Best Hospitals 2021 - United States

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 StateSpecialityInfection Prevention measuresFootnotes
1Mayo Clinic - RochesterUnited States98.43%RochesterMNN/APerformed "above average"
2Cleveland ClinicUnited States92.36%ClevelandOHN/APerformed "above average"
3Massachusetts General HospitalUnited States89.05%BostonMAN/APerformed "above average"
4The Johns Hopkins HospitalUnited States84.59%BaltimoreMDN/APerformed "above average"
5Stanford Health Care - Stanford HospitalUnited States79.92%StanfordCAN/APerformed "above average"
6Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical CenterUnited States79.78%Los AngelesCAN/A
7The Mount Sinai HospitalUnited States79.75%New YorkNYN/APerformed "above average"
8University of Michigan Hospitals - Michigan MedicineUnited States79.63%Ann ArborMIN/APerformed "above average"
9Brigham And Women's HospitalUnited States79.34%BostonMAN/APerformed "above average"
10New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and CornellUnited States78.81%New YorkNYN/APerformed "above average"
11Duke University HospitalUnited States78.62%DurhamNCN/APerformed "above average"
12Mayo Clinic - PhoenixUnited States78.26%PhoenixAZN/APerformed "above average"
13Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterUnited States78.18%Los AngelesCAN/APerformed "above average"
14UCLA Medical Center - Santa Monica United States78.12%Santa MonicaCAN/APerformed "above average"
15Northwestern Memorial HospitalUnited States78.03%ChicagoILN/APerformed "above average"
16Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - Penn PresbyterianUnited States77.94%PhiladelphiaPAN/APerformed "above average"
17UCSF Medical CenterUnited States77.56%San FranciscoCAN/A
18Houston Methodist HospitalUnited States77.04%HoustonTXN/APerformed "above average"
19Rush University Medical CenterUnited States77.03%ChicagoILN/APerformed "above average"
20Mayo Clinic - JacksonvilleUnited States76.29%JacksonvilleFLN/APerformed "above average"
21NYU Langone HospitalsUnited States75.99%New YorkNYN/APerformed "above average"
22University of Washington Medical CenterUnited States75.63%SeattleWAN/APerformed "above average"
23UCHealth University of Colorado HospitalUnited States74.90%AuroraCON/A
24Vanderbilt University Medical CenterUnited States74.58%NashvilleTNN/A
25Barnes-Jewish HospitalUnited States73.99%Saint LouisMON/A
26University of Chicago Medical CenterUnited States73.46%ChicagoILN/APerformed "above average"
27University of California - Davis Medical CenterUnited States73.32%SacramentoCAN/APerformed "above average"
28University of Wisconsin HospitalsUnited States73.30%MadisonWIN/APerformed "above average"
29Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaUnited States73.23%La JollaCAN/A
30Emory University HospitalUnited States73.23%AtlantaGAN/APerformed "above average"
31Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterUnited States73.17%BostonMAN/APerformed "above average"
32University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterUnited States73.08%ClevelandOHN/APerformed "above average"
33Yale New Haven HospitalUnited States72.97%New HavenCTN/A
34Morristown Medical CenterUnited States72.90%MorristownNJN/APerformed "above average"
35UC San Diego Health - Jacobs Medical CenterUnited States72.86%San DiegoCAN/APerformed "above average"
36OHSU HospitalUnited States72.82%PortlandORN/A3
37Baylor St. Luke's Medical CenterUnited States72.78%HoustonTXN/APerformed "above average"
38Mercy Hospital St. LouisUnited States72.61%Saint LouisMON/APerformed "above average"
