Best Hospitals 2021 - Top Specialized

By Newsweek

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

Rank	Hospital	Country	Score	City	US State	Main Specialty	Footnotes
N/A	Mercy Hospital for Women	Australia	N/A	Heidelberg		Gynecology
N/A	King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women	Australia	N/A	Subiaco		Gynecology
N/A	Royal Women's Hospital - Parkville	Australia	N/A	Parkville		Gynecology	3
N/A	Queensland Children’s Hospital	Australia	N/A	South Brisbane		Pediatrics
N/A	Royal Children's Hospital - Parkville	Australia	N/A	Parkville		Pediatrics
N/A	Sydney Children's Hospital	Australia	N/A	Randwick		Pediatrics
N/A	Mona Vale Hospital	Australia	N/A	Mona Vale		Rehabilitation & Palliative care
N/A	Christian-Doppler-Klinik Salzburg - Universitätsklinikum der PMU	Austria	N/A	Salzburg		Neurology & Psychiatry
N/A	ZNA Koningin Paola Kinderziekenhuis	Belgium	N/A	Antwerpen		Pediatrics
N/A	HNSG	Brazil	N/A	Curitiba		Maternity
N/A	Hospital E Maternidade Sepaco	Brazil	N/A	Sao Paulo		Maternity
N/A	Maternidade Unimed Unidade Grajau	Brazil	N/A	Belo Horizonte		Maternity
N/A	Hospital Paulistano	Brazil	N/A	Sao Paulo		Oncology
N/A	Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec	Canada	N/A	Québec		Cardiology & Pulmonology
N/A	Baycrest Centre	Canada	N/A	Toronto		Geriatrics
N/A	BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre	Canada	N/A	Vancouver		Gynecology
N/A	IWK Health Centre	Canada	N/A	Halifax		Maternity & Pediatrics
N/A	The Princess Margaret Cancer Centre	Canada	N/A	Toronto		Oncology
N/A	L'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec - CHU de Québec-Université Laval	Canada	N/A	Quebec City		Oncology & Nephrology
N/A	Hôpital Saint-Sacrement - CHU de Québec-Université Laval	Canada	N/A	Quebec City		Ophthalmology & Senology
N/A	Alberta Children’s Hospital	Canada	N/A	Calgary		Pediatrics
N/A	BC Children's Hospital	Canada	N/A	Vancouver		Pediatrics
N/A	Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO)	Canada	N/A	Ottawa		Pediatrics
N/A	CHU Sainte-Justine	Canada	N/A	Montreal		Pediatrics
N/A	Hospital for Sick Children	Canada	N/A	Toronto		Pediatrics
N/A	Montreal Chest Institute (McGill University Health Centre)	Canada	N/A	Montreal		Pulmonology
N/A	Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus - CHU de Québec-Université Laval	Canada	N/A	Quebec City		Traumatology
N/A	Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen	Denmark	N/A	København		Diabetes
N/A	Regionshospitalet Hammel Neurocenter	Denmark	N/A	Hammel		Neurorehabilitation
N/A	Hôpital Paul Brousse	France	N/A	Villejuif		Geriatrics
N/A	Centre Léon-Bérard	France	N/A	Lyon		Oncology
N/A	Institut Curie	France	N/A	Paris		Oncology
N/A	Institut Gustave Roussy	France	N/A	Villejuif		Oncology
N/A	Institut Paoli-Calmettes	France	N/A	Marseille		Oncology	2
N/A	IUCT Oncopole - Institut Claudius Regaud	France	N/A	Toulouse		Oncology
N/A	Hôpital Necker - Enfants malades	France	N/A	Paris		Pediatrics
N/A	Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin	Germany	N/A	Berlin		Cardiology	2
N/A	Deutsches Herzzentrum München des Freistaates Bayern	Germany	N/A	München		Cardiology
N/A	Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW	Germany	N/A	Bad Oeynhausen		Cardiology
