An impressive achievement for the health system in the North: Magazine Newsweek The prestigious American, in collaboration with the international research company The report of Statista, published its ranking of the best hospitals in the world for 2026, and Carmel Medical Center was included in the top ten of the leading hospitals in Israel. The rigorous international ranking places Carmel on a par with the most advanced medical institutions in Israel and the world, and strengthens its position as a leading medical center in the north.
Carmel in the top 10 in Israel — and third among Clalit hospitals
According to the ranking, Carmel Medical Center from the Clalit Group was ranked among the ten leading hospitals in Israel for 2026. In addition, it ranks third among all the group's hospitals, after Beilinson and Soroka, a figure that reflects Carmel's significant progress and its contribution to public medicine in Israel.
Strict international ranking: four key pillars
Rating Newsweek–Statista Today, it is considered one of the most objective and in-depth standards in the global medical industry. Its research methodology is based on four main components:
- Large-scale peer review Among tens of thousands of doctors, managers and experts from Israel and around the world.
- Strict clinical quality and safety standards, including infection prevention and risk management.
- Patient satisfaction surveys, which examine the quality of communication and the therapeutic relationship.
- Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs), which measure the improvement in quality of life and return to function after treatment.
The combination of these indicators makes the ranking one of the most comprehensive and reliable in the world of medicine.
Clinical excellence and exceptional patient experience
In the 2026 ranking, Carmel stood out for its unique combination of clinical excellence, close treatment continuity between the hospital and the community, and a quality patient experience. A steady increase in medical quality and safety indicators contributed to its positioning as one of the most respected hospitals in Israel.
Pride, commitment and appreciation for teams
Director of Carmel Medical Center, Prof. Avi Goldberg, congratulated the selection and noted that the achievement is based on processes that ensure high medical quality and on recommendations from leading experts: "We are happy and proud of Newsweek's choice of Carmel as one of the best hospitals in Israel. This achievement is the result of hard work, dedication and professionalism of all our teams. Patients at Carmel receive medicine of high international standards, alongside humane and warm treatment."
Director of the Quality and Safety of Treatment System, Dr. Tamar Etzioni-Friedman, emphasized the significance of the recognition: "Recognizing Carmel as one of the ten leading hospitals in Israel is a significant achievement and an expression of trust in the professional work of the hospital's teams. The quality and safety of treatment are an integral part of our organizational culture, and they are expressed in every process and every encounter with a patient."
Leading position in the North — technology, quality and human relations
Carmel's inclusion in the prestigious list of Newsweek Strengthens its position as a leading medical center in the north of the country, offering a combination of advanced technology, high clinical quality and a humane and dedicated approach to each patient. The achievement is further evidence of the developing medical excellence in the region and Carmel's commitment to continue leading public medicine in Israel.
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Excellence, quality, courtesy, individual care for all patients!! This is the formula of Carmel Hospital!! And the overall equation is excellence!! To all nursing and administrative workers, Happy New Year, a year of health and success in continuing your wonderful path!!!
This is a sad joke, a hospital for depraved people. The boarding schools there are like extermination camps. Stazists who walk around with a doctor's coat on while they have no idea what they're doing. There's no oncology department. So what are you talking about?
Meir from personal experience!! Your words are nonsense and border on scandal!! I am treated in surgery, urology, and radiology!! With respect, knowledge, and excellence!! I don't understand why you despise a property called Carmel Medical Center and define the center in a blatant way!!!! Which is inappropriate!!!??