39Keck Hospital of USCUnited States72.59%Los AngelesCAN/A
40Torrance Memorial Medical CenterUnited States72.24%TorranceCAN/A
41Cleveland Clinic Fairview HospitalUnited States71.96%ClevelandOHN/APerformed "above average"
42University of Kansas HospitalUnited States71.93%Kansas CityKSN/A
43Hackensack University Medical CenterUnited States71.48%HackensackNJN/APerformed "above average"
44UT Southwestern Medical CenterUnited States71.34%DallasTXN/A
45CentraCare - St. Cloud HospitalUnited States71.33%Saint CloudMNN/A
46UAB HospitalUnited States71.25%BirminghamALN/APerformed "above average"
47Baylor University Medical CenterUnited States71.24%DallasTXN/APerformed "above average"
48Virginia Mason Medical CenterUnited States71.11%SeattleWAN/APerformed "above average"
49Nebraska Medicine - Nebraska Medical CenterUnited States70.82%OmahaNEN/A
50Tufts Medical CenterUnited States70.58%BostonMAN/APerformed "above average"
51University of Virginia Medical CenterUnited States70.47%CharlottesvilleVAN/A
52University of Utah HospitalUnited States70.29%Salt Lake CityUTN/APerformed "above average"
53Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical CenterUnited States69.71%HoustonTXN/A
54Medical City Dallas HospitalUnited States69.65%DallasTXN/APerformed "above average"
55UPMC Presbyterian & ShadysideUnited States69.56%PittsburghPAN/APerformed "above average"
56Loyola University Medical CenterUnited States69.55%MaywoodILN/APerformed "above average"
57Cleveland Clinic - FloridaUnited States69.53%WestonFLN/APerformed "above average"
58St. Luke's Regional Medical CenterUnited States69.45%BoiseIDN/A
59Providence St. Vincent Medical CenterUnited States69.44%PortlandORN/APerformed "above average"
60Brigham And Women's Faulkner HospitalUnited States69.41%BostonMAN/A
61Advocate Good Samaritan HospitalUnited States69.40%Downers GroveILN/APerformed "above average"
62Aurora St. Luke's Medical CenterUnited States69.37%MilwaukeeWIN/APerformed "above average"
63Miami Valley HospitalUnited States69.36%DaytonOHN/APerformed "above average"
64St. Luke's Hospital of Kansas CityUnited States69.34%Kansas CityMON/APerformed "above average"
65Inova Fairfax HospitalUnited States69.33%Falls ChurchVAN/APerformed "above average"
66St. Joseph Mercy ChelseaUnited States69.30%ChelseaMIN/A
67University of Minnesota Medical CenterUnited States69.25%MinneapolisMNN/A
68University of Maryland Medical CenterUnited States69.25%BaltimoreMDN/A
69Mayo Clinic - Health System In Eau ClaireUnited States69.24%Eau ClaireWIN/APerformed "above average"
70ChristianaCareUnited States69.23%NewarkDEN/APerformed "above average"
71Tampa General HospitalUnited States69.16%TampaFLN/A
72Jefferson Health - Thomas Jefferson University HospitalsUnited States69.16%PhiladelphiaPAN/APerformed "above average"
73University of Kentucky - Albert B. Chandler Hospital United States69.15%LexingtonKYN/APerformed "above average"
74Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage HospitalUnited States69.15%WinfieldILN/APerformed "above average"
75Ohio State University - Wexner Medical CenterUnited States69.15%ColumbusOHN/A
76Christ HospitalUnited States69.14%CincinnatiOHN/A
77Penn State Health - Milton S. Hershey Medical CenterUnited States69.13%HersheyPAN/A3
78Sharp Memorial HospitalUnited States69.12%San DiegoCAN/APerformed "above average"
79Indiana University Health - North HospitalUnited States69.10%CarmelINN/A
80Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterUnited States69.10%BaltimoreMDN/APerformed "above average"
81Indiana University Health West HospitalUnited States69.07%AvonINN/APerformed "above average"
