Best Hospitals

By Newsweek

Since its founding in February 1933, Newsweek has reported on advances in medicine, science and the search for good health—and good care. We know that dealing with a health crisis or a worrisome diagnosis, whether for yourself or a family member, can be overwhelming, and that knowing where to turn can lessen the stress. That's why, for the second year in a row, Newsweek partnered with global data research company Statista Inc. to rank the leading hospitals in 21 countries. This version also introduces the Board of Global Experts, an independent body that is tasked with the continuous development of the quality and scope of the project.

If you were asked to name the world's best hospitals, you might well have mentioned the Mayo Clinic, Massachusetts General and the University Hospital, Zurich. You might not have thought of the Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv, the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm or Singapore General. But the researchers and experts who help build this authoritative list are keenly aware of what's going on in hospitals around the globe, and they can, with confidence, identify the ones that set the standard for excellent care. The table below shows the Global Top 100 Hospitals, #1-50 are ranked based on recommendations, #51-100 are listed alphabetically. If your hospital is listed below, you can find out more about the licensing options visiting the Statista website.

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Rank	Hospital	Score	City	Hospital Beds
1	Toronto General - University Health Network	91.7%	Toronto	727
2	Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre	88.9%	Toronto	526
3	Mount Sinai Hospital	87.7%	Toronto	308
4	North York General Hospital	87.5%	Toronto	336
5	Jewish General Hospital	86.0%	Montreal	492
6	Rockyview General Hospital	85.7%	Calgary	500
7	Vancouver General Hospital	84.5%	Vancouver	1,900
8	Foothills Medical Centre	84.3%	Calgary	912
9	Montreal General Hospital - McGill University Health Centre	83.3%	Montreal	989
10	St. Michael’s Hospital	83.2%	Toronto	411
11	Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal	82.6%	Montreal	921
12	The Royal Victoria Hospital - McGill University Health Centre	82.2%	Montreal	989
13	Toronto Western - University Health Network	81.6%	Toronto	727
14	Royal Jubilee Hospital	80.2%	Victoria	500
15	Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg	79.8%	Winnipeg	618
16	Royal Columbian Hospital	79.7%	New Westminster	356
17	Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre	79.0%	Halifax	683
18	UBC Hospital	79.0%	Vancouver	332
19	Victoria General Hospital	78.8%	Victoria	344
20	The Ottawa Hospital	78.7%	Ottawa	1,202
21	Humber River Hospital	78.4%	Toronto	430
22	Peter Lougheed Centre	78.3%	Calgary	433
23	Queensway Carleton Hospital	78.0%	Ottawa	209
24	St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton	77.3%	Hamilton	326
25	St. Paul’s Hospital	77.2%	Saskatoon	214
26	Royal Alexandra Hospital	76.4%	Edmonton	709
27	Grace Hospital	76.3%	Winnipeg	185
28	University of Alberta Hospital	76.2%	Edmonton	738
29	Kelowna General Hospital	76.2%	Kelowna	295
30	Kingston General Hospital	75.7%	Kingston	390
31	Southlake Regional Health Centre	75.1%	Newmarket	277
32	Lachine Hospital - McGill University Health Centre	75.0%	Lachine	989
33	Seven Oaks General Hospital	74.8%	Winnipeg	165
34	St. Boniface Hospital	74.0%	Winnipeg	398
35	Victoria Hospital - London Health Sciences Centre	73.9%	London	734
36	Grey Nuns Community Hospital - Covenant Health	73.8%	Edmonton	111
37	Misericordia Community Hospital - Covenant Health	73.6%	Edmonton	247
38	Bluewater Health	73.4%	Sarnia	176
39	The Credit Valley Hospital	72.2%	Mississauga	376
40	Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre	71.3%	Moncton	234
41	Juravinski Hospital	70.9%	Hamilton	715

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Licensing Information:

If your hospital is listed above, you can find out more about the licensing options visiting the Statista website.

Global Board of Medical Experts:

The global board of medical experts was founded by Statista to support the World's Best Hospital 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.

Methodology:

The World's Best Hospitals 2020 ranking lists the best hospitals in 20 countries (and one city-state): United States, Canada, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Israel, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, India, Thailand, Australia and Brazil.

The rankings are based on recommendations from medical professionals, results from patient surveys and key medical performance indicators.

Statista, in collaboration with trusted insurance provider GeoBlue, invited tens of thousands of medical professionals in the selected countries to an online survey from September to November 2019. The survey was also promoted on Newsweek.com.

The number of awards per country varied based on the number of hospitals and data availability. The U.S. had the most hospitals awarded, with 300, and U.S. hospitals are also recognized with a best in state award.

Scores are comparable only between hospitals in the same country. The study includes a Global Top 100 list.

Specialized hospitals, like heart or cancer hospitals, are displayed in a separate list, sorted alphabetically.

Download the full methodology here.

Download the methodology overview here.

Footnotes:

1 - The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, University of Maryland Medical Center: These hospitals reported discrepancies in the medical KPI data that was used to determine scores. No medical KPI was used to determine the score for this hospital. The score relies on patient satisfaction data and recommendations from medical experts.

2 - kbo-Isar-Amper-Klinikum - München-Nord, Polyclinique du Parc Rambot - Provencale, Hôpital Bellevue, Clinique des Cèdres, Hôpital Emile Muller, Istituto Clinico Scientifico Maugeri - Veruno, Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo Forlanini, Ospedale Santa Croce e Carle, Ospedale Santa Croce di Fano, Ospedale San Luigi Gonzaga, Presidio di Conegliano, Ospedale Sant'Antonio di Padova, Azienda Ospedaliera Santa Maria, Ospedale Sant'Eugenio: 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.

3 - Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh at Little France, University Hospital Of Wales, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Royal Victoria Hospital, Brighton General Hospital, Withington Community Hospital, South West Acute Hospital, The Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Hospital das Clinicas da Universidade de Sao Paulo: No medical KPI was used to determine the score for these hospitals. Their scores relies on patient satisfaction data and recommendations from medical experts.

Best Hospitals – Canada