World's Best Hospitals 2024

World's Best Hospitals 2024

There aren't many decisions more important than choosing the right hospital to provide care for yourself or a loved one.

To help, Newsweek has partnered with Statista for its annual ranking of the world's best hospitals, a series that began in March 2019. This year, the list includes data on 2,400 hospitals across 30 countries. For the first time, Chile and Malaysia have been added to the ranking, which also includes the U.S., most of Western Europe and Scandinavia, 10 Asian countries, Australia and countries elsewhere in the Americas.

The data is organized by nation but also lists the top 250 hospitals worldwide, the top 10 of which we've highlighted—particularly their intriguing use of artificial intelligence to advance medical discoveries.

Each hospital's score is based on an online survey of more than 85,000 medical experts and public data from post-hospitalization patient surveys on their general satisfaction. The score also considers metrics on things like hygiene and patient/doctor ratio as well as a Statista survey on whether hospitals use Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs), which are standardized questionnaires completed by patients to assess their experience and results.

With so much at stake for individuals and institutions, reliable data is key. The Newsweek-Statista rankings provide crucial insights for patients, families and health care executives looking for profiles of an industry that will generate $4.24 trillion worldwide in 2024.

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RankHospital nameCountryCityState (US only)PROMs survey
1
U.S.
Rochester
Minnesota
2
U.S.
Cleveland
Ohio
3
Canada
Toronto
4
U.S.
Baltimore
Maryland
5
U.S.
Boston
Massachusetts
6
Germany
Berlin
7
Sweden
Stockholm
8
France
Paris
9
Israel
Ramat Gan
10
Switzerland
Zurich
11
Singapore
Singapore
12
U.S.
Los Angeles
California
13
Switzerland
Lausanne
14
Switzerland
Basel
15
Germany
Heidelberg
16
U.S.
Stanford
California
17
France
Paris
18
Japan
Bunkyo
19
U.S.
Boston
Massachusetts
20
U.S.
New York
New York
21
Denmark
Copenhagen
22
South Korea
Seoul
23
Denmark
Aarhus
24
Japan
Chuo
25
Austria
Vienna
26
Germany
Munich
27
Germany
Munich
28
Brazil
São Paulo
29
Norway
Oslo
30
Canada
Toronto
31
U.S.
Chicago
Illinois
32
Canada
Toronto
33
The Netherlands
Amsterdam
34
South Korea
Seoul
35
Italy
Rome
36
United Kingdom
London
37
U.S.
Ann Arbor
Michigan
38
France
Lille
39
Germany
Hanover
40
South Korea
Seoul
41
U.S.
Los Angeles
California
42
The Netherlands
Utrecht
43
South Korea
Seoul
44
Belgium
Leuven
45
Japan
Kamogawa
46
Spain
Madrid
47
Canada
Toronto
48
Germany
Hamburg
49
U.S.
San Francisco
California
50
Finland
Helsinki
51
U.S.
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
52
Italy
Milan
53
Austria
Innsbruck
54
Spain
Madrid
55
U.S.
New York
New York
56
Australia
Camperdown
57
Italy
Milan
58
The Netherlands
Nijmegen
59
Spain
Barcelona
60
U.S.
Jacksonville
Florida
61
The Netherlands
Rotterdam
62
France
Bordeaux
63
Switzerland
Geneva
64
Israel
Tel Aviv
65
Italy
Rozzano
66
Italy
Bologna
67
Germany
Freiburg
68
U.S.
Durham
North Carolina
69
Japan
Higashi
70
Spain
Barcelona
71
The Netherlands
Leiden
72
Switzerland
Zurich
73
Austria
Graz
74
Sweden
Gothenburg
75
Sweden
Uppsala
76
Spain
Madrid
77
Germany
Cologne
78
U.S.
Phoenix
Arizona
79
Singapore
Singapore
80
Spain
Pamplona/Iruña
81
South Korea
Seongnam
82
Brazil
São Paulo
83
United Kingdom
London
84
United Kingdom
London
85
Denmark
Odense
86
Japan
Nagoya
87
Canada
Montreal
88
Japan
Shinjuku
89
U.S.
New York
New York
90
France
Saint-Herblain
91
United Kingdom
Cambridge
92
Denmark
Aalborg
93
U.S.
Houston
Texas
94