82Sanford USD Medical CenterUnited States69.04%Sioux FallsSDN/APerformed "above average"
83VCU Medical CenterUnited States69.03%RichmondVAN/APerformed "above average"
84Inova Alexandria HospitalUnited States69.01%AlexandriaVAN/APerformed "above average"
85Penn Medicine Chester County HospitalUnited States69.00%West ChesterPAN/A
86MUSC Health-University Medical CenterUnited States69.00%CharlestonSCN/A
87Newton-Wellesley HospitalUnited States68.97%NewtonMAN/APerformed "above average"
88MemorialCare Long Beach Medical CenterUnited States68.97%Long BeachCAN/APerformed "above average"
89UnityPoint Health - MeriterUnited States68.95%MadisonWIN/A
90Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College of WisconsinUnited States68.94%MilwaukeeWIN/APerformed "above average"
91Mission HospitalUnited States68.93%Mission ViejoCAN/APerformed "above average"
92Reading HospitalUnited States68.89%ReadingPAN/APerformed "above average"
93Emory Saint Joseph's HospitalUnited States68.88%AtlantaGAN/APerformed "above average"
94Umass Memorial Medical CenterUnited States68.87%WorcesterMAN/APerformed "above average"
95UNC REX HospitalUnited States68.87%RaleighNCN/APerformed "above average"
96Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical CenterUnited States68.80%LebanonNHN/APerformed "above average"
97Advocate Lutheran General HospitalUnited States68.80%Park RidgeILN/A
98El Camino HospitalUnited States68.75%Mountain ViewCAN/APerformed "above average"
99Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianUnited States68.73%Newport BeachCAN/APerformed "above average"
100Baystate Medical CenterUnited States68.72%SpringfieldMAN/A
101Roper HospitalUnited States68.62%CharlestonSCN/A
102St. Luke's Hospital BethlehemUnited States68.55%BethlehemPAN/APerformed "above average"
103Intermountain Medical CenterUnited States68.51%MurrayUTN/APerformed "above average"
104Boone Hospital CenterUnited States68.51%ColumbiaMON/A
105The Moses H. Cone Memorial HospitalUnited States68.51%GreensboroNCN/APerformed "above average"
106Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical CenterUnited States68.49%Santa ClaraCAN/APerformed "above average"
107Maine Medical CenterUnited States68.41%PortlandMEN/A
108Memorial Hermann - Memorial City Medical CenterUnited States68.35%HoustonTXN/APerformed "above average"
109Abbott Northwestern HospitalUnited States68.33%MinneapolisMNN/A
110Henry Ford HospitalUnited States68.25%DetroitMIN/A
111University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsUnited States68.24%Iowa CityIAN/APerformed "above average"
112Cleveland Clinic Akron GeneralUnited States68.23%AkronOHN/APerformed "above average"
113University of North Carolina HospitalsUnited States68.21%Chapel HillNCN/A3
114John Muir Health - Walnut Creek Medical CenterUnited States68.14%Walnut CreekCAN/APerformed "above average"
115CarolinaEast Medical CenterUnited States67.91%New BernNCN/APerformed "above average"3
116Lahey Hospital and Medical CenterUnited States67.84%BurlingtonMAN/APerformed "above average"
117Baylor Scott & White Medical CenterUnited States67.80%TempleTXN/APerformed "above average"
118Queen's Medical CenterUnited States67.79%HonoluluHIN/APerformed "above average"
119Northwestern Medicine - Delnor HospitalUnited States67.75%GenevaILN/APerformed "above average"
120Carolinas Medical CenterUnited States67.73%CharlotteNCN/APerformed "above average"
121Anne Arundel Medical CenterUnited States67.70%AnnapolisMDN/A
122Sarasota Memorial HospitalUnited States67.63%SarasotaFLN/APerformed "above average"
