St. Luke's by the Numbers
St. Luke’s has come under scrutiny for executives who operate it like a for-profit company. Data from the independent, nonprofit Lown Institute reflect the misplaced priorities of company executives when it comes to the communities they claim to serve. [5]
Hospital
St. Luke’s of Duluth
Lake View Memorial Hospital
Charity Care Score
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Community Benefit Score
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[1] St. Luke’s Hospital of Duluth, Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax For the 2019 Calendar Year (filed November 9, 2020), https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/410714079/202023149349301032/full.
[2] St. Luke’s Hospital of Duluth, Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax For the 2019 Calendar Year (filed November 9, 2020), https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/410714079/202023149349301032/full;
St. Luke’s Hospital of Duluth, Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax For the 2018 Calendar Year (filed October 30, 2019), https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/410714079/201923039349301207/full.
[3] St. Luke’s Hospital of Duluth, “4th Quarter, 2021 Certification & Supplementary Information,” Electronic Municipal Market Access (EMMA), https://emma.msrb.org/P11571493-P11213183-P11633594.pdf.
[4] National Nurses United, “Fleecing Patients: Hospitals Charge Patients More Than Four Times the Cost of Care,” November 2020, https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/sites/default/files/nnu/graphics/documents/1120_CostChargeRatios_Report_FINAL_PP.pdf.
[5] Lown Institute, “Rankings,” Lown Institute Hospital Index, https://lownhospitalsindex.org/rankings/.