Israeli pride: Sheba Hospital ranked among world's top ten hospitals

Israel's Sheba Hospital or Sheba Medical Center has been ranked among the top ten hospitals in the world according to a Statista/Newsweek ranking, as reported today (Wednesday) by Calcalist.

This places Sheba in the same rank as institutions from the USA, Canada, Sweden, Germany, Singapore, and Switzerland, with world-famous Mayo Clinic in Minnesota ranked first.

Sheba is not alone – there are three additional Israeli hospitals on the prestigious list of the world's top 250, though much further back: Ichilov (Sourasky) at 60th place, Beilinson (Rabin Medical Center) at 122nd place, and Hadassah Ein Kerem at 242nd place.

Newsweek's top ten includes four hospitals from the USA, one from Canada, one from Sweden, one from Germany, one from Singapore, one from Switzerland, and as mentioned, Israel's Sheba. According to Statista, the number of hospitals worldwide is expected to reach 215,977 by 2026.

Newsweek's list includes medical centers from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States.

These countries were selected based on multiple comparison factors, including standard of living, life expectancy, population size, number of hospitals, and data availability. The complete ranking reviews more than 2,400 hospitals from these countries.

The ranking is based on a comprehensive evaluation process, including an online survey among thousands of medical experts (doctors, hospital managers, and healthcare professionals), patient experience data, hospital quality metrics, and a survey based on Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) - validated and standardized questionnaires completed by patients to measure their perceptions regarding their functioning and quality of life.

Professor Eyal Zimlichman, Deputy Director of Transformation and Innovation at Sheba and Director of the ARC Innovation arm said that "Newsweek's recognition is an expression of the path we are taking, with the continuous integration of technology, research, and clinical innovation, to make advanced medicine accessible and improve the quality of care."