123ProMedica Toledo HospitalUnited States67.60%ToledoOHN/APerformed "above average"
124Regions HospitalUnited States67.60%Saint PaulMNN/APerformed "above average"
125Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Medical CenterUnited States67.59%Woodland HillsCAN/APerformed "above average"
126Mills-Peninsula Medical CenterUnited States67.58%BurlingameCAN/APerformed "above average"
127Providence Portland Medical CenterUnited States67.56%PortlandORN/APerformed "above average"
128Silver Cross HospitalUnited States67.53%New LenoxILN/APerformed "above average"
129Beaumont Hospital, Royal OakUnited States67.51%Royal OakMIN/A
130Fairview Southdale HospitalUnited States67.47%EdinaMNN/APerformed "above average"
131Parker Adventist HospitalUnited States67.43%ParkerCON/A
132Valley HospitalUnited States67.42%RidgewoodNJN/A
133Swedish Medical CenterUnited States67.41%SeattleWAN/A
134University of Cincinnati Medical CenterUnited States67.37%CincinnatiOHN/A
135Bon Secours St. Francis HospitalUnited States67.36%CharlestonSCN/A
136Mission HospitalUnited States67.30%AshevilleNCN/APerformed "above average"
137Cleveland Clinic - Hillcrest HospitalUnited States67.28%Mayfield HeightsOHN/APerformed "above average"
138Palomar Medical CenterUnited States67.23%EscondidoCAN/APerformed "above average"
139St. Patrick HospitalUnited States67.22%MissoulaMTN/APerformed "above average"
140UC Irvine Medical CenterUnited States67.20%OrangeCAN/APerformed "above average"
141Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterUnited States67.19%Chula VistaCAN/A
142Doylestown HospitalUnited States67.18%DoylestownPAN/A
143UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital United States67.16%Cedar RapidsIAN/APerformed "above average"
144Sparrow HospitalUnited States67.15%LansingMIN/APerformed "above average"
145North Shore University HospitalUnited States67.12%ManhassetNYN/APerformed "above average"
146St. Francis Hospital & Medical CenterUnited States67.09%HartfordCTN/APerformed "above average"
147St. Jude Medical CenterUnited States67.01%FullertonCAN/APerformed "above average"
148Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalUnited States67.01%Santa BarbaraCAN/APerformed "above average"
149Lancaster General HospitalUnited States67.01%LancasterPAN/APerformed "above average"
150Lankenau Medical CenterUnited States66.98%WynnewoodPAN/APerformed "above average"
151Baylor Scott & White Medical CenterUnited States66.98%PlanoTXN/A
152Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical CenterUnited States66.94%WilliamsburgVAN/A
153John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusUnited States66.93%ConcordCAN/A
154Beaumont Hospital, Grosse PointeUnited States66.92%Grosse PointeMIN/APerformed "above average"
155Holland HospitalUnited States66.91%HollandMIN/APerformed "above average"
156Strong Memorial Hospital - University of RochesterUnited States66.85%RochesterNYN/APerformed "above average"
157Providence Little Company of Mary Medical CenterUnited States66.78%TorranceCAN/APerformed "above average"
158EvergreenHealth Medical CenterUnited States66.78%KirklandWAN/APerformed "above average"
159St. Joseph's Hospital - BayCareUnited States66.72%TampaFLN/APerformed "above average"
160Northern Light Mercy HospitalUnited States66.72%PortlandMEN/A
161Saint Joseph Medical CenterUnited States66.71%TowsonMDN/APerformed "above average"
162Saratoga HospitalUnited States66.70%Saratoga SpringsNYN/A
163St. Vincent HealthcareUnited States66.69%BillingsMTN/A
164Overlook Medical CenterUnited States66.68%SummitNJN/APerformed "above average"
