World's Best Hospitals 2023

By Newsweek

World's Best Hospitals 2023

These are challenging times for hospitals. COVID-19 put unprecedented stress on health systems, as have inflation and global financial uncertainty. In the U.S. and around the world, leading hospitals are dealing with rising costs, aging populations and a medical workforce exhausted from battling a global pandemic.

Among the hallmarks of great hospitals, however, are not just first-class care, first-class research and first-class innovation. The very best institutions also share another quality: consistency. The world's best hospitals consistently attract the best people and provide the best outcomes for patients as well as the most important new therapies and research. Of all the hospitals in the world, relatively few can do all those things year in and year out. The best belong to a very exclusive club.

To recognize them, Newsweek and global data firm Statista are proud to introduce our fifth annual listing of the World's Best Hospitals 2023. This year, we have ranked over 2,300 hospitals in 28 countries, including one that is new to our list, Taiwan. For the first time, we ranked all top 250 global hospitals. We have also listed the best hospitals by country; each country list also includes a listing of top specialty hospitals.

We have also made other changes. This year we have added an important new pillar to our scoring model: for the first time, hospitals were surveyed regarding their PROMs implementation status. PROMs are defined as standardized, validated questionnaires completed by patients to measure their perception of their functional well-being and quality of life. The World's Best Hospitals 2023 also includes new hospital quality metrics, most notably data from the Israeli National Program for Quality Indicators (INPQ) for Israel and the Danish Clinical Quality Program for Denmark. And we have added new accreditations for Thailand and Taiwan to the scoring model (For more details on the ranking criteria, see Methodology.)

The goal of this study is to provide a data-based comparison of hospital reputation and performance across countries. We hope this will be useful to patients and families seeking the best care for themselves and loved ones, as well as to hospitals as they benchmark themselves against their peers.

