Sarasota Memorial again made Newsweek's 'World's Best Hospitals' list. See where it ranked for 2022

SARASOTA – Sarasota Memorial made Newsweek's list of the world's best hospitals in the magazine's annual ranking of more than 2,200 medical institutions released Wednesday.

SMH came in 161st among 414 U.S. hospitals and fourth among 17 ranked hospitals in Florida.

The listing included more than 2,200 medical institutions in 27 countries, including the United States, Canada, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Switzerland, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Australia, Israel, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Thailand, Italy, Brazil, India, Spain, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Colombia, Austria, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

The top three hospitals were all in the United States, led by the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, which scored 97.96% in the statistical ranking system compiled by the consumer data company Statista Inc. It also performed above average for CMS infection prevention measures.

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A total of 33 U.S. hospitals were among the top 250 ranked hospitals worldwide.

The top-ranked Florida hospital was the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, which ranked 18th overall. It earned a 76.95% score in the statistical ranking system, and performed "above average" for CMS infection and prevention measures.

The second ranked Florida hospital was the Cleveland Clinic in Weston, Florida, at 45th nationally; followed by Tampa General Hospital at 92nd nationally and then Sarasota Memorial at 161.

SMH scored 64.98% and also performed above average in CMS infection prevention measures.

This is the fourth year that Newsweek, in collaboration with global market research and consumer data company Statista Inc., has published the global list.

Hospitals were selected based on medical performance indicators that included low mortality, complication and readmission rates, as well as recommendations from medical professionals and patient survey results.

Scores were calculated for each hospital in each of the three categories and weighted: Peer recommendation (50% national, 5% international), patient experience (15%), medical KPIs (30%).

Results are validated and checked for quality assurance by a global board of renowned medical experts.

The global rankings are published on the Newsweek website at: https://www.newsweek.com/worlds-best-hospitals-2022.

According to a news release from Sarasota Memorial, the hospital has made the list all four years and is the only hospital in Southwest Florida to make the list since the global rankings began in 2018.

“These honors demonstrate our team’s expertise and commitment to provide our community with world-class care,” Sarasota Memorial Health Care System CEO David Verinder said in a prepared statement. “I couldn’t be prouder of Sarasota Memorial's physicians and staff – their diligence and dedication never wavers, even amidst the ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.”

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While many medical institutions struggled with these challenges over the course of the pandemic, what has set the world's leading hospitals apart is their continued ability to deliver the highest-quality patient care and conduct critical medical research even as they focused on battling COVID, Nancy Cooper, Global Editor-in-Chief for Newsweek, said in the same statement.

The leading hospitals had clear missions, visionary leadership, and attract the best people focused on developing new approaches to care and making care better, she added.

“The ability and drive to continually innovate is key – and top talent is at the heart of that,” Cooper said. “Indeed, as the fourth annual ranking of the World's Best Hospitals by Newsweek and Statista shows, consistency in excellence is the hallmark of these institutions, with familiar names dominating the list.”

Newsweek said it compiles the list to help consumers discover the ways leading hospitals are shaping the future of medicine.

This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Sarasota Memorial 4th ranked hospital in Florida on Newsweek list