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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

World's Best Hospitals 2021 - Top 200 Global
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Best Hospitals 2021 - Australia
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Best Hospitals 2021 - Belgium
Best Hospitals 2021 - Brazil
Best Hospitals 2021 - Canada
Best Hospitals 2021 - Denmark
Best Hospitals 2021 - Finland
Best Hospitals 2021 - France
Best Hospitals 2021 - Germany
Best Hospitals 2021 - India
Best Hospitals 2021 - Israel
Best Hospitals 2021 - Italy
Best Hospitals 2021 - Japan
Best Hospitals 2021 - Mexico
Best Hospitals 2021 - Norway
Best Hospitals 2021 - Poland
Best Hospitals 2021 - Singapore
Best Hospitals 2021 - South Korea
Best Hospitals 2021 - Spain
Best Hospitals 2021 - Sweden
Best Hospitals 2021 - Switzerland
Best Hospitals 2021 - Thailand
Best Hospitals 2021 - The Netherlands
Best Hospitals 2021 - United Kingdom
Best Hospitals 2021 - Top Specialized

RankHospitalCountryScoreCityUS StateSpecialityFootnotes1St Thomas' HospitalUnited Kingdom87.82%London2University College HospitalUnited Kingdom86.03%London3The Royal Victoria InfirmaryUnited Kingdom84.53%Newcastle Upon Tyne4Queen Elizabeth Hospital BirminghamUnited Kingdom84.13%Birmingham5Addenbrooke'sUnited Kingdom84.11%Cambridge6Freeman HospitalUnited Kingdom83.15%Newcastle Upon Tyne7St. Bartholomew's HospitalUnited Kingdom82.53%London8Guy's HospitalUnited Kingdom81.93%London9Salford RoyalUnited Kingdom81.91%Salford10Chelsea and Westminster HospitalUnited Kingdom81.35%London11London Bridge HospitalUnited Kingdom80.17%London12John Radcliffe HospitalUnited Kingdom80.01%Oxford13Bristol Royal InfirmaryUnited Kingdom79.19%Bristol14St Richard's HospitalUnited Kingdom78.85%Chichester15Worthing HospitalUnited Kingdom78.49%Worthing16Glasgow Royal InfirmaryUnited Kingdom78.48%Glasgow17Frimley Park HospitalUnited Kingdom78.45%Camberley18Royal Berkshire HospitalUnited Kingdom78.05%Reading19University Hospital Of WalesUnited Kingdom77.74%Cardiff20Wythenshawe HospitalUnited Kingdom77.73%Manchester21The Royal London HospitalUnited Kingdom77.59%London22Leeds General InfirmaryUnited Kingdom77.51%Leeds23Hexham General HospitalUnited Kingdom77.48%Hexham24St Mary's HospitalUnited Kingdom77.34%London25Wansbeck General HospitalUnited Kingdom76.98%Ashington26The Princess Grace HospitalUnited Kingdom76.97%London27Royal Hallamshire HospitalUnited Kingdom76.83%Sheffield28Royal Free HospitalUnited Kingdom76.49%London29St George's HospitalUnited Kingdom76.48%London30BMI The London Independent HospitalUnited Kingdom76.22%London31East Surrey HospitalUnited Kingdom76.17%Redhill32Nuffield Health - Leeds HospitalUnited Kingdom76.13%Leeds33King's College HospitalUnited Kingdom75.73%London34Southampton General HospitalUnited Kingdom75.58%Southampton35Royal Derby HospitalUnited Kingdom75.12%Derby36Chapel Allerton HospitalUnited Kingdom75.03%Leeds37Manchester Royal InfirmaryUnited Kingdom74.89%Manchester38St James's HospitalUnited Kingdom74.88%Leeds39Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford)United Kingdom74.83%Exeter40Northern General HospitalUnited Kingdom74.47%Sheffield41Kingston HospitalUnited Kingdom74.26%Kingston Upon Thames42Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh at Little FranceUnited Kingdom74.25%Edinburgh43Queen Elizabeth Hospital - GatesheadUnited Kingdom74.19%Gateshead44Conquest HospitalUnited Kingdom74.14%St. Leonards-on-Sea45Nottingham University Hospitals - Queen's Medical Centre CampusUnited Kingdom74.06%Nottingham46St Helens HospitalUnited