N/A	Herz- und Gefäß-Klinik	Germany	N/A	Bad Neustadt an der Saale		Cardiology
N/A	Herz- und Gefäßzentrum Bad Bevensen	Germany	N/A	Bad Bevensen		Cardiology
N/A	Herzzentrum Dresden	Germany	N/A	Dresden		Cardiology
N/A	Herzzentrum Leipzig	Germany	N/A	Leipzig		Cardiology
N/A	Immanuel Klinikum Bernau Herzzentrum Brandenburg	Germany	N/A	Bernau		Cardiology
N/A	Kerckhoff-Klinik	Germany	N/A	Bad Nauheim		Cardiology
N/A	Schüchtermann-Klinik	Germany	N/A	Bad Rothenfelde		Cardiology
N/A	Universitäres Herzzentrum Hamburg	Germany	N/A	Hamburg		Cardiology	2
N/A	Universitäts-Herzzentrum Freiburg	Germany	N/A	Freiburg		Cardiology
N/A	Klinikum Karlsburg	Germany	N/A	Karlsburg		Cardiology & Diabetes
N/A	Asklepios Klinik Birkenwerder	Germany	N/A	Birkenwerder		Orthopedics
N/A	Asklepios Klinikum Bad Abbach	Germany	N/A	Bad Abbach		Orthopedics
N/A	Asklepios Orthopädische Klinik Hohwald	Germany	N/A	Neustadt		Orthopedics
N/A	Asklepios Orthopädische Klinik Lindenlohe	Germany	N/A	Schwandorf		Orthopedics
N/A	Diakonissenkrankenhaus Karlsruhe-Rüppurr	Germany	N/A	Karlsruhe		Orthopedics
N/A	Helios ENDO-Klinik Hamburg	Germany	N/A	Hamburg		Orthopedics
N/A	Klinik König-Ludwig-Haus	Germany	N/A	Würzburg		Orthopedics
N/A	Kliniken Dr. Erler	Germany	N/A	Nürnberg		Orthopedics
N/A	Lubinus Clinicum	Germany	N/A	Kiel		Orthopedics
N/A	Oberlinklinik Orthopädische Fachklinik	Germany	N/A	Potsdam		Orthopedics
N/A	Orthopädische Fachkliniken der Hessing Stiftung	Germany	N/A	Augsburg		Orthopedics
N/A	Orthopädische Klinik Markgröningen	Germany	N/A	Markgröningen		Orthopedics
N/A	Orthopädisches Krankenhaus Schloss Werneck	Germany	N/A	Werneck		Orthopedics
N/A	RKU - Universitäts- und Rehabilitationskliniken Ulm	Germany	N/A	Ulm		Orthopedics
N/A	Roland Klinik	Germany	N/A	Bremen		Orthopedics
N/A	Sana Kliniken Sommerfeld	Germany	N/A	Kremmen		Orthopedics
N/A	Schön Klinik München Harlaching	Germany	N/A	München		Orthopedics	3
N/A	Schön Klinik Vogtareuth	Germany	N/A	Vogtareuth		Orthopedics
N/A	St. Josef-Stift Sendenhorst	Germany	N/A	Sendenhorst		Orthopedics
N/A	Vulpius Klinik	Germany	N/A	Bad Rappenau		Orthopedics
N/A	Fabricius-Klinik Remscheid	Germany	N/A	Remscheid		Orthopedics & Geriatrics
N/A	Bezirksklinikum Regensburg	Germany	N/A	Regensburg		Psychiatry
N/A	Klinikum Bamberg - Betriebsstätte am Michelsberg	Germany	N/A	Bamberg		Psychiatry
N/A	LWL-Universitätsklinikum Bochum	Germany	N/A	Bochum		Psychiatry	2
N/A	Sächsisches Krankenhaus Großschweidnitz	Germany	N/A	Großschweidnitz		Psychiatry
N/A	Evangelische Lungenklinik Berlin	Germany	N/A	Berlin		Pulmonology
N/A	Fachkliniken Wangen	Germany	N/A	Wangen		Pulmonology
N/A	Thoraxklinik Heidelberg	Germany	N/A	Heidelberg		Pulmonology
N/A	Vitos Klinikum Weil-Lahn - Standort Weilmünster	Germany	N/A	Weilmünster		Rehabilitation
N/A	Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallklinik	Germany	N/A	Frankfurt am Main		Traumatology
N/A	BG Klinik Ludwigshafen	Germany	N/A	Ludwighafen		Traumatology
N/A	BG Klinik Tübingen	Germany	N/A	Tübingen		Traumatology
N/A	BG Klinikum Hamburg	Germany	N/A	Hamburg		Traumatology
N/A	BG Klinikum Murnau	Germany	N/A	Murnau		Traumatology
N/A	BG-Unfallklinik - Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin	Germany	N/A	Berlin		Traumatology