South Korea
Seoul
95
France
Marseille
96
Japan
Sakyo
97
Australia
Melbourne
98
U.S.
Chicago
Illinois
99
Germany
Dresden
100
Germany
Tübingen
101
France
Paris
102
Australia
Parkville
103
Italy
Verona
104
South Korea
Seoul
105
U.S.
Nashville
Tennessee
106
Canada
Montreal
107
Belgium
Ghent
108
Germany
Erlangen
109
U.S.
Boston
Massachusetts
110
Singapore
Singapore
111
Japan
Shinjuku
112
United Kingdom
Oxford
113
India
New Delhi
114
Austria
Linz
115
The Netherlands
Maastricht
116
Singapore
Singapore
117
Italy
Pavia
118
Italy
Padua
119
Brazil
São Paulo
120
South Korea
Suwon
121
Finland
Turku
122
U.S.
Chicago
Illinois
123
Switzerland
Basel
124
The Netherlands
Nieuwegein
125
U.S.
Santa Monica
California
126
Finland
Tampere
127
Canada
Montreal
128
Canada
Toronto
129
Germany
Bonn
130
Thailand
Bangkok
131
France
Pierre Benite
132
Brazil
Porto Alegre
133
Sweden
Lund
134
Australia
St Leonards
135
Italy
Bergamo
136
France
Toulouse
137
U.S.
San Diego
California
138
Norway
Trondheim
139
Austria
Salzburg
140
The Netherlands
Groningen
141
U.S.
Madison
Wisconsin
142
Switzerland
Bern
143
Switzerland
Aarau
144
Spain
Madrid
145
Canada
Vancouver
146
U.S.
Saint Louis
Missouri
147
Belgium
Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe
148
South Korea
Incheon Metropolitan City
149
Germany
Ulm
150
Germany
Essen
151
Norway
Bergen
152
South Korea
Seoul
153
France
Marseille
154
U.S.
Cleveland
Ohio
155
Austria
Linz
156
Singapore
Singapore
157
France
Bron
158
Israel
Petah Tikva
159
U.S.
Atlanta
Georgia
160
South Korea
Seoul
161
Germany
Frankfurt am Main
162
Colombia
Cali
163
Norway
Tromsø
164
Belgium
Anderlecht/Laken/Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe
165
Italy
Turin
166
India
Gurugram
167
Singapore
Singapore
168
Japan
Minato
169
U.S.
Seattle
Washington
170
South Korea
Seoul
171
Brazil
São Paulo
172
Japan
Suita
173
Chile
Santiago
174
United Kingdom
Newcastle upon Tyne
175
U.S.
Sacramento
California
176
Germany
Mayence
177
Japan
Kurashiki
178
France
Paris
179
United Kingdom
London
180
Germany
Göttingen
181
Spain
Valencia
182
U.S.
New Haven
Connecticut
183
Spain
Madrid
184
United Kingdom
London
185
France
Paris
186
United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi
187
Italy
Florecne
188
Japan
Bunkyo
189
Australia
Fitzroy
190
Spain
Seville
191
Germany
Düsseldorf
192
Austria
Vienna
193
U.S.
Aurora
Colorado
194
France
Paris
195
Sweden
Malmö
196
Finland
Kuopio
197
Switzerland
Geneva
198
Germany
Stuttgart
199
France
Toulouse
200
Brazil
São Paulo
201
Australia
Herston
202
Italy
Brescia
203
Spain
Madrid
204
U.S.
Salt Lake City
Utah
205
Sweden
Linköping
206
Japan
Sapporo
207
Switzerland
Bern
208
South Korea
Seoul
209
Germany
Würzburg
210
United Kingdom
Birmingham
211
Italy
Rome
212
Japan
Shibuya
213
U.S.
La Jolla
California
214
South Korea
Seoul
215
Italy
Reggio Nell'Emilia
216
Mexico
Mexico City
217
Germany
Münster
218
Taiwan
Taipei
219
France
Lyon
220
U.S.
Los Angeles
California
221
Spain
Majadahonda
222
South Korea
Seoul
223
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur
224
Japan
Kobe
225
South Korea
Seoul
226
Belgium
Edegem
227
United Kingdom
Newcastle upon Tyne
228
U.S.
Kansas City
Kansas
229
Saudi Arabia
Riyadh
230
Sweden
Umeå
231
United Kingdom
London
232
U.S.
Cleveland
Ohio
233
Malaysia
Petaling Jaya
234
Spain
Barcelona
235
South Korea
Daegu Metropolitan City
236
U.S.
Charlottesville
Virginia
237
Mexico
Mexico City
238
Germany
Leipzig
239
Norway
Oslo
240
U.S.
Seattle
Washington
241
Germany
Aachen
242
U.S.
Boston
Massachusetts
243
U.S.
Dallas
Texas
244
Colombia
Bogotá
245
Austria
Schwarzach im Pongau
246
India
Chandigarh
247
U.S.
Torrance
California
248
Norway
Lørenskog
249
Canada
Toronto
250
The Netherlands
Zwolle

