NEW YORK, NY – For the first time since Newsweek launched its annual rankings, the magazine has named Israel’s Hadassah Medical Organization one of the best hospitals in the world. The Jerusalem-based nonprofit hospital system was founded and is owned by Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America.
The rankings appear in World’s Best Hospitals 2025, Newsweek’s latest annual assessment of hospitals worldwide. The 2025 report, which rates 2,400 hospitals in 30 countries, puts Hadassah in the company of such renowned American institutions as the Mayo Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, the Cleveland Clinic and The Johns Hopkins Hospital and such leading overseas institutions as Sweden’s Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset and Switzerland’s Universitätsspital Basel.
In the most recent World’s Best Specialized Hospitals and World’s Best Smart Hospitals, Hadassah once again earned a spot among Israel’s top hospitals for cardiology (fifth year), oncology (fourth year) and the use of smart technology (fourth year).
In a joint statement, Dalia Itzik, chairwoman of the Hadassah Medical Organization’s board of directors, and Yoram Weiss, MD, its director general, said, "At Hadassah’s hospitals, the true reward for our work lies in the thousands of patients whom we help to reclaim or enhance their lives each year. Our dedicated faculty and staff are aided by our use of cutting-edge technologies across every medical specialty and our partnerships with leading international science and healthcare companies.”
Said Carol Ann Schwartz, national president of the hospital system’s owner, Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, “We take immense pride in our physicians and scientists, whose contributions have once again earned the Hadassah Medical Organization a place on this prestigious list. Their groundbreaking work has propelled our hospitals into the forefront of global healthcare, securing their position among the world’s most innovative hospitals.”
The World’s Best Hospitals 2025 was produced in collaboration with the global data firm Statista. The report is based on an online survey of medical experts; hospital quality metrics, which measure such things as healthcare processes and systems; and surveys of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), which document patients’ perceptions of their quality of life and ability to function after hospitalization.
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About the Hadassah Medical Organization:
For more than a century, the Hadassah Medical Organization, the Jerusalem-based hospital system founded and owned by Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, has set the standard for excellence in medical treatment and research in Israel. The experience and ingenuity of Hadassah’s doctors and scientists have led to new tools and treatments in all areas of medicine, including therapeutics, diagnostic medical devices and digital health.
About Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America:
Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, is the largest Jewish women’s organization in the United States. With nearly 300,000 members, donors and supporters, Hadassah brings women together to effect change on such critical issues as ensuring Israel’s security, combating antisemitism and promoting women’s health care. Through its Jerusalem-based hospital system, the Hadassah Medical Organization, Hadassah helps support exemplary care for more than 1 million people every year as well as world-renowned medical research. Hadassah’s hospitals serve without regard to race, religion or nationality and in 2005 earned a Nobel Peace Prize nomination for building bridges to peace through medicine. Hadassah also supports two youth villages that set at-risk youth in Israel on the path to a successful future. Visit www.hadassah.org or follow Hadassah on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Threads and X.