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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 StateSpecialityFootnotes1The University of Tokyo HospitalJapan91.48%Tokyo2St. Luke's International HospitalJapan90.40%Tokyo3Kameda Medical CenterJapan80.59% Kamogawa4Kyushu University HospitalJapan80.05%Fukuoka5Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and MedicineJapan78.71%Tokyo6Kyoto University HospitalJapan78.06%Kyoto7Kurashiki Central HospitalJapan76.27%Kurashiki8Osaka University HospitalJapan75.76%Osaka9Nagoya University HospitalJapan75.64%Nagoya10Toranomon HospitalJapan75.64%Tokyo11Keio University HospitalJapan75.51%Tokyo12Hokkaido University HospitalJapan75.14%Hokkaido13Juntendo University HospitalJapan74.12%Tokyo14Yokohama Municipal Citizen's HospitalJapan73.87%Yokohama15Teine Keijinkai HospitalJapan73.59%Sapporo16Toranomon Hospital KajigayaJapan73.32%Kawasaki17The Jikei University HospitalJapan73.30%Tokyo18Kobe City Medical Center General HospitalJapan73.09%Kobe19Kanazawa University HospitalJapan72.58%Kanazawa20Okayama University HospitalJapan72.58%Okayama21Kurume University HospitalJapan72.05%Kurume22Japanese Red Cross Medical CenterJapan71.84%Tokyo23Tokyo Medical And Dental University - Medical HospitalJapan71.74%Tokyo24Fukuoka University HospitalJapan71.57%Fukuoka25Tokai University Tokyo HospitalJapan71.47%Isehara26Tokyo Medical CenterJapan71.43%Tokyo27Kyorin University HospitalJapan71.30%Mitaka28Musashino RedCross HospitalJapan71.30%Musashino29Okinawa Chubu Central HospitalJapan71.06%Okinawa30Iizuka HospitalJapan70.81%Iizuka31Seirei Hamamatsu General HospitalJapan70.74%Hamamatsu32Anjo-kosei HospitalJapan70.70%Anjo33Teikyo University HospitalJapan70.51%Tokyo34Kobe University HospitalJapan70.27%Kobe35Ōsaka Police HospitalJapan70.12%Osaka36Fujita Health University HospitalJapan69.86%Toyoake37Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical CenterJapan69.85%Tokyo38Jichi Medical University HospitalJapan69.85%Shimotsuke39Saitama Medical University International Medical CenterJapan69.75%Saitama40University of Toyama University HospitalJapan69.74%Toyama41Shinshu University HospitalJapan69.67%Matsumoto42Dokkyo Medical University Saitama Medical CenterJapan69.64%Koshigaya43Akita University HospitalJapan69.60%Akita44Yokohama City University HospitalJapan69.57%Yokohama45Yokosuka Kyōsai HospitalJapan69.53%Yokosuka46Nihonkai General HospitalJapan69.52%Sakata47Nara Medical University HospitalJapan69.51%Kashihara48Nippon Medical School HospitalJapan69.13%Tokyo49Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University HospitalJapan69.11%Takatsuki350Hiroshima University HospitalJapan69.09%Hiroshima51St. Marianna Medical University HospitalJapan68.70%Kawasaki52Nagoya Second Red Cross HospitalJapan68.43%Nagoya53Osaka City University HospitalJapan68.42%Osaka54Chiba University HospitalJapan68.40%Chiba55Kitasato University HospitalJapan68.28%Sagamihara56NTT Medical Center TokyoJapan68.24%Tokyo57National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical CenterJapan68.22%Kyoto58Tohoku University HospitalJapan68.20%Sendai59Saitama Medical University Medical CenterJapan68.19%Kawagoe60Saiseikai Fukuoka General HospitalJapan67.80%Fukuoka61Gifu University HospitalJapan67.75%Gifu62Kawasaki Medical School HospitalJapan67.75%Kurashiki63Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical CenterJapan67.74%Amagasaki64Tokyo Saiseikai Central HospitalJapan67.73%Tokyo65University Hospital Kyoto Prefectural University of MedicineJapan67.70%Kyoto66Yokohama City University Medical CenterJapan67.63%Yokohama67Kumamoto University HospitalJapan67.63%Kumamoto68National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical CenterJapan67.63%Fukuoka69Ehime University HospitalJapan67.60%Tōon70Komaki City HospitalJapan67.59%Komaki71Osaka City General HospitalJapan67.58%Osaka72Aizawa HospitalJapan67.44%Matsumoto73Nagoya Medical CenterJapan67.43%Nagoya74Shonan Kamakura General HospitalJapan67.43%Kamakura75Osaka Red Cross HospitalJapan67.41%Osaka76Nagoya City University HospitalJapan67.40%Nagoya77Osaka General Medical CenterJapan67.36%Osaka78University of Tsukuba HospitalJapan67.35%Tsukuba79Tokushima University HospitalJapan67.31%Tokushima80Asahi General HospitalJapan67.26%Asahi81Kitano HospitalJapan67.18%Osaka82Kansai Medical University HospitalJapan67.13%Hirakata83Fukuoka East Medical CenterJapan67.12%Fukuoka84Fujisawa