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Founded in 1834 in Munich, Germany, the Klinikum rechts der Isar currently has 33 clinics and departments and employs around 6,600 people.
The Vienna General Hospital is Europe's fifth largest. The hospital placed 30th in the 2023 edition of the Newsweek ranking.
Oslo University Hospital is among the largest in Europe. It employs over 24,000 people and is affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Oslo.
LMU Klinikum is also located in Munich, Germany. It's one of the largest university hospitals in both the country and in Europe in general.
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein is located in São Paulo, Brazil. It's considered the best hospital in Latin America.
Toronto's Sunnybrook Hospital is the largest trauma center in the country. It's among the best hospitals in the world in 2024.
St. Luke's International Hospital is a general and teaching hospital in Chūō, Tokyo. The hospital was founded in 1901 by a missionary doctor from the American Episcopalian Church named Dr. Rudolf Bolling Teusler.
The Asan Medical Center is located in Seoul, South Korea. In 2023, Newsweek ranked it third in endocrinology, fourth in urology, and sixth in gastroenterology.
Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, is the second largest teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School and one of the top hospitals in the country.
Aarhus University Hospital in Aarhus, Denmark, is considered the best hospital in the country and one of the best in the world.
Founded in 1757, Rigshospitalet is the largest teaching and public hospital in Copenhagen.
The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City is one of the best in the country. Their pediatric center, Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital, was listed on U.S. News & World Report's 2023-24 Best Children's Hospitals rankings.
The origins of the University of Tokyo Hospital can be traced back to 1858. In addition to being among the world's best hospitals, it's also ranked second in Asia (and, unsurprisingly, first in Japan).
Stanford Health Care - Stanford Hospital, in Stanford, California, ranks in the top 20. It's the main teaching hospital for the Stanford University School of Medicine, and also offers pediatric and adult health care.
University Hospital Heidelberg in Germany is a leader in medical education in the country. It's linked to Heidelberg University Medical School, which dates all the way back to 1388.
The Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou is located in Paris, France. It's particularly famous for its excellence in cardiology.
The University Hospital of Basel, in Switzerland, is a leader in research and innovation that offers high quality, value-based medicine.
The Lausanne University Hospital in Switzerland, better known as CHUV, is one of five academic public health care centers in the country.
The Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles is one of the most prestigious medical institutions in the US. It has earned a number of awards and accolades over the years, including the highest-level Trauma Center designation from the American College of Surgeons and the Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical Excellence stamp from Healthgrades.
Sheba Medical Center is the largest and leading hospital in Israel. It features 159 medical departments and clinics, and treats over one million patients every year.
The USZ is one of the largest hospitals in the country and has a spot in the top 10 of the world's best hospitals list. It's home to around 2,500 researchers, who work in a number of medical fields.
The Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital is found in the heart of the 13th arrondissement of Paris. In addition to a number of medical specialties, the hospital also has 26 rare disease reference centers.
The SGH is the oldest and largest tertiary hospital in the country. The Singapore General Hospital is entirely owned by the government of Singapore.
The Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm is the second largest in the country. The Swedish hospital has been in the top 10 of this ranking for five consecutive years.
Founded in 1710, Charité – Berlin University Medicine is Europe's largest university hospital and ranks among the world's best hospitals in 2024.
Massachusetts General Hospital is located in Boston, Massachusetts. It's the original and largest teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School.
Canada's number one hospital—and third in the world—is the largest organ transplant center in North America.
The runner-up in the 2024 ranking is Cleveland Clinic Main Campus in Cleveland, Ohio. The nonprofit academic medical center was founded in 1921. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the world's top hospitals for cardiology, heart, and vascular surgery.
Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, has been opened for more than 125 years. The Johns Hopkins was also named an Honor Roll hospital in U.S. News & World Report’s 2023–24 Best Hospitals list.
The top spot goes to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. The original and largest Mayo Clinic campus first opened its doors over 100 years ago. Mayo Clinic has topped a number of rankings over the years, including the U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals Honor Roll.
Sources: (Statista) (Newsweek) (U.S. News & World Report)
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The Statista and Newsweek's World's Best Hospitals ranking is calculated based on a number of metrics, including the results of an online survey of over 85,000 medical professionals, as well as patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs). The methodology used to rank the top hospitals in the world also took into account hospital quality metrics and existent patient satisfaction data. In total, 2,400 hospitals in 30 countries were considered.
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The Statista and Newsweek's World's Best Hospitals ranking is calculated based on a number of metrics, including the results of an online survey of over 85,000 medical professionals, as well as patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs). The methodology used to rank the top hospitals in the world also took into account hospital quality metrics and existent patient satisfaction data. In total, 2,400 hospitals in 30 countries were considered.
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