N/A	Asian Heart Institute And Research Center	India	N/A	Mumbai		Cardiology
N/A	Fortis Escorts Heart Institute	India	N/A	Delhi		Cardiology
N/A	Prashanth Fertility Research Centre	India	N/A	Chennai		Fertility
N/A	Asian Institute Of Gastroenterology	India	N/A	Hyderabad		Gastroenterology
N/A	Asian Institute of Nephrology & Urology	India	N/A	Hyderabad		Nephrology & Urology
N/A	Apollo Speciality Cancer Hospital	India	N/A	Chennai		Oncology
N/A	HCG Cancer Centre	India	N/A	Ahmedabad		Oncology
N/A	Tata Memorial Hospital	India	N/A	Mumbai		Oncology
N/A	Sankara Nethralaya	India	N/A	Chennai		Ophthalmology	3
N/A	Kanchi Kamakoti Childs Trust Hospital	India	N/A	Chennai		Pediatrics
N/A	National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences	India	N/A	Bengaluru Urban		Psychiatry
N/A	Centro Cardiologico Monzino	Italy	N/A	Milano		Cardiology
N/A	Fondazione Toscana "Gabriele Monasterio"	Italy	N/A	Pisa		Cardiology & Pulmonology	2
N/A	Presidio Ospedaliero Gaetano Pini - ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO	Italy	N/A	Milano		Chronic diseases & Orthopedics
N/A	IRCCS Materno Infantile Burlo Garofolo	Italy	N/A	Trieste		Maternity & Pediatrics
N/A	Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta	Italy	N/A	Milano		Neurology	1,3
N/A	Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche Bologna	Italy	N/A	Bologna		Neurology
N/A	IEO - Istituto Europeo di Oncologia	Italy	N/A	Milano		Oncology	3
N/A	IRCCS Istituto Oncologico Veneto	Italy	N/A	Padova		Oncology	2
N/A	Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori	Italy	N/A	Milano		Oncology	3
N/A	Istituto Nazionale Tumori di Napoli - Fondazione G. Pascale	Italy	N/A	Napoli		Oncology
N/A	Ospedale Oncologico Armando Businco	Italy	N/A	Cagliari		Oncology
N/A	Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi - Gruppo San Donato	Italy	N/A	Milano		Orthopedics
N/A	Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli	Italy	N/A	Bologna		Orthopedics
N/A	Istituto Giannina Gaslini	Italy	N/A	Genova		Pediatrics
N/A	Meyer - Azienda Ospedaliero universitaria	Italy	N/A	Firenze		Pediatrics
N/A	Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù di Roma	Italy	N/A	Roma		Pediatrics
N/A	IRCSS San Raffaele Pisana	Italy	N/A	Roma		Rehabilitation
N/A	National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center	Japan	N/A	Suita		Cardiology
N/A	Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital	Japan	N/A	Tokyo		Gynecology
N/A	National Cancer Center Hospital	Japan	N/A	Tokyo		Oncology
N/A	Saitama Cancer Center	Japan	N/A	Saitama		Oncology
N/A	Shizuoka Cancer Center	Japan	N/A	Nagaizumi		Oncology
N/A	The Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR	Japan	N/A	Tokyo		Oncology
N/A	Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center	Japan	N/A	Tokyo		Pediatrics
N/A	Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán	Mexico	N/A	Ciudad de México		Internal Medicin & Nutrition
N/A	Instytut Centrum Zdrowia Matki Polki	Poland	N/A	Łódź		Maternity & Pediatrics
N/A	Instytut„Pomnik-Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka”	Poland	N/A	Warszawa		Pediatrics
N/A	Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital	South Korea	N/A	Seoul		Cardiology
N/A	VHS Medical Center	South Korea	N/A	Seoul		Military	2