165St. Lukes HospitalUnited States66.67%ChesterfieldMON/APerformed "above average"
166Saint Francis HospitalUnited States66.59%TulsaOKN/A
167Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterUnited States66.59%VancouverWAN/APerformed "above average"
168United Regional Health Care SystemUnited States66.50%Wichita FallsTXN/APerformed "above average"
169AMITA Health Adventist Medical CenterUnited States66.48%HinsdaleILN/APerformed "above average"
170Duke Regional HospitalUnited States66.47%DurhamNCN/A
171Adventhealth OrlandoUnited States66.46%OrlandoFLN/APerformed "above average"
172Beaumont Hospital, TroyUnited States66.43%TroyMIN/A
173Advocate Christ Medical CenterUnited States66.36%Oak LawnILN/APerformed "above average"
174Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center & Zion Medical CenterUnited States66.36%San DiegoCAN/APerformed "above average"
175UCHealth Poudre Valley HospitalUnited States66.35%Fort CollinsCON/APerformed "above average"
176St. Francis DowntownUnited States66.33%GreenvilleSCN/APerformed "above average"
177Edward HospitalUnited States66.33%NapervilleILN/A
178Emory Johns Creek HospitalUnited States66.22%Johns CreekGAN/APerformed "above average"
179St. David's Medical CenterUnited States66.21%AustinTXN/APerformed "above average"
180Sky Ridge Medical CenterUnited States66.19%Lone TreeCON/APerformed "above average"
181WVU MedicineUnited States66.19%MorgantownWVN/APerformed "above average"
182Mercy St. Anne HospitalUnited States66.18%ToledoOHN/APerformed "above average"
183MedStar Georgetown University HospitalUnited States66.15%WashingtonDCN/APerformed "above average"
184Sentara Norfolk General HospitalUnited States66.10%NorfolkVAN/APerformed "above average"
185Morton Plant HospitalUnited States66.08%ClearwaterFLN/APerformed "above average"
186University of Texas Health Science Center at TylerUnited States66.07%TylerTXN/A
187University of Missouri Health CareUnited States65.99%ColumbiaMON/APerformed "above average"
188Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical CenterUnited States65.98%Los AngelesCAN/APerformed "above average"
189Baptist Hospital of MiamiUnited States65.92%MiamiFLN/APerformed "above average"
190Jewish Hospital - Mercy HealthUnited States65.92%CincinnatiOHN/APerformed "above average"
191Utah Valley HospitalUnited States65.87%ProvoUTN/APerformed "above average"
192Fairview Ridges HospitalUnited States65.87%BurnsvilleMNN/A
193Henry Ford West Bloomfield HospitalUnited States65.87%West BloomfieldMIN/A
194Griffin HospitalUnited States65.82%DerbyCTN/APerformed "above average"
195Indiana University Health Medical CenterUnited States65.81%IndianapolisINN/APerformed "above average"
196Baylor Scott & White - Round Rock Medical CenterUnited States65.80%Round RockTXN/A
197Southcoast Hospitals GroupUnited States65.79%Fall RiverMAN/A
198Inova Fair Oaks HospitalUnited States65.77%FairfaxVAN/APerformed "above average"
199Henrico Doctors' HospitalUnited States65.77%RichmondVAN/APerformed "above average"
200Huntington Memorial HospitalUnited States65.69%PasadenaCAN/APerformed "above average"
201Porter Adventist HospitalUnited States65.69%DenverCON/A
202SSM Health - St. Mary's HospitalUnited States65.68%Jefferson CityMON/A
203Blanchard Valley HospitalUnited States65.67%FindlayOHN/APerformed "above average"
204Evanston HospitalUnited States65.67%EvanstonILN/APerformed "above average"
205Sentara Princess Anne HospitalUnited States65.66%Virginia BeachVAN/APerformed "above average"
206Harborview Medical CenterUnited States65.66%SeattleWAN/A
