Samsung Medical Center highlighted its achievements since the inauguration of the Samsung Cancer Center, the largest of its kind in Asia, in 2008. (Image courtesy of Samsung Medical Center)
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — In the ranking of the “World’s Best Specialized Hospitals” by the U.S. weekly magazine Newsweek, three South Korean hospitals secured positions in the top 10 in the category of cancer treatment.
Samsung Medical Center grabbed the No. 5 spot, the highest among all Asian medical centers, followed by Asan Medical Center (No. 6) and Seoul National University Hospital (No. 9).
Samsung Medical Center highlighted its achievements since the inauguration of the Samsung Cancer Center, the largest of its kind in Asia, in 2008. It has pioneered state-of-the-art cancer treatment therapies and demonstrated world-class performance in surgery, radiation therapy and anticancer treatments.
The assessment, commissioned by Newsweek, was conducted by Statista, a global marketing research company based in Germany. It involved an online survey of about 40,000 medical professionals at about 300 hospitals in 28 countries, evaluating 12 clinical areas.
Samsung Medical Center was also positioned at No. 8 and No. 9, respectively, in the fields of urinary and digestive systems, while ranking No. 16 and No. 17 in the areas of endocrinology and neurology. The hospital was included on the world’s top 100 list in a total of eight categories.
Furthermore, in the list of the World’s Best Smart Hospitals, Samsung Medical Center climbed five positions to claim the 25th spot this year, maintaining its position as the top-ranked local hospital for three straight years.
Smart hospital assessments were based on five criteria, namely computerization capability, remote medical treatment, digital transformation technology, AI and medical robots.
J. S. Shin (js_shin@koreabizwire.com)
