World's Best Smart Hospitals 2024
Based on a worldwide online survey of thousands of medical professionals and the Statista Smart Hospitals Maturity Survey, the 330 leading hospitals in the field of smart technologies were awarded for the third time. The list recognizes hospitals across 28 different countries. Additionally, participants had the opportunity to name a standout category for the recommended smart hospitals. The five categories were: Electronic functionalities, Telemedicine, Digital Imaging, Artificial Intelligence, and Robotics.

World's Best Smart Hospitals 2024
✓ This hospital participated in the Smart Hospitals Maturity Survey (SHMS)
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The Project
The ranking for World’s Best Smart Hospitals 2024 is based on a worldwide online survey of thousands medical professionals as well as the Statista Smart Hospitals Maturity survey. The ranking features the top 330 hospitals in the field of smart technologies including 5 standout categories. The Statista Smart Hospitals Maturity survey dives into the implementation status of smart technologies of leading hospitals across different countries, enabling data collection on the usage of digital technologies directly from the hospitals. The next survey period for the Statista Smart Hospitals Maturity survey will begin in the summer of 2024 and will be open for participation here. Pre-registration is available here.
Hospitals evaluated
2000+
Medical professionals surveyed
thousands
Hospitals awarded
330
Methodology

Scoring
The scoring model is based on 2 pillars: National and international hospital recommendations from medical experts, and the voluntary Statista Smart Hospitals Maturity Survey.
Concept
The scoring is based on 2 pillars to increase the comprehensiveness of the ranking. Participants were asked to recommend hospitals based on their expertise in the field of smart technologies and were able to select a standout category for the recommended hospitals. The standout categories were: Electronic functionalities, Telemedicine, Digital imaging, Artificial intelligence, and Robotics.
Data Collection
Medical experts were invited by Statista and Newsweek to participate in a worldwide online survey to recommend hospitals on a national and international level. Recommendations for own employer were not allowed.
Additionally, the Statista Smart Hospitals Maturity survey was conducted to assess the implementation and usage of the participating hospitals’ digital technologies.
Evaluation
For the evaluation, Statista R applies a scoring model. The scores were calculated for each hospital in each of the 3 pillars and weighted as follows: National (45%) and international recommendations from medical experts (50%) and the Statista Smart Hospitals Maturity Survey (5%). Statista R reviewed every nominated hospital to ensure that awarded hospitals are known for technical innovations and a leadership role in the field of Smart Hospitals.
A detailed report on our methodology for World's Best Smart Hospitals 2024 is available.
Our Partner
Newsweek is an American news magazine and website that provides high-quality information to readers around the globe, reaching over 75 million people each month. First launched in 1933, Newsweek nowadays reports about topics in the fields of international issues, technology, business, culture and politics. The information channels reach from weekly published print editions in various countries to an online and mobile presence worldwide.

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