World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2023
As part of Newsweek's commitment to cover all aspects of health, we've again partnered with global research firm Statista to rank the world's best specialized hospitals. Last year, we looked at the best facilities in 10 specialties: cardiology, cardiac surgery, oncology, endocrinology, neurology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, gastroenterology, pulmonology and pediatrics. This year we are proud to expand that to 11 specialties, with the addition of urology. The ranking features the top 300 hospitals for cardiology and oncology, the top 200 for pediatrics, the top 150 for cardiac surgery and endocrinology and the top 125 each in gastroenterology, orthopedics, neurology, neurosurgery, urology and pulmonology. And for the second year, Newsweek and Statista have developed a list of hospitals that best avail themselves of the most advanced technologies.
The World's Best Smart Hospitals 2023 ranks the 300 facilities in 28 countries that lead in their use of AI, digital imaging, telemedicine, robotics and electronic functionalities.
We hope that you will find our rankings helpful in finding the right hospital for yourself or a loved one.
- Top Specialized Hospitals - Oncology
- Top Specialized Hospitals - Cardiac Surgery
- Top Specialized Hospitals - Cardiology
- Top Specialized Hospitals - Endocrinology
- Top Specialized Hospitals - Gastroenterology
- Top Specialized Hospitals - Neurology
- Top Specialized Hospitals - Neurosurgery
- Top Specialized Hospitals - Orthopedics
- Top Specialized Hospitals - Pediatrics
- Top Specialized Hospitals - Pulmonology
- Top Specialized Hospitals - Urology
Rank | Hospital | Department | City | Country | PROMS |
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1 | Boston Children's Hospital | Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine | Boston,MA | United States | |
2 | Hospital for Sick Children | Toronto | Canada | ||
3 | Great Ormond Street Hospital | Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust | London | United Kingdom | |
4 | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | CHOP General Pediatrics | Philadelphia, PA | United States | |
5 | BC Children's Hospital | General Pediatrics | Vancouver | Canada | |
6 | Alberta Children’s Hospital | Alberta Children's Hospital | Calgary | Canada | |
7 | Texas Children's Hospital | Texas Children's Hospital | Houston, TX | United States | |
8 | Children's Hospital Los Angeles | Childrens Hospital LA | Los Angeles, CA | United States | |
9 | Queensland Children’s Hospital | Queensland Child and Adolescent Renal Service | South Brisbane | Australia | |
10 | Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | Lurie Children's Hospital | Chicago, IL | United States | x |
11 | Hôpital Necker - Enfants malades | Paris | France | ||
12 | Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù di Roma | Roma | Italy | ||
13 | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | Cincinnati Children's Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | United States | |
14 | Children's National Hospital | Children's National Hospital | Washington | United States | |
15 | Alder Hey Children's Hospital | Liverpool | United Kingdom | ||
16 | Seoul National University Hospital | Children’s Hospital | Seoul | South Korea | |
17 | Bristol Royal Hospital For Children | Bristol | United Kingdom | ||
18 | The Mount Sinai Hospital | Pediatrics | New York | United States | |
19 | Birmingham Children's Hospital | Children’s NHS Foundation Trust | Birmingham | United Kingdom | |
20 | Children's Hospital of Michigan | Children's Hospital of Michigan | Detroit, MI | United States | |
21 | Nationwide Children's Hospital | Nationwide Children's Hospital | Columbus, OH | United States | |
22 | Akron Children's Hospital | Akron Children's Hospital | Akron | United States | |
23 | Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital | Johns Hopkins Children's Center | Saint Petersburg | United States | |
24 | Mayo Clinic - Rochester | Mayo Clinic Children's Hospital | Rochester, MN | United States | |
25 | Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin | Klinik für Pädiatrie m.S. Pneumologie, Immunologie und Intensivmedizin | Berlin | Germany | |