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Rank	Publication Name	Score	City	PROMs
1	The University of Tokyo Hospital	89.60%	Tokyo
2	St. Luke's International Hospital	88.05%	Tokyo
3	Kameda Medical Center	80.32%	Kamogawa
4	Kyushu University Hospital	80.02%	Fukuoka
5	Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine	79.07%	Tokyo
6	Keio University Hospital	79.06%	Tokyo	X
7	Kyoto University Hospital	78.56%	Kyoto
8	Nagoya University Hospital	78.27%	Nagoya
9	Kurashiki Central Hospital	78.02%	Kurashiki
10	Toranomon Hospital	77.97%	Tokyo
11	Juntendo University Hospital	75.31%	Tokyo
12	Japanese Red Cross Medical Center	74.45%	Tokyo
13	Osaka University Hospital	74.36%	Osaka
14	Hokkaido University Hospital	74.02%	Hokkaido
15	Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital	73.98%	Kobe
16	The Jikei University Hospital	73.34%	Tokyo
17	Kyorin University Hospital	73.06%	Mitaka
18	Yokohama Municipal Citizen's Hospital	72.91%	Yokohama
19	Japanese Red Cross Musashino Hospital	72.90%	Musashino
20	Okayama University Hospital	72.89%	Okayama
21	Tokyo Medical And Dental University - Medical Hospital	72.83%	Tokyo
22	Toranomon Hospital Kajigaya	72.81%	Kawasaki
23	Okinawa Chubu Hospital	72.75%	Okinawa
24	Teine Keijinkai Hospital	72.57%	Sapporo
25	Kanazawa University Hospital	72.53%	Kanazawa
26	Tokai University Tokyo Hospital	72.49%	Isehara
27	Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital	72.45%	Hamamatsu
28	Saitama Medical University International Medical Center	72.42%	Saitama
29	Sapporo Medical University Hospital	72.41%	Sapporo
30	Iizuka Hospital	72.28%	Iizuka
31	Tokyo Medical Center	72.25%	Tokyo
32	Fukuoka University Hospital	72.01%	Fukuoka
33	Kobe University Hospital	71.95%	Kobe
34	Kurume University Hospital	71.94%	Kurume
35	Anjo-kosei Hospital	71.92%	Anjo
36	Nippon Medical School Hospital	71.79%	Tokyo
37	Akita University Hospital	71.64%	Akita
38	Fujita Health University Hospital	71.61%	Toyoake
39	Ōsaka Police Hospital	71.59%	Osaka
40	Yokosuka Kyōsai Hospital	71.57%	Yokosuka
41	NTT Medical Center Tokyo	71.56%	Tokyo
42	Teikyo University Hospital	71.55%	Tokyo
43	Dokkyo Medical University Saitama Medical Center	71.54%	Koshigaya
44	University of Toyama University Hospital	71.52%	Toyama
45	Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center	71.51%	Tokyo
46	Saiseikai Fukuoka General Hospital	71.50%	Fukuoka
47	National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center	71.49%	Kyoto
48	Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital	71.48%	Tokyo
49	Yokohama City University Hospital	71.47%	Yokohama
50	Tohoku University Hospital	71.46%	Sendai
51	National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center	71.45%	Fukuoka
52	Chiba University Hospital	71.44%	Chiba
53	Shinshu University Hospital	71.43%	Matsumoto
54	Kitasato University Hospital	71.42%	Sagamihara
55	Jichi Medical University Hospital	71.41%	Shimotsuke
56	Hiroshima University Hospital	71.40%	Hiroshima
57	Yokohama City University Medical Center	71.39%	Yokohama
58	Osaka Metropolitan University Hospital	71.36%	Osaka
59	Nara Medical University Hospital	71.35%	Kashihara
60	Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital	71.34%	Hiroshima
61	Nagasaki University Hospital	71.32%	Nagasaki
62	Nihonkai General Hospital	71.29%	Sakata
63	Gifu University Hospital	71.27%	Gifu
64	St. Marianna University Hospital	71.24%	Kawasaki
65	Shonan Kamakura General Hospital	71.22%	Kamakura
66	Komaki City Hospital	71.18%	Komaki
67	Saitama Medical University Medical Center	71.16%	Kawagoe
68	Osaka City General Hospital	71.14%	Osaka
69	Kumamoto University Hospital	71.11%	Kumamoto
70	Tokyo Womens Medical University Yachiyo Medical Center	71.08%	Yachiyo
71	Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center	71.03%	Amagasaki
72	University Hospital Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine	71.01%	Kyoto
73	Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital	71.00%	Takatsuki
74	University of Tsukuba Hospital	70.96%	Tsukuba
75	Nagoya Medical Center	70.91%	Nagoya
76	Aizawa Hospital	70.90%	Matsumoto
77	Osaka Red Cross Hospital	70.85%	Osaka
78	Wakayama Medical University Hospital	70.79%	Wakayama
79	Japanese Red Cross Nagoya Daiichi Hospital	70.77%	Nagoya
80	Nagoya Second Red Cross Hospital	70.76%	Nagoya
81	Nagoya City University Hospital	70.69%	Nagoya
82	Yokohama Rosai Hospital	70.62%	Yokohama
83	Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital	70.45%	Tokyo
84	Osaka General Medical Center	70.43%	Osaka
85	Japanese Red Cross Kyoto Daiichi Hospital	70.40%	Kyoto
86	Tokyo Medical University Hospital	70.39%	Tokyo
87	Saiseikai Kumamoto Hospital	70.19%	Kumamoto
88	Shimane University Hospital	70.16%	Izumo
89	Asahi General Hospital	70.14%	Asahi
90	Saitama Red Cross Hospital	70.13%	Saitama
91	Funashabi Municipal Medical Center	70.07%	Funabashi
92	Nihon University Itabashi Hospital	70.05%	Tokyo
93	Ehime University Hospital	70.02%	Tōon
94	Kawasaki Medical School Hospital	70.01%	Kurashiki
95	Chiba-Nishi General Hospital	69.99%	Matsudo
96	Osaka National Hospital	69.98%	Osaka
97	Yokohama City Minato Red Cross Hospital	69.97%	Yokohama
98	Toyota Memorial Hospital	69.96%	Toyota
99	Nippon Medical School Chibahokusoh Hospital	69.95%	Inzai
100	Juntendo University Nerima Hospital	69.93%	Tokyo
101	Fukuoka East Medical Center	69.91%	Fukuoka
