UNC Health Johnston named to Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals list
UNC Health Johnston has been recognized on Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals 2026 list.
The World’s Best Hospitals 2026 ranking highlights leading hospitals across 32 countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and The United States of America. The countries were selected based on multiple comparability factors, such as standard of living/life expectancy, population size, number of hospitals, and data availability.
Newsweek and Statista awarded the best hospitals based on four data sources:
- Recommendations from medical experts: Online survey among tens of thousands of doctors, health care professionals, and hospital managers in 32 countries
- Results from patient surveys: Survey of patient satisfaction with hospitalization
- Hospital quality metrics: Medical indicators, for example, data on quality of care for treatments, hygiene measures, patient safety and waiting times.
- Statista PROMs Implementation Survey: Optional online survey on the implementation and use of PROMs in hospitals.
Based on those four pillars and their respective weights, a final score was calculated for every hospital.
“UNC Health Johnston is honored to be included on Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals 2026 list. The recognition reflects our ongoing commitment to high-quality care, patient experience and clinical excellence,” said CEO Tom Williams. “I’m so proud of all our medical providers and teams for their hard work and commitment to our patients.”
