Adventist Health Tillamook has proudly achieved top scores in the esteemed 2024-2025 Lown Institute Hospitals Index, highlighting its excellence in Community Benefit, Value, Avoiding Overuse, and Cost Efficiency. These scores underscore the hospital’s commitment to providing crucial healthcare services while prioritizing community health and minimizing unnecessary expenses.
The Community Benefit score reflects Adventist Health Tillamook’s dedication to supporting underserved populations through investments in free care and community health initiatives. Meanwhile, the Value score demonstrates their focus on delivering essential healthcare services efficiently, without unnecessary costs.
Additionally, the hospital’s efforts to Avoid Overuse of medical tests and procedures ensure that patients receive only necessary and effective care, contributing to better outcomes and patient satisfaction. The Cost Efficiency score further acknowledges their ability to maintain high-quality care standards while managing costs effectively.
President Eric Swanson emphasized, “Receiving top marks in the Lown Institute Hospitals Index validates our team’s commitment to delivering exceptional, high-value patient care. We are dedicated to serving our community with compassion and efficiency, ensuring access to care without financial burden.”
The Lown Institute evaluates hospitals based on their social responsibility, including metrics of health equity and the value of care, alongside traditional patient outcomes. This holistic approach recognizes hospitals not only for clinical excellence but also as integral community partners and employers.
The Lown Institute, an independent think tank advocating for a just healthcare system, focuses on supporting hospitals that care for vulnerable populations and alleviate financial distress for patients.
Adventist Health Tillamook, established in 1973, is a nonprofit healthcare organization based in Tillamook, Oregon. It includes a 25-bed critical access medical center, Oregon’s largest hospital-based ambulance service with four stations across Tillamook County, and rural health clinics and urgent care offices serving communities along the northern Oregon coast, including Vernonia and Estacada. Employing over 550 associates and healthcare providers, Adventist Health Tillamook is part of Adventist Health, a nonprofit integrated health system serving more than 100 communities across California, Hawaii, and Oregon.
