The first to appear is the Hospital Universitario La Paz in Madrid, ranked 49th, followed by the Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre in Madrid (52); the Hospital Clínic in Barcelona (59); the Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron in Barcelona (70), the Hospital General Universitario Gregorio in Madrid (76); the Clínica Universidad de Navarra (79); the Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío in Seville (160); the Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal in Madrid (163); the Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe in Valencia (169); the Hospital Clínico San Carlos in Madrid (175), the Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz in Madrid (198) and the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau in Barcelona (217).
The top ten positions in the table are occupied in this order by: Mayo Clinic (United States), Cleveland Clinic (United States), Toronto General – University Health Network (Canada), Johns Hopkins Hospital (United States), Karolinska University Hospital (Sweden), Massachusetts General Hospital (United States), Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Germany), Sheba Medical Center (Israel), Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and University Hospital Zurich (Switzerland).
The study also ranks the best hospitals in each country. In the case of Spain, La Paz leads with a score of 91.83%, followed by Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre (88.35%), Clínica Barcelona (87.12%), Hospital Universitario Vall d’Hebron (85.50%), Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón (85.30%), Clínica Universidad de Navarra (82.97%), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío (80.86%), Universitario Ramón y Cajal (80.48%), Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe (80.36%) and Hospital Clínico San Carlos (78.74%).
Between positions 11 and 30 are Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz; Hospital de la Santa Creu y Sant Pau 75.75%; Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla; Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro – Majadahonda; Hospital Quirónsalud Barcelona; Hospital Universitario HM Sanchinarro in Madrid; Ruber International Hospital in Madrid; Reina Sofía University Hospital in Córdoba; Bellvitge University Hospital; Teknon Medical Center; Virgen de Las Nieves University Hospital in Granada; Clinical University Hospital in Valencia; Virgen Macarena University Hospital in Seville; Quirónsalud Madrid University Hospital; Coruña University Hospital; La Zarzuela University Hospital in Madrid; La Princesa University Hospital in Madrid; Dexeus Hospital in Barcelona and Dr. Peset University Hospital in Valencia.
They are followed by Miguel Servet University Hospital in Zaragoza; Central University Hospital of Asturias; Virgen de la Arrixaca Clinical University Hospital in Murcia; Regional University Hospital of Malaga; Clinical University Hospital of Santiago; Infanta Leonor University Hospital in Madrid; Salamanca University Hospital; Málaga Quirónsalud Hospital; Clinical University Hospital of Valladolid; Sagrado Corazón Quirónsalud Hospital in Seville; Río Hortega University Hospital in Valladolid; HM Montepríncipe University Hospital in Madrid; Ciudad Real General University Hospital; Galdakao-Usansolo University Hospital; Sagrat Cor University Hospital in Barcelona; San Roque University Hospital in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; Cruces University Hospital in Baracaldo; HLA University Hospital Moncloa in Madrid; Vitas Valencia 9 de Octubre Hospital; Consortium General University Hospital of Valencia and Barcelona Hospital:
After position 50, there are the Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital in Badalona; Reina Sofía General University Hospital in Murcia; General University Hospital of Alicante; Basurto University Hospital; Virgen de la Victoria University Hospital in Malaga; del Mar Hospital in Barcelona; Morales Meseguer General University Hospital in Murcia; Donostia University Hospital; Móstoles University Hospital; Alcorcón Foundation University Hospital; Rey Juan Carlos University Hospital in Móstoles; Badajoz University Hospital Consortium; HM Madrid University Hospital; Virgen de Valme University Hospital in Seville; Nuestra Señora de Candelaria University Hospital in Santa Cruz de Tenerife; Vigo University Hospital Consortium; Costa del Sol Hospital in Marbella; Torrecárdenas University Hospital in Almería; Lozano Blesa Clinical University Hospital in Zaragoza and Santa Lucía General University Hospital in Cartagena.
At the bottom of the list are the Cáceres University Hospital Consortium; San Cecilio University Hospital in Granada; Araba University Hospital; San Juan de Dios Hospital in Manresa; Sagrada Familia Clinic in Barcelona; Getafe University Hospital; León University Hospital Consortium; Girona Doctor Josep Trueta University Hospital; Albacete University Hospital Consortium; Vinalopó University Hospital; Doctor Negrín University Hospital in Gran Canaria; Severo Ochoa University Hospital in Leganés; San Pedro Hospital in Logroño; La Moraleja University Hospital in Madrid; Puerta del Mar University Hospital in Cádiz; HCB Benidorm; Gómez Ulla Defense Central Hospital in Madrid; Jaén University Hospital; Vithas Xanit Internacional Hospital in Benalmádena; San Juan University Hospital in Alicante; Ávila Hospital Consortium; Sabadell Hospital; Nou Delfos HM Hospital in Barcelona; Ferrol University Hospital Consortium; Son Llàtzer University Hospital in Palma; Burgos University Hospital Consortium; Juan Cardona in Ferrol; Juan XXIII University Hospital in Tarragona; Lugo University Hospital Consortium and Ourense University Hospital Consortium.
This year’s ranking of over 2,400 hospitals includes the best hospitals from 30 countries: 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 United States. These countries were selected based on multiple factors for comparability, such as standard of living, life expectancy, population size, number of hospitals, and data availability.
The ranking is based on a comprehensive evaluation process, including an online survey of thousands of medical experts (physicians, hospital managers, and healthcare professionals), patient experience data, hospital quality metrics, and a PROM implementation survey. Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) are defined as standardized and validated questionnaires completed by patients to measure their perception of functional well-being and quality of life.