Kingdom74.04%St. Helens47Glenfield HospitalUnited Kingdom73.96%Leicester48Homerton University HospitalUnited Kingdom73.77%London49Hammersmith HospitalUnited Kingdom73.73%London50Queen Elizabeth University HospitalUnited Kingdom73.70%Glasgow51Stoke Mandeville HospitalUnited Kingdom73.69%Buckinghamshire52Royal Surrey County HospitalUnited Kingdom73.60%Guildford53Royal Victoria HospitalUnited Kingdom73.55%Belfast54The Whittington HospitalUnited Kingdom73.50%London55Wexham Park HospitalUnited Kingdom73.28%Slough56Musgrove Park HospitalUnited Kingdom73.09%Taunton57Nottingham University Hospitals - City CampusUnited Kingdom73.08%Nottingham58North Tyneside General HospitalUnited Kingdom73.08%North Shields59Tameside General HospitalUnited Kingdom73.06%Ashton Under Lyne60Royal Sussex County HospitalUnited Kingdom72.95%Brighton61Crawley HospitalUnited Kingdom72.93%Crawley62The London ClinicUnited Kingdom72.73%London63Wellington HospitalUnited Kingdom72.63%London64Royal Albert Edward InfirmaryUnited Kingdom72.63%Wigan65Luton and Dunstable HospitalUnited Kingdom72.63%Luton66Poole HospitalUnited Kingdom72.56%Poole67Southmead HospitalUnited Kingdom72.55%Bristol68King's Mill HospitalUnited Kingdom72.52%Sutton-In-Ashfield69South West Acute HospitalUnited Kingdom72.24%Enniskillen70Royal United HospitalUnited Kingdom72.18%Bath71Whiston HospitalUnited Kingdom72.15%Prescot72Bassetlaw HospitalUnited Kingdom72.11%Worksop73Trafford General HospitalUnited Kingdom72.10%Manchester74Charing Cross HospitalUnited Kingdom72.10%London75Queen Elizabeth Hospital - LondonUnited Kingdom72.09%London76Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care HospitalUnited Kingdom72.08%Cramlington77BMI The Alexandra HospitalUnited Kingdom72.08%Cheadle78Basingstoke and North Hampshire HospitalUnited Kingdom72.05%Basingstoke79Southend HospitalUnited Kingdom71.99%Westcliff-on-Sea80New Cross HospitalUnited Kingdom71.91%Wolverhampton81Northampton General HospitalUnited Kingdom71.80%Northampton82Cardiff Royal InfirmaryUnited Kingdom71.76%Cardiff83Grantham and District HospitalUnited Kingdom71.61%Grantham84Princess Royal HospitalUnited Kingdom71.60%Haywards Heath85Withington Community HospitalUnited Kingdom71.46%Manchester86The James Cook University HospitalUnited Kingdom71.12%Middlesbrough87Fairfield General HospitalUnited Kingdom71.03%Bury88Harrogate District HospitalUnited Kingdom70.93%Harrogate89Clifton HospitalUnited Kingdom70.93%Lytham St. Annes90University Hospital - CoventryUnited Kingdom70.85%Coventry91Spire St Anthony's HospitalUnited Kingdom70.75%Sutton92Royal Bournemouth HospitalUnited Kingdom70.71%Bournemouth93Warwick HospitalUnited Kingdom70.66%Warwick94Bupa Cromwell HospitalUnited Kingdom70.44%London95Heatherwood HospitalUnited Kingdom70.26%Ascot96Royal Bolton HospitalUnited Kingdom70.21%Bolton97Leicester Royal InfirmaryUnited Kingdom70.17%Leicester98Furness General HospitalUnited Kingdom70.14%Barrow-In-Furness99Leighton HospitalUnited Kingdom69.96%Crewe100University Hospital Of North TeesUnited Kingdom69.92%Stockton-on-Tees101Burnley General HospitalUnited Kingdom69.83%Burnley102Derriford HospitalUnited Kingdom69.77%Plymouth103Darlington Memorial HospitalUnited Kingdom69.73%Darlington104City Hospital BirminghamUnited Kingdom69.64%Birmingham105Calderdale Royal HospitalUnited Kingdom69.56%Halifax106Salisbury District HospitalUnited Kingdom69.50%Salisbury107Yeovil District HospitalUnited Kingdom69.47%Yeovil108James Paget University HospitalUnited Kingdom69.30%Great Yarmouth

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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).