26 | New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and Cornell | Paediatric | New York, NY | United States | |
27 | The Children's Hospital at Westmead | Westmead | Australia | ||
28 | UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh | UPMC Children's Express Care | Pittsburgh, PA | United States | |
29 | A.C. Camargo Cancer Center | Oncologia Pediátrica | Sao Paulo | Brasil | |
30 | Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesus | Madrid | Spain | ||
31 | St Jude Children's Research Hospital | St. Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis | United States | |
32 | Seattle Children's Hospital | Seattle Children's Hospital | Seattle, WA | United States | |
33 | Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware | Nemours Children's Hospital | Wilmington, DE | United States | |
34 | Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford | Stanford Medicine Children's Health | Palo Alto | United States | |
35 | Royal Children's Hospital - Parkville | Paediatric | Parkville | Australia | |
36 | Stollery Children's Hospital | Stollery Children's Hospital | Edmonton | Canada | |
37 | University of Chicago Medical Center | UChicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital | Chicago, IL | United States | |
38 | Children's Hospital Colorado | Children's Hospital Colorado | Colorado Springs | United States | |
39 | Massachusetts General Hospital | Mass Gen for Children | Boston, MA | United States | |
40 | Istituto Giannina Gaslini | Dipartimento Materno Neonatale | Genova | Italy | |
41 | Royal Hospital for Sick Children | Edinburgh | United Kingdom | ||
42 | Nicklaus Children's Hospital | Niclaus Children's Hospital | Miami, FL | United States | |
43 | Ospedale dei Bambini Vittore Buzzi - ASST Fatebenefratelli-Sacco | Pediatria e Pronto Soccorso Pediatrico | Milano | Italy | |
44 | Aalborg Universitetshospital | Undersøgelser og behandlinger for børn og unge (Pædiatri) | Aalborg | Denmark | |
45 | A.O. Ospedali Riuniti Marche Nord - Presidio San Salvatore Centro | Pediatria | Pesaro | Italy | |
46 | IWK Health Centre | Children's Health | Halifax | Canada | |
47 | Emory University Hospital | Department of Pediatrics | Atlanta, GA | United States | |
48 | Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children | Belfast | United Kingdom | ||
49 | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Pediatrics | Nashville | United States | |
50 | Children's Medical Ctr of Dallas | Children's Health | Dallas, TX | United States | |
51 | Sydney Children's Hospital | Randwick | Australia | ||
52 | Arkansas Children's Hospital | Arkansas Children | Little Rock | United States | |
53 | Hospital Universitario La Paz | Hospital Materno-Infantil | Madrid | Spain | |
54 | Rainbow Babies And Children's Hospital | UH Rainbow | Cleveland, OH | United States | |
55 | National Center for Children's Health and Development | Okura | Japan | ||
56 | The Johns Hopkins Hospital | Johns Hopkins Children's Center | Baltimore, MD | United States | |
57 | Kanagawa Children's Medical Center | Yokohama | Japan | ||
58 | Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón | Hospital Materno Infantil | Madrid | Spain | |
59 | Great North Children's Hospital | Newcastle Upon Tyne | United Kingdom | ||
60 | Asan Medical Center | Children's Hospital | Seoul | South Korea | |
61 | Duke University Hospital | Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center | Durham | United States | |
62 | Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center | Pediatrics | Baltimore, MD | United States | |
63 | Sir Ganga Ram Hospital | Paediatrics | Delhi | India | |
64 | CHU Sainte-Justine | Pédiatrie générale | Montreal | Canada | |
65 | Abbott Northwestern Hospital | Pediatric Medical | Minneapolis, MN | United States | |
66 | University of North Carolina Hospitals | UNC Children's Health | Chapel Hill | United States | |
67 | Children's Hospital New Orleans | Children's Hospital New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | United States | |
68 | Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) | Pediatric Medicine | Ottawa | Canada | |
69 | Hamilton Health Sciences - McMaster University Medical Centre | McMaster Children's Center | Hamilton | Canada | |
70 | Perth Children’s Hospital | Nedlands | Australia | ||
