Pfor the second consecutive year, Newsweek ranked the best hospitals in 21 countries (United States, Canada, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Holland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Israel, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, India, Thailand, Australia, Brazil).
Lombardy at the top
And for Italy (especially for Milan) there are several pleasant surprises. In fact, in the «World’s Best Hospitals 2020», between 50 most “reliable” hospitals in the world, there is the Niguarda in Milan. An important result, which comes a few months after the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the structure, suited to the treatment of medium and high complexity diseases. But not only.
4 excellences in cancer treatment
The ranking “rewards” Lombard healthcare even in specializations with remarkable rankings so as to make it a flagship of healthcare in the world. In the oncology ranking, therefore in the treatment of tumors, Lombard excellence they are even 4 among the top 50 and also in very high places.
In 11th place we find the IEO-European Institute of Oncology, on the 15th is positioned the IRCCS National Cancer Institute Foundation, al 25th the Humanitas-Unifa Medica and Hematology Clinical Institute, al 49esimo the Great Metropolitan Hospital Niguarda – Department of Hematology and Oncology.
The other Italian hospitals
But within the first 50 there are also at 34th the Hospital of Padua – Department of Medical Oncology and al 40th the National Cancer Institute of Naples G. Pascale Foundation.
Not just oncology
Italy (and once again Milan) also appears in the ranking as excellence in cardiology with the Monzino Cardiology Center in 22nd place e the Department of Cardiology of the Policlinico San Donato in 30th place.
The best hospitals in Italy
As for the ranking in Italy alone, the results for the first five places always reward Lombardy with al first place the Great Niguarda Metropolitan Hospital, on the fourth the Humanitas Clinical Institute, on the fifth, the San Raffaele Hospital – San Donato Group.
However, the second is the A. Gemelli University Hospital in Rome, the third is the Policlinico Sant’Orsola Malpighi in Bologna.
Three US hospitals on the world podium
Returning to the world ranking on the podium there are three hospitals Americans: leads the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, follows the Cleveland Clinic e Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
The selection was made on the basis of standard and life expectancy, population size, number of hospitals and availability of data.
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