Miriam Hospital tops new ranking but scores low on pay equity, inclusivity

Updated at 11:47 a.m. on July 7, 2020.

Alexa Gagosz

07/07/2020

The-Miriam — THE MIRIAM Hospital, owned by Lifespan Corp., ranked No. 1 in the state in the Lown Institute Hospitals Index. / COURTESY LIFESPAN CORP.

PROVIDENCE – A new ranking of United States hospitals shows Miriam Hospital, owned by Lifespan Corp., as Rhode Island's best hospital, earning high scores for clinical outcomes and value of care, but scored much lower in addressing inequities. The ranking, which was measured for the past two years by the Lown Institute, a Brookline, Mass.-based…