71 | Meyer - Azienda Ospedaliero universitaria | Firenze | Italy | ||
72 | Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf | Zentrum für Gebursthilfe, Kinder- und Jugendmedizin | Hamburg | Germany | |
73 | IRCCS Materno Infantile Burlo Garofolo | Paediatric Clinic | Trieste | Italy | |
74 | Guy's Hospital | Children's services at Evelina London | London | United Kingdom | |
75 | Hospital Sirio Libanes | UTI Pediátrica | São Paulo | Brazil | |
76 | Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío | Pediatría y Áreas Específicas | Sevilla | Spain | |
77 | Children's Mercy Hospital | Children's Mercy Kansas City | Kansas City | United States | |
78 | Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein | Department of Pediatrics | Sao Paulo | Brazil | |
79 | Hospital Universitario Virgen de Las Nieves | Servicio de Pediatría | Granada | Spain | |
80 | All India Institute of Medical Sciences – Delhi | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, Department of Pediatrics | New Delhi | India | |
81 | AP-HP - Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou | Adolescents/Jeunes Adultes | Paris | France | |
82 | Allgemeines Krankenhaus der Stadt Wien - Medizinischer Universitätscampus | Univ. Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendchirurgie | Wien | Austria | |
83 | LMU Klinikum | Kinderkardiologie und Pädiatrische Intensivmedizin | München | Germany | x |
84 | Connecticut Children's Medical Center | Conneticut Children's | Hartford | United States | |
85 | Rady Children's Hospital | Rady Children's | San Diego | United States | |
86 | Addenbrooke's | Children's Services (Paediatrics) | Cambridge | United Kingdom | |
87 | Hospital Infantil Pequeno Principe | Curitiba | Brazil | ||
88 | Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas | Dell Children's | Austin | United States | |
89 | Advocate Sherman Hospital | Advocate Children's Hospital | Elgin | United States | |
90 | Phoenix Children's Hospital | Phoenix Childrens | Phoenix, AZ | United States | |
91 | University of Miami Hospital | Pediatrics | Miami, FL | United States | |
92 | Charing Cross Hospital | Children’s accident and emergency department | London | United Kingdom | |
93 | Cleveland Clinic | Cleveland Clinic Children's | Cleveland, OH | United States | |
94 | Ewha Womans University Medical Center | Pediatrics | Seoul | South Korea | |
95 | Nemours Children's Hospital | Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida | Orlando | United States | |
96 | Children's Hospital of Wisconsin | Children's Wisconsin | Milwaukee | United States | |
97 | St. Louis Children's Hospital | St. Louis Children's Hospital | Saint Louis | United States | |
98 | Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf | Klinik für Allgemeine Pädiatrie, Neonatologie und Kinderkardiologie | Düsseldorf | Germany | |
99 | The Catholic University Of Korea - Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital | Pediatrics | Seoul | South Korea | |
100 | Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville | Children's Center | Jacksonville, FL | United States | |
101 | Korea University - Anam Hospital | Pediatrics | Seoul | South Korea | |
102 | Shriners Hospital For Children | Shriners Hospital Children | Chicago, IL | United States | |
103 | Hospital de Ensino da UNIFESP | Pediatria | Sao Paulo | Brazil | |
104 | Sana Kliniken Leipziger Land GmbH - Klinikum Borna | Kinder- und Jugendmedizin | Borna | Germany | |
105 | Mount Sinai Hospital | Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) | Toronto | Canada | |
106 | Stavanger Universitetssjukehus | Barne- og ungdomsklinikken | Stavanger | Norway | |
107 | National University Hospital | Khoo Teck Puat – National University Children’s Medical Institute | Singapore | Singapore | |
108 | Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Anschuz Medical Campus | Aurora | United States | |
109 | Universitätsklinikum Essen | Zentrum für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin | Essen | Germany | |
110 | Mount Sinai Beth Israel | Pediatric Emergency Care | New York, NY | United States | |
111 | Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg | Zentrum für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin | Heidelberg | Germany | |
