The best hospitals in the world, from Newsweek and Statista's World's Best Hospitals, with Brand Finance (brand strength) and the Nature Index (research) alongside.
The list of the 2025 editions is being compiled: it needs at least 4 trusted rankings.
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The contenders of 2026, from the 2026 editions published so far (3 rankings; one trusted ranking is enough to be nominated). Same rule: the more rankings name an entry, the higher its place; votes order a shared place and also count on the Spotlight.
- =1Cleveland ClinicIn 2 of 3 rankings · United StatesNewsweek / Statista (No. 3) · Brand Finance (No. 8)Tied with Massachusetts General Hospital: 1 vote puts it ahead0 votes
- =1Massachusetts General HospitalIn 2 of 3 rankings · United StatesNature Index (Springer Nature) (No. 1) · Newsweek / Statista (No. 5)1 vote ($1.99) to pass Cleveland Clinic0 votes
- =1Mayo ClinicIn 2 of 3 rankings · Rochester, United StatesNewsweek / Statista (No. 1) · Nature Index (Springer Nature) (No. 3)1 vote ($1.99) to pass Massachusetts General Hospital0 votes
- =1Singapore General Hospital (SGH)In 2 of 3 rankings · SingaporeBrand Finance (No. 10) · Newsweek / Statista (No. 10)1 vote ($1.99) to pass Mayo Clinic0 votes
- =2All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi (AIIMS)In 1 of 3 rankings · IndiaBrand Finance (No. 6)Tied with Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH): 1 vote puts it ahead0 votes
- =2Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH)In 1 of 3 rankings · United States of America (USA)Nature Index (Springer Nature) (No. 4)1 vote ($1.99) to pass All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi (AIIMS)0 votes
- =2Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustIn 1 of 3 rankings · United KingdomBrand Finance (No. 9)1 vote ($1.99) to pass Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH)0 votes
- =2Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinIn 1 of 3 rankings · GermanyNewsweek / Statista (No. 8)1 vote ($1.99) to pass Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust0 votes
- =2Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC), CUIn 1 of 3 rankings · United States of America (USA)Nature Index (Springer Nature) (No. 9)1 vote ($1.99) to pass Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin0 votes
- =2Johns Hopkins MedicineIn 1 of 3 rankings · United StatesBrand Finance (No. 1)1 vote ($1.99) to pass Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC), CU0 votes
- =2Karolinska UniversitetssjukhusetIn 1 of 3 rankings · SwedenNewsweek / Statista (No. 4)1 vote ($1.99) to pass Johns Hopkins Medicine0 votes
- =2Mass General BrighamIn 1 of 3 rankings · United StatesBrand Finance (No. 4)1 vote ($1.99) to pass Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset0 votes
- =2Mayo Clinic Health SystemIn 1 of 3 rankings · United StatesBrand Finance (No. 5)1 vote ($1.99) to pass Mass General Brigham0 votes
- =2Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC)In 1 of 3 rankings · United States of America (USA)Nature Index (Springer Nature) (No. 8)1 vote ($1.99) to pass Mayo Clinic Health System0 votes
- =2Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS)In 1 of 3 rankings · United States of America (USA)Nature Index (Springer Nature) (No. 6)1 vote ($1.99) to pass Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC)0 votes
- =2Sheba Medical CenterIn 1 of 3 rankings · IsraelNewsweek / Statista (No. 7)1 vote ($1.99) to pass Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS)0 votes
- =2Stanford MedicineIn 1 of 3 rankings · United States of America (USA)Nature Index (Springer Nature) (No. 7)1 vote ($1.99) to pass Sheba Medical Center0 votes
- =2Stanford University Medical CenterIn 1 of 3 rankings · United StatesBrand Finance (No. 3)1 vote ($1.99) to pass Stanford Medicine0 votes
- =2The Johns Hopkins HospitalIn 1 of 3 rankings · United StatesNewsweek / Statista (No. 6)1 vote ($1.99) to pass Stanford University Medical Center0 votes
