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World's Best Hospitals 2021


This is the third year that Newsweek has partnered with Statista Inc, the respected global data research firm, to reveal the World's Best Hospitals— and it may be our most important ranking yet.

As the events of 2020 made clear, our lives and those of our loved ones may rest on the kind of health care we have access to. The 2,000 hospitals named in this list—which covers 25 countries, including United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Canada —stand out for their consistent excellence, including distinguished physicians, top-notch nursing care and state-of-the-art technology.

Of course we hope that we, and you, won't need to seek care or visit a friend or family member in any hospital this year. But if you do, this ranking of the World's Best Hospitals 2021 can help you feel confident as you make a critical choice about medical care.

— Nancy Cooper
Global Editor-in-Chief

RankHospitalCountryScoreCityUS StateSpecialityFootnotes1AP-HP - Hôpital Universitaire Pitié SalpêtrièreFrance91.99%Paris2AP-HP - Hôpital Européen Georges PompidouFrance90.85%Paris3CHU Lille - Hôpital Claude-HuriezFrance84.71%Lille4CHU Bordeaux - Groupe hospitalier PellegrinFrance82.85%Bordeaux5Hôpital Paris Saint-JosephFrance82.48%Paris6CHU Toulouse - Hôpital PurpanFrance82.43%Toulouse7Polyclinique Santé AtlantiqueFrance80.08%St Herblain8Hospices Civils de Lyon - Hôpital Lyon SudFrance80.01%Pierre Benite9CHU Strasbourg - Hôpital de HautepierreFrance79.95%Strasbourg10CHU Grenoble - Site NordFrance79.76%La Tronche11AP-HM - Hôpital de la TimoneFrance79.59%Marseille12CHU Nantes - Site Hôtel-DieuFrance79.58%Nantes113Clinique Francois ChenieuxFrance79.46%Limoges14CHRU Nancy - Hôpital CentralFrance79.39%Nancy15AP-HP - Hôpital Henri-MondorFrance78.97%Creteil16Hospices Civils de Lyon - CHU Louis PradelFrance78.92%Bron17Elsan - Clinique Saint-AugustinFrance78.65%Bordeaux18AP-HM - Hôpital NordFrance78.49%Marseille19AP-HP - Hôpital CochinFrance78.45%Paris20Clinique PasteurFrance78.42%Toulouse21Hospices Civils de Lyon - Hôpital Edouard HerriotFrance78.41%Lyon22Clinique de l'AnjouFrance78.22%Angers23Hôpital EuropéenFrance78.14%Marseille24Polyclinique Reims-BezannesFrance78.11%Bezannes25AP-HP - Hôpital Bichat-Claude-BernardFrance78.04%Paris26CHU Amiens-PicardieFrance77.95%Amiens27AP-HP - Hôpital Saint-AntoineFrance77.83%Paris28CHU Nîmes - Hopital CarémeauFrance77.79%Nîmes29CHU Tours - Hôpital BretonneauFrance76.29%Tours30CHU Angers - Site LarreyFrance76.25%Angers31Ramsay Santé - Hopital Prive Jean MermozFrance76.06%Lyon32Hôpital Saint-JosephFrance75.94%Marseille33Hopital Privé de Provence - Polyclinique du Parc RambotFrance75.85%Aix En Provence234Clinique de L'Europe RouenFrance75.79%Rouen35Ramsay Santé - Hopital Prive La LouviereFrance75.77%Lille36Hôpitaux Privés de Metz - Hôpital Belle-IsleFrance75.73%Metz37CH Privé - St GrégoireFrance75.54%St Grégoire38CHU Strasbourg - Hôpital CivilFrance75.43%Strasbourg39Hospices Civils de Lyon - Hôpital de la Croix-RousseFrance75.40%Lyon40Hôpitaux Privés de Metz - Hôpital Robert SchumanFrance75.36%Vantoux41Hopital AmericainFrance75.25%Neuilly Sur Seine42Clinique Rhena AssociationFrance75.24%Strasbourg43CHU Lyon - Hôpital Renée SabranFrance75.23%Hyeres44CHU Rennes - Site PontchaillouFrance75.18%Rennes45Elsan - Hôpital Privé la ChâtaigneraieFrance74.90%Beaumont46Hôpital Albert SchweitzerFrance74.89%Colmar47CHU Dijon-Bourgogne - Hopital François MitterantFrance74.77%Dijon48CHU Bordeaux - Hôpital Saint-AndréFrance74.76%Bordeaux49Elsan - Polyclinique de GentillyFrance74.66%Nancy150AH-HP - Hôpital Antoine BéclèreFrance74.64%Clamart251Clinique