Athens, Ga. (March 12, 2025) – Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center has been awarded on Newsweek’s list of the World’s Best Hospitals 2025. The award list was announced on February 26, 2025, and can be viewed on Newsweek’s website.
"We are incredibly honored to be recognized on Newsweek's World's Best Hospitals 2025 list,” said Piedmont Athens Regional CEO Michael Burnett. “This achievement is a testament to the unwavering dedication of the entire Piedmont Athens Regional team. We will continue to strive for excellence in healthcare, ensuring that our patients receive the best possible outcomes."
The World’s Best Hospitals 2025 ranking lists the best hospitals in 30 countries: USA, Germany, Japan, France, Italy, United Kingdom, South Korea, Brazil, India, Spain, Canada, Australia, Mexico, Colombia, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Malaysia, Thailand, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Israel, and Singapore.
The countries were selected based on multiple comparability factors, such as standard of living/life expectancy, population size, number of hospitals, and data availability.
Newsweek and Statista awarded the best hospitals based on four data sources:
- Recommendations from Medical Experts: Online survey among tens of thousands of doctors, health care professionals, and hospital managers in 30 countries
- Results from Patient Surveys: Survey of patient satisfaction with hospitalization
- Hospital Quality Metrics: Medical indicators e.g., data on quality of care for treatments, hygiene measures, patient safety, and waiting times.
- Statista PROMs Implementation Survey: Optional online survey on the implementation and use of PROMs in hospitals.
Based on the above four pillars and their respective weights, a final source was calculated for each hospital.