8 Georgia Hospitals Named Among Best Nationally: Newsweek

GEORGIA — Eight Georgia hospitals ranked among the best nationally while one Atlanta hospital ranked among the best globally, according to a recent report from Newsweek.

Emory University Hospital ranked No. 174 on Newsweek's 2023 list of World's Best Hospitals, becoming the single Georgia hospital to make the worldwide list.

Other hospitals under the Emory Healthcare umbrella were among some of the best named on Newsweek's national list.

“We are honored to be included in these global, national and state rankings by Newsweek this year,” Dane Peterson, interim chief executive officer, president and chief operating officer of Emory Healthcare, said in a press release.

“We thank our care teams for their constant dedication, compassion and commitment to our patients and their families as we work to improve lives and provide hope to those we serve.”

Newsweek partnered with data firm Statista to release the fifth year of this list, which ranked 2,300 hospitals in 80 countries.

A global board of medical experts compiled the list based on four data sources: an online survey from medical experts, results from patient surveys, hospital quality metrics and a PROM (patient-reported outcome measures) implementation survey.

Here's the list of Georgia hospitals that were featured among the best in the U.S. and where they ranked:

• Emory University Hospital - Atlanta, No. 34
• Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital - Atlanta, No. 97
• Emory Johns Creek Hospital - Johns Creek, No. 224
• Northside Hospital Forsyth - Cumming, No. 258
• Emory University Hospital Midtown - Atlanta, No. 265
• Fairview Park Hospital - Dublin, No. 298
• Northside Hospital - Atlanta, No. 372
• Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center - Athens, No. 398

"The world's best hospitals consistently attract the best people and provide the best outcomes for patients, as well as the most important new therapies and research. Of all the hospitals in the world, relatively few can do all those things year in and year out. The best belong to a very exclusive club," read a Newsweek press release.

Nancy Cooper, global editor-in-chief for Newsweek, said the goal of the study was to provide a data-based comparison of hospital reputations and performances across counties.

"We hope this will be useful to patients and families seeking the best care for themselves and loved ones, as well as to hospitals as they benchmark themselves against their peers," Cooper said in the release.