City HospitalJapan67.02%Fujisawa85Japanese Red Cross Kyoto Daiichi HospitalJapan67.00%Kyoto86University of Fukui HospitalJapan67.00%Eiheiji87Nihon University Itabashi HospitalJapan66.98%Tokyo88Osaka National HospitalJapan66.94%Osaka89Japanese Red Cross Nagoya Daiichi HospitalJapan66.89%Nagoya90Kagawa University HospitalJapan66.88%Takamatsu91Nagasaki University HospitalJapan66.86%Nagasaki92Aichi Medical University HospitalJapan66.84%Nagakute93Nippon Medical School Chibahokusoh HospitalJapan66.83%Inzai94Tsuchiura Kyodo HospitalJapan66.83%Tsuchiura95Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh HospitalJapan66.82%Tokyo96Sumitomo HospitalJapan66.75%Osaka97Tottori University HospitalJapan66.69%Yonago98Saitama Medical University HospitalJapan66.69%Saitama99Wakayama Medical University HospitalJapan66.66%Wakayama100Showa University Northern Yokohama HospitalJapan66.63%Yokohama101Juntendo University Urayasu HospitalJapan66.63%Urayasu102Tokyo Medical University HospitalJapan66.63%Tokyo103Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatrics HospitalJapan66.63%Tokyo104Mie University HospitalJapan66.60%Tsu105Yokohama Rosai HospitalJapan66.59%Yokohama106Niigata University Medical & Dental HospitalJapan66.59%Niigata107Hyōgo College of Medicine HospitalJapan66.57%Nishinomiya108Saga University HospitalJapan66.57%Saga109Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical CenterJapan66.54%Saitama110Saitama Red Cross HospitalJapan66.53%Saitama111Minato Red Cross HospitalJapan66.53%Yokohama112Dokkyo Medical University HospitalJapan66.51%Mibu113Japanese Red Cross Ishinomaki HospitalJapan66.51%Ishinomaki114Yamagata University HospitalJapan66.50%Yamagata115Shimane University HospitalJapan66.49%Izumo116Asahikawa Medical University HospitalJapan66.48%Asahikawa117Oita University HospitalJapan66.42%Yufu118Toyota Memorial HospitalJapan66.36%Toyota119Kyoto Daini Red Cross HospitalJapan66.34%Kyoto120Japanese Red Cross Hospital in NaganoJapan66.33%Nagano121Tokyo Teishin HospitalJapan66.32%Tokyo122Japanese Red Cross Society Himeji HospitalJapan66.28%Himeji123Chiba-Nishi General HospitalJapan66.26%Matsudo124Hamamatsu University HospitalJapan66.25%Hamamatsu125Showa University HospitalJapan66.25%Tokyo126Kindai University HospitalJapan66.24%Osaka127Tenri Yorozu Consultation Center HospitalJapan66.18%Tenri128National Defense Medical Colleage HospitalJapan66.17%Tokorozawa129Saiseikai Kumamoto HospitalJapan66.17%Kumamoto130Kumamoto Medical CenterJapan66.11%Kumamoto131Kanazawa Medical University HospitalJapan66.10%Uchinada132Toyohashi Municipal HospitalJapan66.05%Toyohashi133Juntendo University Nerima HospitalJapan66.04%Tokyo134Toyama Prefectural Central HospitalJapan66.01%Toyama135Ichinomiya Municipal HospitalJapan65.95%Ichinomiya136University of Yamanashi HospitalJapan65.89%Chuo, Yamanashi137Kokura Memorial HospitalJapan65.89%Kitakyushu138Yamagata Prefectural Central HospitalJapan65.88%Yamagata139Japanese Red Cross Ise HospitalJapan65.88%Ise140Nagasaki Medical CenterJapan65.82%Ōmura141Akita Kousei Medical CenterJapan65.80%Akita142Kawasaki Municipal HospitalJapan65.78%Kawasaki143Kantō Rōsai HospitalJapan65.76%Kawasaki144Ota Memorial HospitalJapan65.74%Ota145Saga-Ken Medical Centre KoseikanJapan65.74%Saga146Nagoya City East Medical CenterJapan65.73%Nagoya147Japanese Red Cross Maebashi HospitalJapan65.72%Maebashi148Shimane Prefectural Central HospitalJapan65.71%Izumo149Iwate Medical University HospitalJapan65.69%Yahaba150The Jikei University Kashiwa HospitalJapan65.68%Kashiwa151Shizuoka Prefectural General HospitalJapan65.67%Shizuoka152Fukui Prefectural HospitalJapan65.67%Fukui153Osaki Citizen HospitalJapan65.66%Osaki154Aomori Prefectural Central HospitalJapan65.66%Aomori155Fukushima Medical University HospitalJapan65.65%Fukushima156Kiryu Kosei General HospitalJapan65.62%Kiryu157Fukaya Red Cross HospitalJapan65.61%Fukaya158Ishikawa Prefectural Central HospitalJapan65.56%Kanazawa159Saka General HospitalJapan65.56%Shiogama160Matsudo City General HospitalJapan65.56%Matsudo161Sapporo City General HospitalJapan65.56%Sapporo162Japanese Red Cross Asahikawa HospitalJapan65.56%Asahikawa163Kishiwada City HospitalJapan65.53%Osaka

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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 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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