Sheba Medical Center Ranks Sixth Globally in Smart Hospitals
Translated & summarized from Maariv by baba
The Sheba Medical Center in Tel HaShomer has been ranked sixth globally among smart hospitals by Newsweek and Statista for 2027. This ranking highlights its advancements in AI and other technologies, with director Yitzhak Kreiss calling it crucial for national resilience. Sheba's innovation network is also expanding internationally, with new centers in Berlin and Boston.
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- Sheba Medical Center ranked sixth globally in Newsweek's 2027 Smart Hospitals list.
- The ranking recognizes Sheba's strategic focus on becoming an AI-driven medical institution.
- Director Yitzhak Kreiss highlighted the ranking's importance for national resilience and economic growth.
- Sheba's ARC innovation network is expanding internationally with new centers in Berlin and Boston.
- The ranking evaluated 350 hospitals from 30 countries based on technology implementation.
The Sheba Medical Center in Tel HaShomer has achieved a prestigious international ranking, securing the sixth position globally among smart hospitals. This advancement reflects its strategic initiative to become an AI-driven medical institution. Professor Yitzhak Kreiss, the center's director, stated that this development serves as a strategic infrastructure for national resilience, economic growth, and Israel's international leadership.
Sheba's ARC innovation network is also expanding its global presence with new centers opening in Berlin and Boston, adding to its eight existing international locations. This network disseminates Sheba's medical innovation model to global partners, fostering collaborations to transform medical breakthroughs into impactful solutions for the future of healthcare.
The Newsweek World's Best Smart Hospitals 2027 ranking, conducted in collaboration with Statista, evaluated 350 hospitals across 30 countries. The ranking assesses the implementation of advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, telemedicine, digital imaging, and computerized medical records. It identifies institutions that effectively leverage technological innovation to enhance patient care quality, operational efficiency, and patient experience.
The evaluation methodology includes peer recommendations from medical and healthcare system experts, assessment questionnaires on the level of advanced technology implementation within hospitals, and JCI accreditation. Sheba's rise of three places from the previous year makes it the highest-ranked Israeli medical center on the list, and the only one to reach the top ten among five Israeli hospitals included.
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