Saint-GeorgeFrance74.54%Nice52Clinique Mutualiste Jules-VernesFrance74.42%Nantes53Ramsay Santé - Hopital Prive Dijon BourgogneFrance74.14%Dijon54CHU Nice - Hôpital PasteurFrance74.11%Nice55AP-HP - Hôpital Saint-LouisFrance74.07%Paris56Médipôle de SavoieFrance73.98%Challes Les Eaux57Infirmerie Protestante de LyonFrance73.96%Caluire Et Cuire58Ramsay Santé - Clinique de l'UnionFrance73.96%St. Jean59Ramsay Santé - Hopital Privé Le BoisFrance73.89%Lille60CHU Saint-Étienne - Hôpital BellevueFrance73.78%St Etienne261Ramsay Santé - Hopital Prive de La LoireFrance73.71%St. Etienne62AP-HP - Hôpital BicêtreFrance73.70%Le Kremlin Bicetre63Centre Hospitalier Ouest ReunionFrance73.51%St Paul64Institut Mutualiste MontsourisFrance73.38%Paris265Clinique Rive-GaucheFrance73.36%Toulouse266Ramsay Santé - Clinique des CèdresFrance73.34%Cornebarrieu267Clinique Saint GermainFrance73.30%St Germain En Laye68Pôle santé OrélianceFrance73.27%Saran69CHU Clermont-Ferrand - CHU Gabriel-MontpiedFrance73.26%Clermont Ferrand70Elsan - CHP Brest - Polyclinique de KeraudrenFrance73.20%Brest71Hôpital Privé du ConfluentFrance73.07%Nantes72Clinique Internationale Parc MonceauFrance73.03%Paris73Ramsay Santé - Hôpital Privé ClairvalFrance72.95%Marseille74Centre Hospitalier GrasseFrance72.89%Grasse75CHU Toulouse - Hôpital RangueilFrance72.83%Toulouse76CHU Caen Normandie - Hôpital Côte de NacreFrance72.80%Caen77AP-HP - Hôpital Albert ChenevierFrance72.79%Creteil278CHU Grenoble - Site SudFrance72.78%Echirolles79Hôpital Privé des Côtes-d'ArmorFrance72.74%Plerin80CH Colmar - Hôpital Louis PasteurFrance72.69%Colmar81Ramsay Santé - Hôpital Privé Saint-MartinFrance72.68%Caen82Centre Hospitalier Toulon - Hôpital Sainte MusseFrance72.55%Toulon83Nouvelle Clinique Bel-AirFrance72.54%Bordeaux84Centre Hospitalier Le MansFrance72.47%Le Mans85Clinique Mutualiste de La SagesseFrance72.46%Rennes86CHU Montpellier - Hopital LapeyronieFrance72.43%Montpellier87Hopital de La Croix Saint SimonFrance72.23%Paris88CHU Poitiers - La MilétrieFrance72.22%Poitiers89CH ValenciennesFrance72.22%Valenciennes90CHU Brest - Hôpital MorvanFrance72.21%Brest91Elsan - Polyclinique Médipôle Saint-RochFrance72.21%Cabestany92Elsan - Clinique Saint-PièrreFrance72.21%Perpignan93CHU Rouen Normandie - Hôpital Charles-NicolleFrance72.19%Rouen94Centre Hospitalier Saint-Brieuc - Hôpital Yves Le FollFrance72.14%St Brieuc95Hôpital FochFrance72.07%Suresnes96Clinique de Saint JosephFrance72.03%St Joseph297CHR Metz-Thionville - Hôpital de MercyFrance72.02%Ars Laquenexy98CHI CréteilFrance71.82%Creteil99Groupement des Hôpitaux de l'Institut Catholique de Lille - Hôpital Saint Vincent de PaulFrance71.80%Lille100AP-HP - Hôpital LariboisièreFrance71.63%Paris101CH Annecy Genevois - site AnnecyFrance71.61%Annecy102Elsan - Polyclinique de PoitiersFrance71.60%Poitiers103Centre Hospitalier de CannesFrance71.54%Cannes104Centre Hospitalier de Cornouaille - Site de LaënnecFrance71.48%Quimper105Ramsay Santé - Hôpital Privé Bois BernardFrance71.47%Bois Bernard106CHRU Nancy - Hôpitaux de BraboisFrance71.42%Vandoeuvre Les Nancy107CHU Lille - Hôpital SalengroFrance71.39%Lille108CHU Besançon - Hôpital Jean MinjozFrance71.23%Besançon109Ramsay Santé - Clinique La Croix du SudFrance71.21%Quint-Fonsegrives110Clinique BelledonneFrance71.16%Saint-Martin-d'Hères111Pôle Santé Léonard-de-VinciFrance71.05%Chambray Les Tours112Centre Hospitalier Saint Joseph et Saint LucFrance70.62%Lyon113Ramsay Santé - Clinique BelharraFrance70.58%Bayonne114AP-HP - Hôpital TenonFrance70.38%Paris115Polyclinique Saint-RochFrance70.27%Montpellier116Ramsay Santé - Hôpital Privé d'AntonyFrance70.18%Antony117Elsan - Polyclinique VaubanFrance70.16%Valenciennes118Centre Hospitalier Privé Sainte MarieFrance70.12%Osny

