This Toronto hospital just earned Canada’s highest placement ever in a global ranking

A Toronto hospital has ranked second in this year’s Newsweek magazine’s ranking of the world’s best hospitals. And it just so happens to be the highest position ever achieved by a Canadian hospital on this list.

According to Newsweek, the number of hospitals worldwide is projected to approach 216,000 this year, as stated by global data platform Statista. That’s why it teamed up with Statista for its World’s Best Hospitals 2026 ranking. The annual list “highlights leading hospitals around the globe and provides country-specific rankings, so readers can find information tailored to their needs and location,” per Newsweek.

How was the ranking compiled?

Hospitals from over 30 different counties were selected using multiple comparability criteria. This includes population size, life expectancy, standard of living, hospital density and the availability of reliable data.

“Each hospital was reviewed and given a score based on four data sources: recommendations from medical experts—including doctors, hospital managers and other health care professionals—hospital quality metrics, existing patient experience data and Statista’s Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Implementation Survey,” share Newsweek.

“PROMs are defined as standardized, validated questionnaires completed by patients to measure their perception of their functional well-being and quality of life.”

More than 2,500 hospitals were evaluated this year, according to the list.

Which Canadian hospitals made the list?

Out of the 250 hospitals ranked on the list, a handful of them are Canadian. According to Newsweek, University Health Network’s Toronto General Hospital has ranked second in the world. “This also marks the eighth consecutive year that University Health Network has been ranked as the world’s #1 universally accessible hospital,” shares UHN in a press release.

But that’s not all. UHN’s Toronto Western Hospital and Princess Margaret Cancer Centre were also recognized in the ranking.

“Being ranked the second-best hospital in the world is a powerful validation of the strength of our integrated academic health system. It reflects the collective impact of TeamUHN and affirms that excellence can thrive within a universal health system,” says Dean Connor, chair of the board of directors at University Health Network. “This moment brings pride and a responsibility to continue advancing what health care can achieve for patients in Canada and globally.”

The full list can be viewed online.

What an accomplishment for Canadian health care.

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Karen Doradea

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