The social responsibility list is part of the Lown Institute’s ranking of 3,010 hospitals based on 54 metrics across three main categories: equity, value and outcomes. Metrics included inclusivity, pay equity, avoiding overuse, and clinical outcomes, as well as cost efficiency.
Below is a list of the most socially responsible hospital by state, according to the ranking:
Alaska: Providence Alaska Medical Center (Anchorage)
Alabama: University of South Alabama Medical Center (Mobile)
Arkansas: Baptist Health Medical Center-Conway
Arizona: Banner-University Medical Center South Campus (Tucson)
California: Oroville Hospital
Colorado: Denver Health Medical Center
Connecticut: William W. Backus Hospital (Norwich)
District of Columbia: United Medical Center
Delaware: Bayhealth Hospital, Kent Campus (Dover)
Florida: Lee Memorial Hospital (Fort Myers)
Georgia: Emory University Hospital Midtown (Atlanta)
Hawaii: Kuakini Medical Center (Honolulu)
Iowa: CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
Idaho: West Valley Medical Center (Caldwell)
Illinois: West Suburban Medical Center (Oak Park)
Indiana: Eskenazi Health (Indianapolis)
Kansas: McPherson Hospital
Kentucky: Saint Joseph Berea
Louisiana: Abbeville General Hospital
Massachusetts: Boston Medical Center
Maryland: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (Baltimore)
Maine: Southern Maine Health Care (Biddeford)
Michigan: DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital (Detroit)
Minnesota: Fairview Lakes Medical Center (Wyoming)
Missouri: University of Missouri Health Care (Columbia)
Mississippi: Mississippi Baptist Medical Center (Jackson)
Montana: Logan Health Medical Center (Kalispell)
North Carolina: Atrium Health University City (Charlotte)
North Dakota: CHI St. Alexius Health (Bismarck)
Nebraska: CHI Health Immanuel (Omaha)
New Hampshire: Lakes Region General Hospital (Laconia)
New Jersey: CarePoint Health-Christ Hospital (Jersey City)
New Mexico: UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center (Rio Rancho)
Nevada: North Vista Hospital (North Las Vegas)
New York: Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (Plattsburgh)
Ohio: Mercy Health-Clermont Hospital (Batavia)
Oklahoma: Saint Francis Hospital (Tulsa)
Oregon: Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center (Gresham)
Pennsylvania: Suburban Community Hospital (Norristown)
Rhode Island: Landmark Medical Center (Woonsocket)
South Carolina: Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital
South Dakota: Avera St. Mary’s Hospital (Pierre)
Tennessee: TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center (Smyrna)
Texas: St. David’s North Austin Medical Center
Utah: Mountain View Hospital (Payson)
Virginia: VCU Medical Center (Richmond)
Vermont: Porter Medical Center (Middlebury)
Washington: Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center (Vancouver)
Wisconsin: SSM Health St. Clare Hospital-Baraboo
West Virginia: Cabell Huntington Hospital
Wyoming: Campbell County Memorial Hospital (Gillette)
Read about the 20 most socially responsible hospitals in the U.S. here.
