Making the grade: Why it’s so difficult to make the Lown Hospitals Index Honor Roll
Why is it hard for hospitals to achieve "A" grades on equity, value, and outcomes? What do we know about the hospitals achieving these goals? More
Culture, communication, commitment: Insights from America’s most socially responsible hospitals
The Lown Institute recently released the 2026-27 rankings for the Lown Hospitals Index of Social Responsibility. At the launch event, we discussed the state of U.S. hospitals and facing new challenges with the leaders of some of America's most socially responsible hospitals. Watch the video recording and read the recap. More
PRESS RELEASE: The Lown Institute names top socially responsible U.S. hospitals
The 2026 Lown Hospitals Index Honor Roll recognizes 123 institutions that achieved top ratings on health equity, value of care, and patient outcomes. More
2026 Lown Hospitals Index: Acute Care Honor Roll
These are the most socially responsible acute care hospitals in the nation. More
2026 Lown Hospitals Index: Critical Access Honor Roll
These are the most socially responsible critical access hospitals in the nation. More
2026 Lown Hospitals Index: Systems Honor Roll
These are the most socially responsible hospital systems in the nation. More
2026 Lown Hospitals Index: Top Hospital in Each State
These are the most socially responsible acute care hospitals in each state, along with their ranking. More
REGISTER: America’s Most Socially Responsible Hospitals, 2026
Register now for the webinar "America's Most Socially Responsible Hospitals" on June 23, 2026. More
Lown mortality ranking methods affirmed by new study
New research finds that the methods used to rank hospital mortality on the Lown Hospitals Index perform just as well, if not better, than methods currently used by CMS. More
Physicians who perform the most unnecessary back surgeries—what we know
Our recent report found that more than 200,000 unnecessary back surgeries took place over a three year period, costing Medicare more than $1.9 billion. But what about the physicians responsible for this overuse? More
Vertebroplasty: The Myth of the Most Effective Medical Intervention
Spine surgeon Dr. Eugene Carragee reviews the evidence for vertebroplasty. More
Checking in on medical overuse in America
As we prepare for the launch of our 2025 report on unnecessary back surgery, let’s take a moment to check in on the current state of medical overuse in America. More
REGISTER: America’s Most Socially Responsible Hospitals, 2025
Register now for the webinar "America's Most Socially Responsible Hospitals" on June 25, 2025. More
REGISTER: The 2024 Shkreli Awards
Register now for the 2024 Shkreli Awards, hosted on January 7, 2025 at 1pm More
Five ways to reduce back surgery overuse
The Lown Institute released new data on unnecessary back surgeries in Medicare, identifying 200,000 low-value procedures and $2 billion in Medicare dollars wasted over three years. Back surgery overuse varies widely among states, hospitals, and even doctors in the same hospital. We brought together Dr. Sohail Mirza, orthopedic surgeon and professor at Dartmouth College, and […] More
REGISTER: Webinar on Unnecessary Back Surgery
Register now for the webinar "Unnecessary Back Surgery: Older Americans put at risk while Billions in Medicare funds wasted" on November 14, 2024. More
How do private equity-affiliated hospitals perform on the Lown Index?
Here's how seven health care systems currently or recently owned by private equity firms performed on outcomes, value, and equity on the Lown Index... More
The most socially responsible hospital systems in America
The Lown Index ranks more than 300 hospital systems on social responsibility. Find out which ones made the top ten! More
America’s most socially responsible critical access hospitals
See which Critical Access Hospitals made our list of most socially responsible for 2024! More
WATCH: America’s Most Socially Responsible Hospitals, 2024
Join us as we review the results of the 2024 Lown Institute Hospitals Index for Social Responsibility rankings! More