112 | Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca | Unidad de Ortopedia Infantil | El Palmar | Spain | |
113 | The University of Tokyo Hospital | Department of Pediatrics | Tokyo | Japan | |
114 | Children's Hospital of The Kings Daughters | Norfolk | United States | ||
115 | Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset | Astrid Lindgrens barnsjukhus | Karolinska | Sweden | |
116 | UC San Diego Health - Jacobs Medical Center | Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) | San Diego, CA | United States | |
117 | Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois | Enfants & famille | Lausanne | Switzerland | |
118 | Kyung Hee University - Hospital at Gangdong | Pediatrics | Seoul | South Korea | |
119 | Apollo Children's Hospital | Chennai | India | ||
120 | Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Federico II di Napoli | Dipartimento di Pediatria | Napoli | Italy | |
121 | Hôpital Notre-Dame | Pédiatrie | Montreal | Canada | |
122 | Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center | Tokyo | Japan | ||
123 | Women's and Children's Hospital | North Adelaide | Australia | ||
124 | La Rabida Children's Hospital | Chicago, IL | United States | ||
125 | Hospital Universitario de Cruces | Pediatría | Barakaldo | Spain | |
126 | Hospital Infantil Sabara | Sao Paulo | Brazil | ||
127 | Vestische Kinder- und Jugendklinik Datteln | Datteln | Germany | ||
128 | AKK Altonaer Kinderkrankenhaus gGmbH | Hamburg | Germany | ||
129 | Hanyang University Medical Center | Pediatrics & Adolescent | Seoul | South Korea | |
130 | Akita University Hospital | Pediatrics | Akita | Japan | |
131 | Deutsches Zentrum für Kinder- und Jugendrheumatologie | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Germany | ||
132 | Ajou University Hospital | Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine | Suwon-si | South Korea | |
133 | Hospital Español | Pediatría | Ciudad de Mexico | Mexico | |
134 | Keimyung University - Dongsan Medical Center | Department of Pediatric Surgery | Daegu | South Korea | |
135 | EvergreenHealth Medical Center | Pediatric Unit | Kirkland | United States | |
136 | Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital | Department of General Pediatrics | Izumi | Japan | |
137 | Children's Home of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | United States | ||
138 | Instituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS | Endocrinologia Pediatrica | Milano | Italy | |
139 | Hospital E Maternidade Sepaco | Maternidade e Pediatria | Sao Paulo | Brazil | |
140 | SoonChunHyang University Hospital - Seoul | Pediatrics | Seoul | South Korea | |
141 | Pusan National University Hospital | Pediatrics | Busan | South Korea | |
142 | Children's Hospital & Medical Center | Omaha | United States | ||
143 | Universitäts-Kinderspital beider Basel (UKBB) | Basel | Switzerland | ||
144 | Kinder- und Jugendkrankenhaus AUF DER BULT | Hannover | Germany | ||
145 | Inha University Hospital | Pediatrics | Incheon | South Korea | |
146 | Chungnam National University Hospital | Pediatrics | Daejeon | South Korea | |
147 | Children's Specialized Hospital | New Brunswick | United States | ||
148 | Chung-Ang University Hospital | Pediatrics | Seoul | South Korea | |
149 | Katholisches Kinderkrankenhaus Wilhelmstift gGmbH | Hamburg | Germany | ||
150 | Children's Hospital of Orange County | Orange | United States | ||
151 | Nagoya University Hospital | Pediatrics | Nagoya | Japan | |
152 | DRK Kliniken Berlin Westend | Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin Westend | Berlin | Germany | |
153 | Rainbow Children's Hospital | Hyderabad | India | ||
154 | Abbeville General Hospital (Abbeville, LA, US) | Pediatric Clinic | Abbeville | United States | |
155 | Osaka University Hospital | Pediatrics | Osaka | Japan | |
156 | Shriners' Hospital For Children - Boston | Boston, MA | United States | ||
157 | Hospital das Clinicas da Unicamp de Campinas | Pediatria e Especialidades | Campinas | Brazil | |
158 | Arkansas Children's Northwest | Springdale | United States | ||
159 | Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz | Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin | Mainz | Germany | |
160 | Universitätsklinikum Leipzig | Abteilung für Pädiatrische Onkologie, Hämatologie und Hämostaseologie | Leipzig | Germany | |