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GLOBAL BOARD OF MEDICAL EXPERTS

The global board of medical experts was founded by Statista to support the World's Best Hospitals Project. The board is an independent body that is tasked with the continuous development of the quality and scope of the project. Current members of the board of experts are listed here.

For this year's edition of World's Best Hospitals, all board members have signed a charter of ethics to declare their interest as members of the expert board for the hospital ranking methodology of Statista. Current members of the board of experts are listed here.

The idea behind the global board of medical experts is to create an independent body that is tasked with the continuous development of the quality and scope of the project. The global board of medical experts is therefore tasked with providing guidance and input for the continuous development and future expansions of the methodology. This includes input regarding new data sources, future methodological considerations, as well as the ongoing development of the PROMs implementation survey. The members of the global board of medical experts were carefully chosen based on their national and international expertise and decade-long experience in their respective medical fields as well as their scientific output.

METHODOLOGY

The World's Best Hospitals 2024 ranking lists the best hospitals in 30 countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, The Netherlands, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and U.S. The countries were selected based on multiple comparability factors, such as standard of living/ life expectancy, population size, number of hospitals and data availability.

For this year's edition the following changes were made: To reflect the emphasis on the medical key performance indicators the weighting of the hospital quality metrics pillar was increased. In addition, three new national accreditations for South Korea, Malaysia and Chile were added to the scoring model and for the United States list CMS eligibility criteria was introduced. For the second time, hospitals were surveyed regarding their PROMs implementation status. This year the survey, eligibility thresholds, and display of participating hospitals have been updated. Furthermore, the board of medical experts supports the continuous development of the overall methodology. Thus, the lists are based on four data sources:

1. Online Survey: Newsweek and Statista invited over 85,000 medical experts (doctors, hospital managers, health care professionals) in 30 countries to participate in an online survey. Participants were asked to recommend hospitals in their own country as well as in other countries. Recommendations for own employer/hospital were not allowed.

2. Patient Satisfaction: Publicly available data from existing patient surveys was used to analyze patient experience. Patient experience surveys are typically conducted by insurance companies among patients after their hospitalization, as well as by hospitals. Examples of survey topics include general satisfaction with the hospital, recommendation of hospital and satisfaction with medical care.

3. Hospital Quality Metrics: Quality metrics from a variety of public sources were collected for most countries. Quality metrics differ between countries. Examples of included data are data on quality of care for specific treatments, data on hygiene measures and patient safety and data on number of patients per doctors and per nurse.

4. PROMs Implementation Survey: The PROMs implementation score has been included in the scoring model of the World's Best Hospitals project. In the fall and winter of 2023, Newsweek and Statista reached out to hospitals and conducted a survey about the implementation and use of PROMs.

