Samsung Medical Center Ranked No.1 in Korea by Newsweek’s “World’s Best Hospitals 2026”

Samsung Medical Center (SMC) has been included in Newsweek’s “World’s Best Hospitals 2026”, announced online on February 25. SMC ranked 26th globally, moving up four places from the previous year, and was the highest-ranked hospital in Korea in this year’s evaluation.

 

The World’s Best Hospitals rankings are conducted by Newsweek in collaboration with Statista Inc., a global market research firm based in Germany.

The rankings are determined based on four key criteria:

l  Medical performance indicators (40%)

l  Recommendations from medical experts both domestically and internationally (35%)

l  Patient satisfaction (18.5%)

l  Implementation of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) (6.5%)

 

Samsung Medical Center has also been recognized in Newsweek’s Best Specialized Hospitals rankings. In the cancer category, the hospital was ranked third globally for two consecutive years and first among general hospitals in that evaluation.

In addition, it has maintained the No. 1 position in Korea in the Smart Hospital category for five consecutive years.

 

Since its opening in 1994, Samsung Medical Center has continued to pursue patient-centered care, the treatment of complex and severe diseases, and the development of advanced intelligent hospital systems. The hospital noted that the results reflect its continued efforts toward innovation in healthcare across multiple areas.

 

SMC President Seung Woo Park said, “We are pleased that our efforts to advance future medicine centered on the treatment of complex diseases have been recognized by healthcare professionals around the world. We will continue striving to improve patient care and contribute to the advancement of healthcare.”