Italian hospitals shine in Newsweek 2027 world rankings

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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. 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.

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• 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.
• 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 neurol...

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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. 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. 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.