PRESS RELEASE: Older adults get unnecessary back surgeries at an alarming rate
Patients face serious risk of complications; billions in Medicare dollars wasted More
PRESS RELEASE: Top hospitals in American named by the Lown Institute
125 “socially responsible” hospitals earn Honor Roll status for outcomes, value, and equity BOSTON—More than 100 U.S. hospitals achieved top performance across measures of equity, value, and outcomes, according to the 2025 Lown Hospitals Index. Despite workforce shortages, rising costs, looming Medicaid cuts, and other challenges, Lown Institute analysts say this year’s Honor Roll demonstrates […] More
PRESS RELEASE: Inconsistent Hospital Policies Put Patients at Greater Risk of Medical Debt
Analysis of 2,500 charity care policies finds patients with identical income and medical needs could receive free care at one hospital, yet face collections or lawsuits at another. More
PRESS RELEASE: Yale physician Reshma Ramachandran wins 2025 Bernard Lown Award for Social Responsibility
Reshma Ramachandran, MD, MPP, MHS, to receive the 2025 Bernard Lown Award for Social Responsibility and $25,000 prize. More
PRESS RELEASE: Shkreli Awards catalog 2024’s worst actors in healthcare
A top ten list of the most egregious examples of profiteering and dysfunction in healthcare. More
PRESS RELEASE: Unnecessary back surgeries cost Medicare up to $600 million annually
Every eight minutes an unnecessary back surgery is performed, costing Medicare $2 billion over the three years studied. More
PRESS RELEASE: Lown Institute names top hospitals in the United States
Out of 2,784 acute care hospitals nationwide, 154 are recognized as “Honor Roll” hospitals for achieving the highest scores on measures of equity, value, and outcomes. More
PRESS RELEASE: Colorado physician Lilia Cervantes wins national award for social responsibility
Lilia Cervantes, MD, to receive Bernard Lown Award for Social Responsibility and $25,000 prize More
PRESS RELEASE: More than 1,900 nonprofit hospitals receive more in tax breaks than they give back to their community, totaling billions
Are nonprofit hospitals giving back as much as they take in tax break? More
PRESS RELEASE: Biggest healthcare fails of 2023 named in 7th annual Shkreli Awards
A $35 million CEO salary, hospitals that hawk medical credit cards, and a physician placing 41 stents in a single patient are among this year’s winners. BOSTON, MA – The Lown Institute, a healthcare think tank, has released the seventh edition of its Shkreli Awards, given each year to perpetrators of the most egregious examples […] More
PRESS RELEASE: Unnecessary coronary stents cost Medicare as much as $800 million per year
How professional inertia harms patients and wastes billions of dollars. More
PRESS RELEASE: Think tank identifies America’s most inclusive hospitals
Most hospitals say advancing health equity in their communities is a priority, and our latest report examines just how well they’re doing. More
PRESS RELEASE: Lown Institute awarded $1.5M to study U.S. hospital tax exemptions, financial practices
Arnold Ventures (AV) has recently supported the Lown Institute with grant funding for two projects, allowing the organization to significantly expand its research into the financial behavior of U.S. hospitals. More
PRESS RELEASE: Lown Institute Identifies Most Socially Responsible U.S. Hospitals
The Lown Institute, a nonpartisan think tank, has released its annual list of the most socially responsible hospitals in America. Of more than 3,600 hospitals evaluated, 54 made the honor roll by earning “A” grades across three main categories: equity, value, and outcomes. More
PRESS RELEASE: Boston neurologist earns national award for health justice leadership
Altaf Saadi, MD, MSc to receive Bernard Lown Award for Social Responsibility and $25,000 prize More
PRESS RELEASE: U.S. nonprofit hospitals receive billions more in tax breaks than they invest in their communities
A new report examining the finances of 1,763 nonprofit hospitals in the United States finds that more than three-quarters fall short on expected investments in their communities. More
PRESS RELEASE: Lown Institute welcomes Kern, Robinson, Rogers to board
Meet the new Lown Institute board members! More
PRESS RELEASE: Healthcare’s biggest baddies named and blamed in 2022 Shkreli Awards
From massive insurance fraud to a dentist that intentionally broke patients’ teeth, here are this year’s worst examples of greed and dysfunction in healthcare. More
REPORT: These NYC hospitals took in $727 million more in tax breaks than they gave back to their communities
A new report examining the finances of nonprofit hospitals in New York City finds that some hospitals fall significantly short on expected community investments. 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