 for the launch of the full 2022 Lown Institute Hospitals Index to find out which hospitals achieved the highest rankings on social responsibility during the first year of Covid-19. More
The drug problem that nobody talks about: Overmedication in seniors
What's needed to tackle the problem? The Lown Institute's action plan offers recommendations in five key areas. More
Implications for racial inequities in maternal health if Roe v Wade is lost
A Supreme Court draft decision was leaked recently that indicates that Roe v. Wade is to be overturned sometime this month. It is well established that racial inequities plague maternal health, killing Black women at three times the rate of white women. How is the impending reversal of Roe v. Wade going to impact maternal health across the nation? More
Hospital price transparency still lags a year after new rule
A recent study finds that many months after hospitals were required to post their prices, only 6% of hospitals are adhering to all of the requirements. More
“As the guardians of health, we can’t look away”: Mona Hanna-Attisha accepts the Bernard Lown Award
On the 101st birthday of Dr. Lown, hear from Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha on what we need from clinicians to ensure that more kids can celebrate more birthdays. More
Pediatrician who uncovered Flint water crisis wins national award for social responsibility in medicine
Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, the Michigan-based pediatrician who exposed the Flint water crisis, has been named the winner of the inaugural Bernard Lown Award for Social Responsibility. More
Surprise billing — another potential risk of overuse
After getting spinal fusion surgery, Lisa French was charged $300,000 after the hospital had quoted her $1,300 for the surgery. When she was unable to pay, the nonprofit hospital sued. As the spinal fusion industry booms, this case shows another risk of unnecessary surgeries -- getting overcharged and potentially sued by hospitals. More
Report: Hospitals performed 100K unnecessary surgeries in COVID’s first year. What about Houston?
Texas ranked 47th of 50 states in avoiding unnecessary procedures, according to a report by the Lown Institute, a Massachusetts think tank, which found that hospitals across the country performed about 100,000 unnecessary surgeries in 2020. Unnecessary procedures cost the health care system as much as $101 billion a year in wasted spending, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association. More