102	Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital	69.90%	Yokohama
103	Tokushima University Hospital	69.88%	Tokushima
104	Niigata University Medical & Dental Hospital	69.86%	Niigata
105	Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center	69.83%	Saitama
106	Kansai Medical University Hospital	69.81%	Hirakata
107	Tenri Yorozu Consultation Center Hospital	69.80%	Tenri
108	University of Fukui Hospital	69.78%	Eiheiji
109	Kitano Hospital	69.77%	Osaka
110	Sumitomo Hospital	69.75%	Osaka	X
111	Mie University Hospital	69.74%	Tsu
112	Kyoto Daini Red Cross Hospital	69.72%	Kyoto
113	Kumamoto City Hospital	69.70%	Kumamoto
114	Tsuchiura Kyodo Hospital	69.69%	Tsuchiura
115	Showa University Hospital	69.68%	Tokyo
116	Kagawa University Hospital	69.67%	Takamatsu
117	Japanese Red Cross Hospital in Nagano	69.65%	Nagano
118	Aichi Medical University Hospital	69.63%	Nagakute
119	Fujisawa City Hospital	69.62%	Fujisawa
120	Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital	69.61%	Urayasu	X
121	Fujioka General Hospital	69.59%	Fujioka
122	Tokyo Teishin Hospital	69.58%	Tokyo
123	Tottori University Hospital	69.57%	Yonago
124	Saga University Hospital	69.56%	Saga
125	Tokushima Prefectural Central Hospital	69.55%	Tokushima
126	Suwa Central Hospital	69.54%	Chino
127	Japanese Red Cross Society Himeji Hospital	69.51%	Himeji
128	Shizuoka Prefectural General Hospital	69.50%	Shizuoka
129	Toyohashi Municipal Hospital	69.49%	Toyohashi
130	Saitama Medical University Hospital	69.48%	Saitama
131	Toyama Prefectural Central Hospital	69.47%	Toyama
132	Kokura Memorial Hospital	69.46%	Kitakyushu
133	Kumamoto Medical Center	69.44%	Kumamoto
134	Japanese Red Cross Asahikawa Hospital	69.43%	Asahikawa
135	Ichinomiya Municipal Hospital	69.42%	Ichinomiya
136	Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital and Institute of Gerontology	69.41%	Tokyo
137	Hyōgo College of Medicine Hospital	69.39%	Nishinomiya
138	Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital	69.34%	Kanazawa
139	Kindai University Hospital	69.33%	Osaka
140	Dokkyo Medical University Hospital	69.30%	Mibu
141	Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital	69.28%	Hiroshima
142	Sapporo City General Hospital	69.27%	Sapporo
143	Akita Kousei Medical Center	69.25%	Akita
144	Hiroshima City Hospital	69.24%	Hiroshima
145	Hamamatsu University Hospital	69.23%	Hamamatsu
146	Japanese Red Cross Ishinomaki Hospital	69.22%	Ishinomaki
147	Ichinomiyanishi Hospital	69.20%	Ichinomiya
148	Akita Red Cross Hospital	69.19%	Akita
149	Shimane Prefectural Central Hospital	69.18%	Izumo
150	Oita University Hospital	69.17%	Yufu
151	Yamagata University Hospital	69.16%	Yamagata
152	Nagoya City East Medical Center	69.15%	Nagoya
153	Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital	69.12%	Yamagata
154	Saga-Ken Medical Centre Koseikan	69.09%	Saga
155	Hamamatsu Medical Center	69.07%	Hamamatsu
156	Asahikawa Medical University Hospital	68.98%	Asahikawa
157	Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital	68.95%	Aomori
158	Fukaya Red Cross Hospital	68.93%	Fukaya
159	Kyushu Central Hospital	68.92%	Fukuoka
160	Rinkū General Medical Center	68.88%	Izumisano
161	Matsue Red Cross Hospital	68.86%	Matsue
162	Japanese Red Cross Ise Hospital	68.84%	Ise
163	The Jikei University Kashiwa Hospital	68.83%	Kashiwa
164	Kagoshima University Hospital	68.82%	Kagoshima
165	Fukushima Medical University Hospital	68.81%	Fukushima
166	Japanese Red Cross Maebashi Hospital	68.76%	Maebashi
167	Kawasaki Municipal Hospital	68.74%	Kawasaki
168	Takamatsu Red Cross Hospital	68.73%	Takamatsu
169	Isesaki Municipal Hospital	68.72%	Isesaki
170	Kitasato University Kitasato Institute Hospital	68.71%	Tokyo
171	Nagoya Ekisaikai Hospital	68.70%	Nagoya
172	University of Yamanashi Hospital	68.69%	Chuo, Yamanashi
173	Fukui Prefectural Hospital	68.68%	Fukui
174	Gifu Prefectural Tajimi Hospital	68.66%	Tajimi
175	Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital	68.65%	Yokohama
176	Kiryu Kosei General Hospital	68.64%	Kiryu
177	Edogawa Hospital	68.63%	Tokyo
178	National Defense Medical College Hospital	68.60%	Tokorozawa
179	Sakai City Medical Center	68.54%	Sakai
180	Fujieda Municipal General Hospital	68.53%	Fujieda
181	Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital	68.52%	Takamatsu
182	Ota Memorial Hospital	68.49%	Ota
183	Saitama City Hospital	68.48%	Saitama
184	Kishiwada City Hospital	68.46%	Kishiwada
185	Tottori Prefectural Central Hospital	68.45%	Tottori
186	Iwate Medical University Hospital	68.44%	Yahaba
187	Matsudo City General Hospital	68.43%	Matsudo
188	Matsunami General Hospital	68.41%	Kasamatsu
189	Hakodate Municipal Hospital	68.38%	Hakodate
190	Keisukekei Sapparo Hospital	68.25%	Sapporo
191	Niigata City General Hospital	68.24%	Niigata
192	Jikei University 3rd Hospital	68.17%	Komae
193	Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center	68.16%	Hachioji
194	Shinkuki General Hospital	68.13%	Kuki
195	Fukushima Rōsai Hospital	68.06%	Iwaki
196	Sendai City Hospital	68.05%	Sendai
197	Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center	68.00%	Gifu
specialized	Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Childrens Hospital - Pediatrics		Kobe
specialized	National Cancer Center Hospital - Oncology		Tokyo
specialized	National Cancer Center Hospital East - Oncology		Tokyo