207Scripps Green HospitalUnited States65.60%La JollaCAN/A
208Texas Health Southwest - Harris Methodist HospitalUnited States65.59%Fort WorthTXN/APerformed "above average"
209Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health CenterUnited States65.58%Sioux FallsSDN/APerformed "above average"
210Billings Clinic HospitalUnited States65.57%BillingsMTN/APerformed "above average"
211Virginia Hospital CenterUnited States65.52%ArlingtonVAN/A
212Tulane Medical CenterUnited States65.52%New OrleansLAN/APerformed "above average"
213Straub Clinic And HospitalUnited States65.50%HonoluluHIN/APerformed "above average"
214Fulton County Health CenterUnited States65.50%WauseonOHN/A
215Community Hospital EastUnited States65.43%IndianapolisINN/APerformed "above average"
216Willis Knighton Medical CenterUnited States65.41%ShreveportLAN/A
217Wentworth-Douglass HospitalUnited States65.34%DoverNHN/APerformed "above average"
218Salem HospitalUnited States65.33%SalemORN/APerformed "above average"
219Kaiser Permanente Moanalua (Hawaii) Medical CenterUnited States65.27%HonoluluHIN/APerformed "above average"
220LDS HospitalUnited States65.27%Salt Lake CityUTN/A
221Aurora Baycare Medical CenterUnited States65.20%Green BayWIN/A
222Memorial Hospital of South BendUnited States65.18%South BendINN/APerformed "above average"
223Firsthealth Moore Regional HospitalUnited States65.16%PinehurstNCN/APerformed "above average"
224Holy Cross HospitalUnited States65.13%Fort LauderdaleFLN/APerformed "above average"
225Baptist Medical Center - BeachesUnited States65.07%Jacksonville BeachFLN/APerformed "above average"
226Health One – The Medical Center of AuroraUnited States65.06%AuroraCON/APerformed "above average"
227Bellin Memorial HospitalUnited States64.98%Green BayWIN/APerformed "above average"
228Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical CenterUnited States64.97%ChicagoILN/APerformed "above average"
229Community Memorial HospitalUnited States64.93%Menomonee FallsWIN/APerformed "above average"
230Southwest Health Center - PlattevilleUnited States64.91%PlattevilleWIN/A
231SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - MadisonUnited States64.91%MadisonWIN/APerformed "above average"
232Asante Rogue Regional Medical CenterUnited States64.89%MedfordORN/APerformed "above average"
233Newark Beth Israel Medical CenterUnited States64.85%NewarkNJN/APerformed "above average"
234Banner University Medical Center TucsonUnited States64.81%TucsonAZN/APerformed "above average"
235Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea And AustinUnited States64.80%Albert LeaMNN/A
236Mclaren Northern MichiganUnited States64.77%PetoskeyMIN/APerformed "above average"
237Northwestern Lake Forest HospitalUnited States64.75%Lake ForestILN/A
238Methodist Willowbrook HospitalUnited States64.73%HoustonTXN/APerformed "above average"
239Southwest General - Middleburg Heights Medical CenterUnited States64.67%Middleburg HeightsOHN/A
240Saint Thomas West HospitalUnited States64.67%NashvilleTNN/APerformed "above average"
241St. Joseph Medical CenterUnited States64.66%BloomingtonILN/A
242California Pacific Medical Center United States64.61%San FranciscoCAN/APerformed "above average"
243Mayo Clinic Healthcare System - Franciscan Medical CenterUnited States64.61%La CrosseWIN/APerformed "above average"
244St. Johns Medical CenterUnited States64.59%JacksonWYN/A
245MedStar Good Samaritan HospitalUnited States64.51%BaltimoreMDN/A
246Wooster Community HospitalUnited States64.49%WoosterOHN/APerformed "above average"
247Logan Regional HospitalUnited States64.47%LoganUTN/A