161 | Shriners Hospitals For Children - Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City, UT | United States | ||
162 | Severance Hospital - Yonsei University | Pediatric Surgery | Seoul | South Korea | |
163 | Cnopf`sche Kinderklinik | Nürnberg | Germany | ||
164 | Montreal Children's Hospital - McGill University Health Centre | Montreal | Canada | ||
165 | AP-HM Hôpital La Timone Enfants | Marseille | France | ||
166 | Gangnam Severance Hospital - Yonsei University | Pediatric Surgery | Seoul | South Korea | |
167 | Inje University - Seoul Paik Hospital | Department of Pediatrics | Seoul | South Korea | |
168 | Kyungpook National University Hospital | Department of Pediatrics | Daegu | South Korea | |
169 | Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron | Paediatrics Department | Barcelona | Spain | |
170 | Universitätsmedizin Göttingen | Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin der Universitätsmedizin Göttingen | Göttingen | Germany | |
171 | Hallym University Dongtan - Sacred Heart Hospital | Department of Pediatrics | Incheon | South Korea | |
172 | Universitätsklinikum Erlangen | Kinder und Jugendklinik | Erlangen | Germany | |
173 | Instituto de Oncologia Pediatrica | Sao Paolo | Brazil | ||
174 | Chonbuk National University Hospital | Pediatrics | Jeonju | South Korea | |
175 | Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg - Standort Gießen | Kinderheilkunde & Jugendmedizin | Gießen | Germany | |
176 | Korea University - Guro Hospital | Department of Pediatrics | Seoul | South Korea | |
177 | Universitätsklinikum Münster | Kinder und Jugendliche | Münster | Germany | |
178 | Hospital Universitario y Politécnico la Fe | Área Enfermedades del Niño | Valencia | Spain | |
179 | Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre | Hospital Infantil | Madrid | Spain | |
180 | Hospital E Maternidade Santa Joana | Centro de Cirurgia Neonatal | Sao Paolo | Brazil | |
181 | Hospital Ramón y Cajal | Pediatría | Madrid | Spain | |
182 | Universitätsklinikum RWTH Aachen | Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin | Aachen | Germany | |
183 | Royal Manchester Children's Hospital | Manchester | United Kingdom | ||
184 | The Christian Medical College | Paediatric Orthopaedics | Vellore | India | |
185 | Inje University - Busan Paik Hospital | Department of Pediatrics | Busan | South Korea | |
186 | Chosun University Hospital | Department of Pediatrics | Gwangju | South Korea | |
187 | Hallym University Hangang - Sacred Heart Hospital | Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine | Gyeonggi | South Korea | |
188 | Kangbuk Samsung Hospital | Pediatric Department | Seoul | South Korea | |
189 | Universitätsklinikum Jena | Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin | Jena | Germany | |
190 | Shizouka Children's Hospital | Shizuoka | Japan | ||
191 | Sheffield Children's Hospital | Paediatric Liaison Service | Sheffield | United Kingdom | |
192 | Universitätsklinikum Tübingen | Kinderheilkunde I-IV | Tübingen | Germany | |
193 | Chonnam National University Hospital | Pediatrics | Gwangju | South Korea | |
194 | Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía | Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Pediatria y Especialidades | Córdoba | Spain | |
195 | Inje University - Sanggye Paik Hospital | Department of Pediatrics | Seoul | South Korea | |
196 | Inselspital Bern | Kinderklinik Bern | Bern | Switzerland | |
197 | Universitätsklinikum Köln | Kinderklinik | Köln | Germany | |
198 | Konyang University Hospital | Department of Pediatrics | Daejeon | South Korea | |
199 | Hopital Mere Enfant de L'Est Parisien | Paris | France | ||
200 | Gachon University - Gil Medical Center | Pediatrics | Incheon | South Korea |
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METHODOLOGY
The World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2023 ranking awards the leading hospitals worldwide in 11 medical fields: cardiology, cardiac surgery, oncology, endocrinology, neurology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, gastroenterology, pulmonology, pediatrics and (for the first time) urology.
The lists are based on a global survey, to which over 40,000 medical professionals (doctors, health care professionals and hospital managers) were invited.