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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 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.

Methodology:

The World's Best Hospital ranking lists the best hospitals in 25 countries: USA, Germany, Japan, South Korea, France, Italy, United Kingdom, Spain, Brazil, Canada, India, Australia, Mexico, The Netherlands, Poland, Austria, Thailand, Switzerland, Sweden, Belgium, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Israel and Singapore. The countries were mainly selected based on standard of living/life expectancy, population size, number of hospitals and data availability.

The lists are based on three data sources:
• Recommendations from medical experts (doctors, hospitals managers, health care professionals)
• Results from patient surveys
• Medical KPIs on hospitals
• The number of hospitals awarded in each country varies based on the number of hospitals and data availability in the respective country. USA had the most hospitals awarded with 350, while Israel and Singapore were represented with 10 hospitals each. In total, 2,000 hospitals were ranked in this third edition of the ranking.
• 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 KPIs were examined in each country. Since it was not possible to harmonize this data, cross-country comparisons of the scores are not possible (example: 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).

• Specialized hospitals like heart or cancer hospitals differ in their offer from general hospitals, and therefore are displayed in a separate list. This list is sorted alphabetically because Hospitals with different specialties are not comparable.

U.S. hospitals were also awarded as best hospitals for infection prevention if they performed above the national average based on six different measures. This recognition is based on data from 01/01/2019 to 12/31/2019, published by CMS.

• In addition to the country lists, the study includes a Global Top 200 list. This list includes a ranking of the 100 best global hospitals, ranks 101-200 are sorted alphabetically.

For the 2021 rankings, a hospital survey was designed and sent out to hospitals. The purpose of this survey is to determine the status quo of Patient Reported Outcome Measurements (PROMs) implementation in hospitals which are represented in the ranking. PROMs will play a more significant part in future editions of the ranking.

Download the methodology overview here.

Download the extended methodology here.

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.
3 - This hospital participated in the Statista hospital survey and is using Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs).

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