248Sharp Coronado HospitalUnited States64.40%CoronadoCAN/A
249Advocate Sherman HospitalUnited States64.34%ElginILN/APerformed "above average"
250St. Vincent Indianapolis HospitalUnited States64.34%IndianapolisINN/APerformed "above average"
251Park Nicollet Methodist HospitalUnited States64.33%Saint Louis ParkMNN/APerformed "above average"
252Dignity Health - Northridge Hospital Medical CenterUnited States64.21%NorthridgeCAN/A
253Main Line HospitalUnited States64.19%PaoliPAN/APerformed "above average"
254Aultman HospitalUnited States64.11%CantonOHN/APerformed "above average"
255Presence Saints Mary And Elizabeth Medical CenterUnited States64.09%ChicagoILN/APerformed "above average"
256Mount Nittany Medical CenterUnited States64.04%State CollegePAN/APerformed "above average"
257MedStar Union Memorial HospitalUnited States63.97%BaltimoreMDN/A
258St. Mary's Regional Medical CenterUnited States63.95%EnidOKN/A
259Cape Cod HospitalUnited States63.90%HyannisMAN/A
260Inova Loudoun HospitalUnited States63.89%LeesburgVAN/APerformed "above average"
261Health One - Rose Medical CenterUnited States63.87%DenverCON/APerformed "above average"
262Baptist Health LexingtonUnited States63.86%LexingtonKYN/APerformed "above average"
263Fayette Medical CenterUnited States63.86%FayetteALN/A
264Inova Mount Vernon HospitalUnited States63.79%AlexandriaVAN/APerformed "above average"
265Mary Greeley Medical CenterUnited States63.78%AmesIAN/A
266Seton Medical Center HaysUnited States63.67%KyleTXN/APerformed "above average"
267Mercy Regional Medical CenterUnited States63.66%Ville PlatteLAN/A
268Pali Momi Medical CenterUnited States63.64%AieaHIN/APerformed "above average"
269Ascension St. Vincent Carmel HospitalUnited States63.64%CarmelINN/APerformed "above average"
270Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterUnited States63.62%La CrosseWIN/APerformed "above average"
271Community Hospital of the Monterey PeninsulaUnited States63.56%MontereyCAN/A
272Aurora Medical Center GraftonUnited States63.51%GraftonWIN/APerformed "above average"
273Cape Canaveral HospitalUnited States63.49%Cocoa BeachFLN/A
274Union General HospitalUnited States63.47%BlairsvilleGAN/A
275Elmhurst Memorial HospitalUnited States63.46%ElmhurstILN/APerformed "above average"
276Barton Memorial HospitalUnited States63.45%South Lake TahoeCAN/A
277Mercy Iowa CityUnited States63.41%Iowa CityIAN/A
278Confluence Health - Central Washington HospitalUnited States63.41%WenatcheeWAN/A
279Main Line Hospital - Bryn Mawr CampusUnited States63.40%Bryn MawrPAN/APerformed "above average"
280Northwestern Medicine Mchenry HospitalUnited States63.40%MchenryILN/APerformed "above average"
281Perham Health ClinicUnited States63.34%PerhamMNN/A
282Ochsner Lafayette General Medical CenterUnited States63.31%LafayetteLAN/APerformed "above average"
283Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical CenterUnited States63.30%SheboyganWIN/A
284Shannon Medical CenterUnited States63.29%San AngeloTXN/A
285St. George Regional Hospital River RoadUnited States63.26%St GeorgeUTN/APerformed "above average"
286Dignity Health - Sequoia HospitalUnited States63.25%Redwood CityCAN/A
287Ochsner University Hospital & ClinicsUnited States63.23%LafayetteLAN/APerformed "above average"
288Catholic Medical CenterUnited States63.21%ManchesterNHN/A
289Johnston HealthUnited States63.16%SmithfieldNCN/A
290Good Samaritan Medical CenterUnited States63.15%LafayetteCON/APerformed "above average"
291MercyOne Dubuque Medical CenterUnited States63.13%DubuqueIAN/APerformed "above average"
