Seoul Asan Medical Center Ranks 34th in '2021 World's Best Hospitals' Survey

Rose 3 Ranks from 37th Last Year

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ji-hee] Seoul Asan Medical Center ranked 34th in the world in the ‘2021 World's Best Hospitals’ survey conducted by the American news weekly Newsweek. This is a rise of three places from 37th last year, and the domestic ranking remained first place, the same as the previous year.

Newsweek, together with the global market research firm Statista, announced the 2021 World's Best Hospitals rankings on its official website on the 3rd, based on recommendations from over 70,000 medical professionals across 25 countries and patient satisfaction. The evaluation criteria included ▲an online survey targeting doctors, hospital staff, and health experts (55%) ▲patient satisfaction surveys (15%) ▲medical performance indicators quantifying the quality of medical services such as patient safety and infection control (30%). Starting this year, for domestic hospitals only, the patient satisfaction survey category added patient experience evaluation indicators from the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service.

In this survey, the Mayo Clinic in the United States was announced as the world’s number one hospital, followed by the Cleveland Clinic (USA), Massachusetts General Hospital of Harvard Medical School (USA), Toronto General Hospital (Canada), and Johns Hopkins Hospital (USA).

Seoul Asan Medical Center also ranked high in all six categories in Newsweek’s ‘World’s Best Hospitals by Specialty’ evaluation announced last year. The center ranked 4th in endocrinology, 6th in gastroenterology, 7th in cancer, 8th in neurology, and 12th in orthopedics.

Park Seung-il, director of Seoul Asan Medical Center, said, "Seoul Asan Medical Center’s efforts to establish a clinical and research-based treatment system focused on severe diseases are being well recognized overseas," adding, "We will further strengthen our capacity to treat critically ill patients so that more patients can receive optimal treatment in a safe environment."

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