- =2The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterIn 1 of 3 rankings · United States of America (USA)Nature Index (Springer Nature) (No. 10)1 vote ($1.99) to pass The Johns Hopkins Hospital0 votes
- =2The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT Southwestern Medical Center)In 1 of 3 rankings · United States of America (USA)Nature Index (Springer Nature) (No. 2)1 vote ($1.99) to pass The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center0 votes
- =2Universitätsspital ZürichIn 1 of 3 rankings · SwitzerlandNewsweek / Statista (No. 9)1 vote ($1.99) to pass The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT Southwestern Medical Center)0 votes
- =2University Health NetworkIn 1 of 3 rankings · CanadaBrand Finance (No. 7)1 vote ($1.99) to pass Universitätsspital Zürich0 votes
- =2University Health Network - Toronto General HospitalIn 1 of 3 rankings · CanadaNewsweek / Statista (No. 2)1 vote ($1.99) to pass University Health Network0 votes
- =2West China School of Medicine/West China Hospital of Sichuan University (WCSM/WCH), SCUIn 1 of 3 rankings · ChinaNature Index (Springer Nature) (No. 5)1 vote ($1.99) to pass University Health Network - Toronto General Hospital0 votes
The live board. Everyone the 2026 rankings nominated is on it from day one with 0 votes, plus every paid reader nomination ($9.50, counts as 1 vote). Votes are $1.99 each. The Spotlight never changes the Best ’25 list. How it works
Until 31 December the most votes lead. On 31 December the title goes to the nominee with the most different voters: one person counts once, however many votes they bought.
- 1All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi (AIIMS)Nominated by Brand Finance0 votes0 voters
- 2Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH)Nominated by Nature Index (Springer Nature)0 votes0 voters
- 3Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNominated by Brand Finance0 votes0 voters
- 4Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinNominated by Newsweek / Statista0 votes0 voters
- 5Cleveland ClinicNominated by Newsweek / Statista, Brand Finance0 votes0 voters
- 6Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC), CUNominated by Nature Index (Springer Nature)0 votes0 voters
- 7Johns Hopkins MedicineNominated by Brand Finance0 votes0 voters
- 8Karolinska UniversitetssjukhusetNominated by Newsweek / Statista0 votes0 voters
- 9Mass General BrighamNominated by Brand Finance0 votes0 voters
- 10Massachusetts General HospitalNominated by Nature Index (Springer Nature), Newsweek / Statista0 votes0 voters
- 11Mayo ClinicNominated by Newsweek / Statista, Nature Index (Springer Nature)0 votes0 voters
- 12Mayo Clinic Health SystemNominated by Brand Finance0 votes0 voters
- 13Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC)Nominated by Nature Index (Springer Nature)0 votes0 voters
- 14Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS)Nominated by Nature Index (Springer Nature)0 votes0 voters
- 15Sheba Medical CenterNominated by Newsweek / Statista0 votes0 voters
- 16Singapore General Hospital (SGH)Nominated by Brand Finance, Newsweek / Statista0 votes0 voters
- 17Stanford MedicineNominated by Nature Index (Springer Nature)0 votes0 voters
- 18Stanford University Medical CenterNominated by Brand Finance0 votes0 voters
- 19The Johns Hopkins HospitalNominated by Newsweek / Statista0 votes0 voters
- 20The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterNominated by Nature Index (Springer Nature)0 votes0 voters
- 21The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT Southwestern Medical Center)Nominated by Nature Index (Springer Nature)0 votes0 voters
- 22Universitätsspital ZürichNominated by Newsweek / Statista0 votes0 voters
- 23University Health NetworkNominated by Brand Finance0 votes0 voters
- 24University Health Network - Toronto General HospitalNominated by Newsweek / Statista0 votes0 voters
- 25West China School of Medicine/West China Hospital of Sichuan University (WCSM/WCH), SCUNominated by Nature Index (Springer Nature)0 votes0 voters
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