SNUBH rises to 68th in Newsweek’s 2025 Global Hospital Rankings, strengthening global reputation
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) has achieved significant advancements in Newsweek's 2025 Global Hospital Rankings, underscoring its dedication to medical excellence and patient care.
Newsweek, in collaboration with global research firm Statista, announced the "World’s Best Hospitals 2025" rankings on its official website on Thursday.
In the "World's Best Hospitals 2025" list, SNUBH ascended to the 68th position, improving from its 81st place in 2024. This 13-spot climb reflects the hospital's continuous efforts to enhance healthcare services and integrate innovative medical practices. The hospital also maintained the fifth best hospital in Korea.
The rankings were determined based on recommendations from medical professionals in 30 countries, patient satisfaction, and other key performance indicators.
The evaluation criteria consisted of online surveys from doctors, healthcare professionals, and hospital administrators across 30 countries (40 percent), medical performance indicators (37.5 percent), patient satisfaction surveys (17.5 percent), and implementation of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) (5 percent).
For Korean hospitals, additional factors included assessments by the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service (HIRA) on critical care, acute diseases, cancer treatments, and pharmaceutical adequacy, along with patient experience evaluations regarding doctors, nurses, and hospital environments.
The increased position comes after SNUBH's specialized medical departments garnered international recognition in September of last year. In the Newsweeks’ “World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2025" ranking, the hospital's oncology department advanced to the 57th position, up from 69th in 2024, highlighting its progress in cancer treatment and research.
Other notable advancements include cardiac surgery (138 to 108), gastroenterology (137 new), and orthopedics (92 to 88), while the hospital continued to maintain a high rank for neurology (34) and urology (14).