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Italian hospitals shine in Newsweek 2027 world rankings
Rome's Bambino Gesù, Gemelli and Milan's Besta institute all make the global top ten, as 42 Italian hospitals feature across 13 medical specialities.Three Italian hospitals have broken into the top 10 of Newsweek's World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2027 ranking, with Rome's Bambino Gesù children's hospital, the Policlinico Gemelli and Milan's Besta neurological institute all singled out for excellence.
The annual list, compiled by the US magazine together with data platform Statista, rates hospitals worldwide across 13 medical specialities. Rankings are based largely on a survey of more than 42,000 doctors carried out between May and June, alongside accreditation scores and patient-reported outcome measures.
The Bambino Gesù paediatric hospital climbed two places to rank fourth in the world out of around 800 hospitals assessed in 35 countries, confirming its status as the top children's hospital in Europe and the only Italian hospital in the global top 25 for the category. It was also recognised for its work in oncology and neonatology.
The top three spots went to North American institutions: the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Boston Children's Hospital and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Rome's Policlinico Gemelli was the only Italian hospital to feature in all 13 specialities considered, topping the national table in four of them: gastroenterology, endocrinology, pulmonology and obstetrics and gynaecology, the last of which also earned it third place worldwide. The hospital ranked second nationally and 29th globally out of 300 centres for oncology, reflecting what its foundation described as the growing reputation of its Comprehensive Cancer Centre, which treats around 65,000 patients a year, over a fifth of them from outside the central Lazio region.
Milan's Carlo Besta Neurological Institute, the only public hospital in the northern Lombardia region to feature, was placed eighth in the world and second in Europe for neurology, while rising to 11th globally and third in Europe for neurosurgery.
The Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute in Bologna also cracked the top ten of its field, ranking ninth worldwide for orthopaedics.
In total, 42 Italian hospitals appear somewhere across the ranking's 13 specialities. Most are based in Lombardia (15) and Lazio (seven), followed by Piedmont (five), with Campania, Tuscany and Veneto each contributing three.
Other notable Italian entries include the Monzino Cardiology Centre in Milan, 28th out of 150 for cardiac surgery, the San Raffaele hospital in Milan, 22nd out of 300 for cardiology, and the European Institute of Oncology in Milan, 14th out of 300 for oncology.
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Three Italian hospitals have broken into the top 10 of Newsweek's
World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2027
ranking, with Rome's Bambino Gesù children's hospital, the Policlinico Gemelli and Milan's Besta neurological institute all singled out for excellence.The annual list, compiled by the US magazine together with data platform Statista, rates hospitals worldwide across 13 medical specialities. Rankings are based largely on a survey of more than 42,000 doctors carried out between May and June, alongside accreditation scores and patient-reported outcome measures.
The Bambino Gesù paediatric hospital climbed two places to rank fourth in the world out of around 800 hospitals assessed in 35 countries, confirming its status as the top children's hospital in Europe and the only Italian hospital in the global top 25 for the category. It was also recognised for its work in oncology and neonatology.
The top three spots went to North American institutions: the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Boston Children's Hospital and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Rome's Policlinico Gemelli was the only Italian hospital to feature in all 13 specialities considered, topping the national table in four of them: gastroenterology, endocrinology, pulmonology and obstetrics and gynaecology, the last of which also earned it third place worldwide. The hospital ranked second nationally and 29th globally out of 300 centres for oncology, reflecting what its foundation described as the growing reputation of its Comprehensive Cancer Centre, which treats around 65,000 patients a year, over a fifth of them from outside the central Lazio region.
Milan's Carlo Besta Neurological Institute, the only public hospital in the northern Lombardia region to feature, was placed eighth in the world and second in Europe for neurology, while rising to 11th globally and third in Europe for neurosurgery.
The Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute in Bologna also cracked the top ten of its field, ranking ninth worldwide for orthopaedics.
In total, 42 Italian hospitals appear somewhere across the ranking's 13 specialities. Most are based in Lombardia (15) and Lazio (seven), followed by Piedmont (five), with Campania, Tuscany and Veneto each contributing three.
Other notable Italian entries include the Monzino Cardiology Centre in Milan, 28th out of 150 for cardiac surgery, the San Raffaele hospital in Milan, 22nd out of 300 for cardiology, and the European Institute of Oncology in Milan, 14th out of 300 for oncology.
Photo credit: Cineberg / Shutterstock.com