The ranking features the top 300 hospitals for cardiology and oncology, the top 200 for pediatrics, the top 150 for cardiac surgery and endocrinology and the top 125 for neurology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, gastroenterology, pulmonology and urology. The list is based on three data sources:
1. WORLDWIDE ONLINE SURVEY:
During the survey period from July to August 2022, thousands of experts were invited to an online survey in cooperation with Newsweek. Participants were asked to recommend hospitals based on their expertise in one primary medical field (e.g., cardiology for cardiologists) and were able to choose an optional secondary area of expertise in which they are also knowledgeable (e.g., due to frequent cooperation with other medical fields).
2. ACCREDITATION DATA (NEW):
Several accreditations/certifications have been added to the scoring model (where available). Accreditations/certifications reflect a range of structural and/or quality requirements which are now relevant for the specialized rankings.
3. PROMs SURVEY (NEW):
In 2022, Newsweek and Statista, together with an expert board, designed a survey regarding the status quo of implementation and use of generic and condition specific PROMs (patient reported outcome measures) hospital settings. This survey was sent to hospitals, collecting information from them directly. Newsweek and Statista understand the importance of this topic, adding the PROMs score to the scoring model for the first time.
Hospitals that specialize in more than one medical field received specific recommendation scores for each medical field based on the respective recommendations. Therefore, one hospital can be represented in more than one list if it receives enough recommendations in each medical field (up to being represented in all 11 lists).
Scoring Model
▸ RECOMMENDATIONS FROM PEERS (primary weighted 70%, secondary weighted 30%. Total weight 92.5%)
▸ ACCREDITATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS (5%)
▸ PROMs SURVEY (2.5%)
Primary recommendations from experts in each medical field account for 70% of each hospital's preliminary reputation score. Secondary recommendations from medical professionals with knowledge in more than one medical field received a weight of 30% toward the preliminary reputation score.
From July to August 2022 Statista invited over 40,000 medical professionals (mostly doctors, but also hospital managers and other health care professionals) in over 20 countries to an online survey. The survey was also promoted on newsweek.com. Participants were invited via email.
Participants were asked to recommend hospitals in their own field of expertise and were able to recommend hospitals of a secondary field. Recommendations for their own employer/hospital were not allowed. A score was assigned to each facility based on the number of weighted recommendations.For the first time, accreditations were used as an additional element of the scoring model (where available). The following accreditations/certifications reflect a range of structural and/or quality requirements which are now relevant for the specialized rankings:
▸CARF International(Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities)
▸IAC (Intersocietal Accreditation Commission)
▸JCI (Joint Commission International)
In addition to general hospital certifications, any available accreditations/certifications relevant to specific medical fields (e.g., pediatric specialty program for pediatrics, brain injury specialty program for neurology) were used as well.
For the first time, a PROMs score has been added to the scoring model of this year's edition of the ranking. In summer 2022, Newsweek and Statista reached out to hospitals and conducted a survey about the implementation and use of PROMs.
Patient reported outcome measurements are defined as standardized, validated questionnaires completed by patients to measure their perception of their functional well-being and quality of life. The purpose of the PROMs survey is to determine the status quo of implementation of generic and condition specific PROMs in hospital settings, audits and reporting of the data, and to determine whether the PROMs data is used to optimize the care process and to support therapeutic decisions in real-time.
In cooperation with a panel of experts, a grading system for the different questions was built to determine a PROMs Score. Only hospitals which achieved a minimum of 70% (of the maximum 100% score) were eligible to be graded on the PROMs score curve.
A global board of renowned experts provided guidance and feedback in the design of the PROMs survey:
Prof. Dr. David Bates , Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Gary Kaplan, Senior Advisor and Senior Vice President, CommonSpirit Health
Prof. Dr. med. Christoph Meier, Director, Department of Internal medicine, University Hospital Zürich, Switzerland
Dr. Eyal Zimlichman, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Sheba Medical Center, Israel
Prof. Dr. Gregory Katz, Chair of Innovation Management & Value in Health, University of Paris Medical School, France
Dr. med. Jens Deerberg Wittram CEO, Romed Kliniken, Germany
The rankings are composed exclusively of hospitals that are eligible regarding the scope described here. 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 August 17,2021 to August 17, 2022 and/or pertaining to individual persons affiliated/associated with 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.
You can download the full methodology here.