22 March, 2022

Hospital Clínic, one more year among the best hospitals in the world in the World’s Best Hospitals

For another year, Newsweek magazine, in collaboration with Statista, has produced its ranking of the best hospitals in the world, the World’s Best Hospitals, thus being the fourth time that this classification has been awarded. And for yet another year, the Hospital Clínic has been among the best hospitals in the world and in Spain. On this occasion the centre has occupied the second position of the Spanish top 3, only behind the Hospital Universitario La Paz, while the Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre completed the podium in third position. Regarding the world ranking, the Hospital Clínic has occupied the 63rd position.

In preparing this ranking, the difficult context that hospital centres have been going through since the start of the covid-19 pandemic has been taken into account. This has meant that many have had to learn to quickly adapt to new challenges, but also to old ones, often improvising on the fly to overcome all these obstacles. To carry out this classification with the best hospitals in the world, the opinion of more than 80,000 health experts, such as doctors, managers and other professionals in the field of health, has been taken into account, in addition to patient satisfaction and clinical indicators.

TOP 150 HOSPITALS IN THE WORLD FROM OVER 21 COUNTRIES

On this occasion, more than 2.200 hospitals from 27 countries have been evaluated, with hospitals from Colombia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates being added to the list as a novelty. Among the 150 best hospitals in the world there are representatives from 21 different countries, thus demonstrating excellence around the world. The United States, with 33 hospitals, leads the ranking, followed by Germany with 14, France and Italy with 10 each and South Korea with 8. The world podium once again has been dominated by American hospitals. Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Hospital and Massachusetts Hospital in that order have topped the list.

Spain, for its part, has managed to include up to seven centres among the 150 best. In addition to the Hospital Universitario La Paz (52), the Hospital Clínic (63) and the Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre (66), the Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón (75), the Hospital Universitario Vall d’Hebron (81), the University Clinic of Navarra (86) and the Ramón y Cajal University Hospital (141).

Starting from position 150 and up to 250, the ranking is ordered alphabetically and in it you can find 7 Spanish centres for the elderly: Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Hospital Ruber Internacional, Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Puerta de Hierro University Hospital, Virgen del Rocío University Hospital and La Fe University and Polytechnic Hospital.

THE HOSPITAL CLÍNIC DE BARCELONA, A REFERENCE IN SPAIN

The Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, with more than 100 years of history, is a benchmark health centre in the city of Barcelona, in Catalonia and in the world, with a clear desire for excellence in its three main areas of action: care, research and teaching.

The Clinic covers practically all medical and surgical specialties and leads alliances with various health institutions to offer maximum quality care. It has a long tradition in research that places it as a reference institution, both nationally and internationally. Most of the research activities are carried out through the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS). It has a long tradition in research that places it as a reference institution, both nationally and internationally.