This year, Statista has partnered with the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM, www.ichom.org) as a knowledge partner. ICHOM is the world's leading non-profit organization dedicated to development of standardized measurement of patient-important outcomes (including PROMs) as a basis for driving value-based health care. ICHOM is contributing to the future development of the PROMs implementation survey, in a manner that can drive not only measurement but use of the data from PROMs (and other patient-important outcomes) to advance value based healthcare.

Scores were calculated for each hospital in each of the four categories and weighted: Peer recommendation (40 percent national, 5 percent international): patient experience (16.25 percent), hospital quality metrics (35.25 percent), PROMs implementation (3.5 percent).

Every hospital in each country is rated by a score. Scores are only comparable between hospitals in the same country because different sources for patient experience and medical key performance indicators were examined in each country. Since it is not possible to harmonize this data, cross-country comparisons of the scores are not possible (a score of 90 in country A doesn't necessarily mean that this hospital is better than a hospital with a score of 87 in country B).

The number of hospitals awarded in each country varies based on the number of hospitals and data availability in the respective country. The U.S. had the most hospitals awarded with 420, while Israel and Singapore were represented with 10 hospitals each. In total, 2,400 hospitals were ranked for this sixth edition of the ranking.

The top global hospitals were determined by the number of international recommendations received in the survey and their national rank. Three new components were added to the calculation this year: quality metrics excellence, patient satisfaction excellence and PROMs implementation excellence. The global list does not include specialized hospitals.

The rankings are comprised exclusively of hospitals that are eligible regarding the scope described in this document. A mention in the ranking is a positive recognition based on peer recommendations and publicly available data sources at the time. The ranking is the result of an elaborate process which, due to the interval of data-collection and analysis, is a reflection of the last calendar year. Furthermore, events preceding or following the period 01/01/2023-31/12/2023 and/or pertaining to individual persons affiliated/associated to the facilities were not included in the metrics. As such, the results of this ranking should not be used as the sole source of information for future deliberations. The information provided in this ranking should be considered in conjunction with other available information about hospitals or, if possible, accompanied by a visit to a facility. The quality of hospitals that are not included in the rankings is not disputed.

Download the methodology overview here.

Download the extended methodology here.

Disclaimer: The information provided in this ranking should be considered in conjunction with other available information about hospitals or, if possible, accompanied by a visit to a facility. The quality of hospitals that are not included in the rankings is not disputed.

Footnotes:

1 - No medical KPI was used to determine the score for these hospitals. Their scores relies on patient satisfaction data and recommendations from medical experts.

2 - No patient satisfaction data was used to determine the score for these hospitals. Their scores relies on results from medical KPIs and recommendations from medical experts.

✓ - Hospitals filled out the PROMs implementation survey

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Ribbon: Hospital surpassed minimum grading threshold of PROMs

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Ribbons: Hospital has an advanced level of PROMs

- The focus of World's Best Hospitals is to award general hospitals. Specialized hospitals which have been recommended, are featured on the country lists without a rank.

- Infection Prevention: The Infection Prevention Award identifies which of the US hospitals featured in the national ranking were performing "above national average" based on 6 reported measures.

- Patient Experience: The patient experience award recognizes hospitals with an outstanding performance based on the ratings across the 10 composite measures of the HCAHPS survey.

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About ICHOM

The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM, www.ichom.org) is the leading non-profit dedicated to transforming healthcare by focusing on what truly matters to patients. They accomplish this by empowering patient and clinical leaders to standardize important clinical, quality of life, function and experience results for health care, and enabling transparent large-scale use to achieve patient-centric health system transformation. ICHOM's standardized 'sets' of patient-centered outcomes measures help all actors in healthcare design, deliver and evaluate care based on outcomes that matter to patients. To date, ICHOM has developed 45 outcome measure sets for conditions. The sets are available in IT-ready interoperable formats and have been implemented in 500+ care settings in 42+ countries.