St. Mary’s recognized by Newsweek as one of the World’s Best Hospitals for 2022
Kitchener, ON | March 3, 2022 – St. Mary’s General Hospital has been acknowledged among the top hospitals in Canada on Newsweek’s list of World’s Best Hospitals 2022. This prestigious award is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc..
Newsweek and Statista’s methodology to ensure the quality and validity of the ranking involved the use of three data sources for the evaluation:
- Hospital recommendations from peers: an international online survey sent to more than 80,000 doctors, hospital managers & health care professionals
- Patient experience: surveys measuring patient satisfaction with hospitals
- Medical KPIs: patient safety, hygiene measures, and quality of treatment
The World’s Best Hospitals 2022 recognizes the best medical institutions across 27 countries: USA, Canada, Germany, France, UK, 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. St. Mary’s Hospital was ranked at #64 in Canada of approximately 1,058 hospitals that would have been considered in the study.
“We are delighted and honoured to be recognized as one of the world’s best hospitals and in the top 6% of Canadian hospitals by Newsweek and Statista Inc.,” says Lee Fairclough, President, St. Mary’s General Hospital. “Our team is committed to providing the best care possible and do this because of their tremendous dedication to our patients. These past two years have been very challenging for healthcare providers especially. Time and time again, our team members answered the call to care. Although no one does this expecting recognition or accolades, it is very appreciated to be honoured and celebrated this way, and hope the community takes pride as a result.”
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More Information:
Dayna Giorgio
Manager, Communications
St. Mary’s General Hospital
dgiorgio@smgh.ca | 519-895-6540