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	St. Luke's International Hospital	91.3%	Tokyo	520
2	The University of Tokyo Hospital	88.7%	Tokyo	1,217
3	Kyoto University Hospital	85.4%	Kyoto	1,121
4	Osaka University Hospital	83.8%	Osaka	1,086
5	Kameda Medical Center	82.9%	Kamogawa	917
6	Kurashiki Central Hospital	81.4%	Kurashiki	1,166
7	Kyushu University Hospital	81.3%	Fukuoka	1,275
8	Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine	81.0%	Tokyo	781
9	Toranomon Hospital Kajigaya	80.5%	Kawasaki	300
10	Juntendo University Hospital	80.3%	Tokyo	1,026
11	Nagoya University Hospital	79.6%	Nagoya	1,035
12	Hokkaido University Hospital	79.6%	Hokkaido	944
13	Okayama University Hospital	79.4%	Okayama	853
14	Japanese Red Cross Medical Center	79.1%	Tokyo	708
15	Chiba University Hospital	79.0%	Chiba	850
16	Teikyo University Hospital	78.9%	Tokyo	1,078
17	Iizuka Hospital	78.5%	Iizuka	1,048
18	Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital	78.3%	Hamamatsu	750
19	Musashino RedCross Hospital	78.0%	Musashino	611
20	Kyorin University Hospital	77.9%	Mitaka	1,153
21	Tokyo Medical And Dental University - Medical Hospital	77.8%	Tokyo	753
22	St. Marianna Medical University Hospital	77.8%	Kawasaki	1,208
23	Anjo-kosei Hospital	77.8%	Anjo	749
24	Teine Keijinkai Hospital	77.7%	Sapporo	670
25	Ōsaka Police Hospital	77.7%	Osaka	580
26	Okinawa Chubu Central Hospital	77.7%	Okinawa	546
27	The Jikei University Hospital	77.7%	Tokyo	1,075
28	Kobe University Hospital	77.5%	Kobe	934
29	Fujita University Hospital	76.7%	Toyoake	1,435
30	Osaka City University Hospital	76.6%	Osaka	972
31	Kanazawa University Hospital	76.6%	Kanazawa	838
32	Jichi Medical University Hospital	76.5%	Shimotsuke	1,132
33	Nippon Medical School Hospital	76.4%	Tokyo	897
34	Tokai University School of Medicine Hospital	76.3%	Isehara	804
35	Akita University Hospital	76.3%	Akita	613
36	Nagoya Second Red Cross Hospital	76.2%	Nagoya	812
37	Hiroshima University Hospital	76.2%	Hiroshima	744
38	Yokohama City University Hospital	76.1%	Yokohama	674
39	Yokohama City University Medical Center	76.1%	Yokohama	726
40	Gifu University Hospital	76.0%	Gifu	614
41	Osaka Medical College Hospital	75.9%	Takatsuki	882
42	Keio University Hospital	75.8%	Tokyo	1,044
43	Kitasato University Hospital	75.8%	Sagamihara	1,033
44	Kurume University Hospital	75.8%	Kurume	1,025
45	Tokyo Medical Center	75.7%	Tokyo	780
46	Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital	75.7%	Kobe	758
47	Kyoto Medical Center	75.6%	Kyoto	600
48	Toyama University Hospital	75.3%	Toyama	612
49	Saitama Medical University Medical Center	75.3%	Kawagoe	1,053
50	Saiseikai Central Hospital	75.0%	Tokyo	535
51	Osaka City General Hospital	75.0%	Osaka	1,063
52	Fukuoka University Hospital	74.9%	Fukuoka	915
53	Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center	74.9%	Tokyo	789
54	University of Tsukuba Hospital	74.6%	Tsukuba	800
55	University Hospital, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine	74.5%	Kyoto	1,065
56	Tokushima University Hospital	74.5%	Tokushima	696
57	Shonan Kamakura General Hospital	74.3%	Kamakura	619
58	Shinshu University Hospital	74.3%	Matsumoto	707
59	NTT Medical Center Tokyo	74.1%	Tokyo	627
60	Aizawa Hospital	74.1%	Matsumoto	460
61	Toranomon Hospital	74.0%	Tokyo	868
62	Osaka General Medical Center	74.0%	Osaka	768
63	Ehime University Hospital	73.9%	Tōon	644
64	Yokohama Rosai Hospital	73.8%	Yokohama	650
65	Tohoku University Hospital	73.7%	Sendai	1,225
66	Aichi Medical University Hospital	73.7%	Nagakute	900
67	Saiseikai Fukuoka General Hospital	73.7%	Fukuoka	380
68	Saitama Medical University International Medical Center	73.6%	Saitama	700
69	Kansai Medical University Hospital	73.5%	Hirakata	751
70	Yokosuka Kyōsai Hospital	73.4%	Yokosuka	742
71	Nihon University Itabashi Hospital	73.4%	Tokyo	1,025
72	Japanese Red Cross Kyoto First Hospital	73.4%	Kyoto	666
73	Nagasaki University Hospital	73.3%	Nagasaki	862
74	University of Fukui Hospital	73.3%	Eiheiji	600