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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.

The idea behind the global board of medical experts is to create an independent body that is tasked with the continuous development of the quality and scope of the project. The global board of medical experts is therefore tasked with providing guidance and input for the continuous development and future expansions of the methodology. This includes input regarding new data sources, future methodological considerations, as well as the ongoing development of the PROMs implementation survey. The members of the global board of medical experts were carefully chosen based on their national and international expertise and decade-long experience in their respective medical fields as well as their scientific output.

METHODOLOGY

The World's Best Hospitals 2023 ranking lists the best hospitals in 28 countries: U.S., Germany, Japan, South Korea, France, Italy, United Kingdom, Spain, Brazil, Canada, India, Australia, Mexico, The Netherlands, Austria, Thailand, Switzerland, Sweden, Belgium, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Israel, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Colombia and Taiwan. The countries were selected based on multiple comparability factors, such as standard of living/life expectancy, population size, number of hospitals and data availability.

A global board of renowned medical experts supports the continuous development of the methodology. Thus, the lists are based on four data sources:

1- Over 80,0000 medical experts (doctors, hospitals managers, health care professionals) in 28 countries were invited to participate in the online survey. Participants were asked to recommend hospitals in their own country as well as in other countries. Recommendations for own employer/ hospital were not allowed.
2- Results from patient experience surveys. Publicly available data from existing patient surveys was used to analyze patient experience. Patient surveys are typically conducted by insurance companies among patients after hospitalization. Examples of survey topics include: general satisfaction with hospital, recommendation of hospital and satisfaction with medical care.
3- Hospital quality metrics e.g., data on quality of treatment and hygiene measures. Quality metrics from a variety of public sources were collected for most countries. Quality metrics differ between the countries. Examples of included data are data on quality of care for specific treatments, data on hygiene measures and patient safety and data on number of patients per doctors and per nurse.
4- PROMs implementation survey: For the first time, a PROMs implementation score has been included in the scoring model of the World's Best Hospitals project. PROMs are defined as standardized, validated questionnaires completed by patients to measure their perception of their functional well-being and quality of life. In fall/winter of 2022, Newsweek and Statista reached out to hospitals and conducted a survey about the implementation and use of PROMs.

Scores were calculated for each hospital in each of the four categories and weighted: Peer recommendation (49% national, 5% international): patient experience (14.5%), hospital quality metrics (29%), PROMs implementation (2.5%).

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 (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).
The number of hospitals awarded in each country varies based on the number of hospitals and data availability in the respective country. The U.S. had the most hospitals awarded with 420, while Israel and Singapore were represented with 10 hospitals each. In total, more than 2,300 hospitals were ranked for this fifth edition of the ranking.
The online edition of this study includes a global top 250 list. The global top hospitals were determined by the number of international recommendations received in the survey and their national rank. The global list does not include specialized hospitals.

The rankings are comprised exclusively of hospitals that are eligible regarding the scope described in this document. The ranking is the result of an elaborate process which, due to the interval of data-collection and analysis, is a reflection of the last calendar year. Furthermore, events preceding or following the period 01/01/2022-31/12/2022 and/or pertaining to individual persons affiliated/associated to the facilities were not included in the metrics. As such, the results of this ranking should not be used as the sole source of information for future deliberations.

Download the methodology overview here.

Download the extended methodology here.

Disclaimer: The information provided in this ranking should be considered in conjunction with other available information about hospitals or, if possible, accompanied by a visit to a facility. The quality of hospitals that are not included in the rankings is not disputed.

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.
X - Hospitals filled out the PROMs implementation survey
- The focus of World's Best Hospitals is to award general hospitals. Specialized hospitals which have been recommended, are featured on the country lists without a rank.
- For the global ranking, please note that the PROMs score was taken into account for the national rank.

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