292AdventHealth Shawnee MissionUnited States63.07%Shawnee MissionKSN/APerformed "above average"
293UCHealth - Medical Center of The RockiesUnited States63.04%LovelandCON/APerformed "above average"
294Sentara - Martha Jefferson HospitalUnited States63.02%CharlottesvilleVAN/A
295Clay County HospitalUnited States62.93%AshlandALN/A
296Sentara Leigh HospitalUnited States62.90%NorfolkVAN/APerformed "above average"
297Atrium Health LincolnUnited States62.85%LincolntonNCN/APerformed "above average"
298AMITA Health - Adventist Medical Center La GrangeUnited States62.82%La GrangeILN/APerformed "above average"
299Stillwater Medical CenterUnited States62.82%StillwaterOKN/A
300St. Luke's Magic Valley Medical CenterUnited States62.76%Twin FallsIDN/APerformed "above average"
301Baylor Scott & White - Waxahachie Medical CenterUnited States62.67%WaxahachieTXN/APerformed "above average"
302Dignity Health - Mercy Gilbert Medical CenterUnited States62.63%GilbertAZN/A
303Providence Medford Medical CenterUnited States62.60%MedfordORN/APerformed "above average"
304Geisinger Medical CenterUnited States62.53%DanvillePAN/APerformed "above average"
305OhioHealth Riverside Methodist HospitalUnited States62.49%ColumbusOHN/APerformed "above average"
306Brookings HospitalUnited States62.45%BrookingsSDN/A
307Kettering Health - Sycamore Medical CenterUnited States62.45%MiamisburgOHN/A
308Sidney & Lois Eskenazi HospitalUnited States62.42%IndianapolisINN/A
309Northside Hospital ForsythUnited States62.37%CummingGAN/APerformed "above average"
310Missouri Baptist Medical CenterUnited States62.37%Town And CountryMON/APerformed "above average"
311SSM Health - St. Mary's HospitalUnited States62.28%CentraliaILN/A
312Fairview Park HospitalUnited States62.28%DublinGAN/A
313Community Hospital SouthUnited States62.27%IndianapolisINN/APerformed "above average"
314Lutheran Health Network - Lutheran HospitalUnited States62.22%Fort WayneINN/A
315Kadlec Regional Medical CenterUnited States62.12%RichlandWAN/A
316Catawba Valley Medical CenterUnited States62.11%HickoryNCN/APerformed "above average"
317Memorial Hospital And Health Care CenterUnited States62.05%JasperINN/A
318Williamson Medical CenterUnited States61.99%FranklinTNN/APerformed "above average"
319St. David's - North Austin Medical CenterUnited States61.93%AustinTXN/APerformed "above average"
320Saint Luke's East HospitalUnited States61.91%Lees SummitMON/APerformed "above average"
321Cleveland Clinic Avon HospitalUnited States61.90%AvonOHN/A
322Firelands Regional Medical CenterUnited States61.90%SanduskyOHN/APerformed "above average"
323Christus Mother Frances - Hospital TylerUnited States61.89%TylerTXN/A
324Lifespan - Newport HospitalUnited States61.86%NewportRIN/A
325Thibodaux Regional Medical CenterUnited States61.79%ThibodauxLAN/A
326BayCare - Mease Dunedin HospitalUnited States61.69%DunedinFLN/A
327Jupiter Medical CenterUnited States61.64%JupiterFLN/A
328ProHealth - Waukesha Memorial HospitalUnited States61.51%WaukeshaWIN/APerformed "above average"
329Kalispell Regional Medical CenterUnited States61.48%KalispellMTN/A
330St. Clair HospitalUnited States61.46%PittsburghPAN/APerformed "above average"
331East Alabama Medical CenterUnited States61.44%OpelikaALN/APerformed "above average"
332HSHS - St. Josephs HospitalUnited States61.42%Chippewa FallsWIN/A
333Wellstar Paulding HospitalUnited States61.39%HiramGAN/APerformed "above average"
334St. Joseph Mercy HospitalUnited States61.33%Ann ArborMIN/APerformed "above average"

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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).