75	Toyota Memorial Hospital	73.1%	Toyota	513
76	Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital	72.8%	Yokohama	689
77	Kawasaki Medical School Hospital	72.7%	Kurashiki	1,182
78	Japanese Red Cross Nagoya Daiichi Hospital	72.7%	Nagoya	852
79	Wakayama Medical University Hospital	72.7%	Wakayama	800
80	Kagawa University Hospital	72.6%	Takamatsu	613
81	Niigata University Medical & Dental Hospital	72.6%	Niigata	827
82	Nagoya City University Hospital	72.5%	Nagoya	808
83	Saitama Red Cross Hospital	72.3%	Saitama	632
84	Tsuchiura Kyodo Hospital	72.3%	Tsuchiura	800
85	Yamagata University Hospital	72.2%	Yamagata	637
86	Hyōgo College of Medicine Hospital	72.0%	Nishinomiya	963
87	Osaka National Hospital	72.0%	Osaka	692
88	Asahikawa Medical University	72.0%	Asahikawa	602
89	Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center	72.0%	Saitama	628
90	Mie University Hospital	71.8%	Tsu	685
91	Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital	71.8%	Tokyo	772
92	Nara Medical University Hospital	71.8%	Kashihara	983
93	Shimane University Hospital	71.7%	Izumo	600
94	Dokkyo Medical University Hospital	71.5%	Mibu	1,167
95	Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center	71.4%	Amagasaki	722
96	Saitama Medical University Hospital	71.3%	Saitama	970
97	Red Cross Hospital in Nagano	71.2%	Nagano	680
98	Showa University Hospital	71.1%	Tokyo	815
99	Nihonkai General Hospital	71.1%	Sakata	646
100	Japanese Red Cross Ishinomaki Hospital	71.1%	Ishinomaki	464
101	Tokyo Medical University Hospital	71.1%	Tokyo	1,015
102	National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center	71.0%	Fukuoka	702
103	Hamamatsu University Hospital	71.0%	Hamamatsu	613
104	Sumitomo Hospital	70.9%	Osaka	499
105	Tōkyō Teishin Hospital	70.9%	Tokyo	477
106	Minato Red Cross Hospital	70.8%	Yokohama	634
107	Chiba-Nishi General Hospital	70.7%	Matsudo	608
108	Kindai University Hospital	70.6%	Osaka	929
109	Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatrics Hospital	70.4%	Tokyo	550
110	Saiseikai Kumamoto Hospital	70.4%	Kumamoto	400
111	Oita University Hospital	70.4%	Yufu	618
112	Kumamoto Medical Center	70.4%	Kumamoto	550
113	Kokura Memorial Hospital	70.3%	Kitakyushu	658
114	Kawasaki Saiwai Hospital	70.1%	Kawasaki	326
115	Kumamoto University Hospital	70.0%	Kumamoto	848
116	Tottori University Hospital	69.9%	Yonago	697
117	Central Asahi General Hospital	69.9%	Asahi	989
118	Kagoshima University Hospital	69.6%	Kagoshima	716
119	Osaka Red Cross Hospital	69.5%	Osaka	999
120	Kyoto Daini Red Cross Hospital	69.5%	Kyoto	672
121	Japanese Red Cross Society Himeji Hospital	69.5%	Himeji	555
122	Komaki City Hospital	69.4%	Komaki	558
123	Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital	69.4%	Urayasu	785
124	Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital	69.3%	Yamagata	645
125	Kitano Hospital	69.2%	Osaka	699
126	Japanese Red Cross Ise Hospital	69.1%	Ise	655
127	Kantō Rōsai Hospital	69.1%	Kawasaki	610
128	Juntendo University Nerima Hospital	69.0%	Tokyo	400
129	Saiseikai Yokohamashi Tobu Hospital	68.8%	Yokohama	560
130	Kanazawa Medical University Hospital	68.5%	Uchinada	835
131	Fukuoka East Medical Center	68.5%	Fukuoka	591
132	Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital	68.4%	Koshigaya	873
133	Urayasu Ichikawa Medical Center	68.4%	Urayasu	344
134	Tenri Yorozu Consultation Center Hospital	68.3%	Tenri	715
135	Shizuoka Prefectural General Hospital	68.2%	Shizuoka	712
136	Yokohama Municipal Citizen's Hospital	68.2%	Yokohama	650
137	University of Yamanashi Hospital	68.1%	Chuo, Yamanashi	618
138	Nagasaki Medical Center	68.0%	Ōmura	643
139	Toyama Prefectural Central Hospital	67.7%	Toyama	733
140	Kawasaki Municipal Kawasaki Krankenhaus	67.6%	Kawasaki	713
141	Saga University Hospital	67.6%	Saga	604
142	Japanese Red Cross Asahikawa Hospital	67.4%	Asahikawa	520

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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.

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