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Newsweek has once again recognized the world-class excellence of Israel’s Hadassah Medical Organization, the hospital system of Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America. In the media company’s “World’s Best Hospitals 2026,” Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem – the hospital system’s largest and most comprehensive location – ranks among the top 250 hospitals globally, moving up almost 100 places to #157 from #246.
In Israel, Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem already ranked highly – even among the country’s top 10 hospitals – the hospital moved to third place from fourth.
“World’s Best Hospitals 2026” is Newsweek’s latest annual assessment of the world’s leading hospitals. The 2026 report, which rates 2,500 hospitals in 32 countries, places the Hadassah Medical Organization’s Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem in the company of the world’s foremost medical institutions. Among them, this year’s five top honorees: the Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minn.), Toronto General Hospital-University Health Network, the Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland, Ohio), Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset (Stockholm) and Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston, Ma.).
In Newsweek’s most recent “World’s Best Specialized Hospitals 2026” and “World’s Best Smart Hospitals 2026,” Hadassah once again earned a spot among Israel’s leading hospitals for cardiology (sixth year), oncology (fifth year) and the use of smart technology (fifth year).
In a joint statement, the Hadassah Medical Organization’s board chair, Dalia Itzik, and chief executive, Yoram Weiss, MD, said, “The continued rise of the Hadassah Medical Organization’s Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem in Newsweek’s global ranking reflects our physicians’, nurses’ and staff members’ unwavering commitment to clinical excellence, innovation and compassionate care. This recognition affirms the measurable impact of our investment in advanced technology, groundbreaking research and patient-centered medical care.”
Said Carol Ann Schwartz, national president of the hospital system’s parent, Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, “Newsweek’s recognition confirms that the Hadassah Medical Organization is one of the best healthcare institutions in the world. Our extraordinary doctors and scientists continue to set new standards, improving patient care and strengthening our position at the forefront of global medicine.”
Newsweek’s “World’s Best Hospitals 2026” was produced in collaboration with the global data firm Statista. Hospitals were evaluated according to four criteria: recommendations from medical experts, hospital quality metrics, existing patient experience data and Statista’s Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Implementation Survey, which conveys patients’ perceptions of their treatment experience.
About the Hadassah Medical Organization:
For more than a century, the Hadassah Medical Organization, the Jerusalem-based hospital system of Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, has set the standard for excellence in medical care and research in Israel. The experience, expertise and ingenuity of Hadassah’s doctors and scientists have led to new tools and treatments in all areas of medicine, including therapeutics, diagnostics and medical devices. Visit hadassah.org/how-we-help/our-hospitals.