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Release date
February 2026
Region
Worldwide
Survey time period
September to November 2025 (hospital recommendation survey), fall/winter 2025 (PROMs survey)
Special properties
General hospitals only
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The eighth edition of the World's Best Hospitals ranking (in cooperation with Newsweek) was based on an online survey of over 100,000 medical professionals, existing patient experience data, hospital quality metrics, and a PROMs implementation survey. Out of over 50,000 evaluated hospitals, 2,530 hospitals in 32 countries were awarded.
A detailed report on the methodology is available .
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