N/A	Korea Cancer Center Hospital - Korea Institute Of Radiological & Medical Sciences	South Korea	N/A	Seoul		Oncology	3
N/A	National Cancer Center	South Korea	N/A	Goyang City		Oncology
N/A	Merian Iselin Klinik	Switzerland	N/A	Basel		Orthopedics
N/A	Schulthess Klinik	Switzerland	N/A	Zürich		Orthopedics
N/A	Universitätsklinik Balgrist	Switzerland	N/A	Zürich		Orthopedics
N/A	Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital	United Kingdom	N/A	Liverpool		Cardiology
N/A	Harefield Hospital	United Kingdom	N/A	Harefield		Cardiology & Pulmonology
N/A	Royal Brompton Hospital	United Kingdom	N/A	London		Cardiology & Pulmonology
N/A	Royal Papworth Hospital	United Kingdom	N/A	Cambridge		Cardiology & Pulmonology
N/A	St Mary's Hospital Manchester	United Kingdom	N/A	Manchester		Gynecology & Maternity
N/A	Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea Hospital	United Kingdom	N/A	London		Maternity
N/A	National Hospital For Neurology and Neurosurgery - Queen Square	United Kingdom	N/A	London		Neurology
N/A	Churchill Hospital	United Kingdom	N/A	Oxford		Oncology
N/A	The Christie	United Kingdom	N/A	Manchester		Oncology	3
N/A	The Royal Marsden Hospital - London	United Kingdom	N/A	London		Oncology
N/A	The Royal Marsden Hospital - Surrey	United Kingdom	N/A	Sutton		Oncology
N/A	Manchester Royal Eye Hospital	United Kingdom	N/A	Manchester		Ophthalmology
N/A	Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre	United Kingdom	N/A	Oxford		Orthopedics
N/A	The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital - Stanmore	United Kingdom	N/A	Stanmore		Orthopedics
N/A	Alder Hey Children's Hospital	United Kingdom	N/A	Liverpool		Pediatrics
N/A	Birmingham Children's Hospital	United Kingdom	N/A	Birmingham		Pediatrics
N/A	Great Ormond Street Hospital	United Kingdom	N/A	London		Pediatrics
N/A	Arkansas Heart Hospital	United States	N/A	Little Rock	AR	Cardiology
N/A	Baylor Scott and White The Heart Hospital Plano	United States	N/A	Plano	TX	Cardiology
N/A	Oklahoma Heart Hospital	United States	N/A	Oklahoma City	OK	Cardiology
N/A	St. Francis Hospital	United States	N/A	Roslyn	NY	Cardiology
N/A	St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana	United States	N/A	Indianapolis	IN	Cardiology
N/A	MD Anderson Cancer Center	United States	N/A	Houston	TX	Oncology	1,2
N/A	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	United States	N/A	New York	NY	Oncology	1,2
N/A	Woman's Hospital	United States	N/A	Baton Rouge	LA	Oncology
N/A	Hospital For Special Surgery	United States	N/A	New York	NY	Orthopedics
N/A	New England Baptist Hospital	United States	N/A	Boston	MA	Orthopedics
N/A	Boston Children's Hospital	United States	N/A	Boston	MA	Pediatrics	1,2
N/A	Children's Hospital Los Angeles	United States	N/A	Los Angeles	CA	Pediatrics	1,2
N/A	Children's Hospital of Philadelphia	United States	N/A	Philadelphia	PA	Pediatrics	1,2
N/A	Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center	United States	N/A	Cincinnati	OH	Pediatrics	1,2
N/A	Texas Children's Hospital	United States	N/A	Houston	TX	Pediatrics	1,2
N/A	UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh	United States	N/A	Pittsburgh	PA	Pediatrics	1,2

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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).