Piedmont Atlanta Hospital earns spot on Newsweek's World's Best Hospitals 2026 list

Atlanta, Ga. (March 2, 2026) – Piedmont Atlanta Hospital is named on Newsweek’s list of the World’s Best Hospitals for 2026. The award list can be viewed on Newsweek’s website.

The World’s Best Hospitals 2026 ranking lists the best hospitals in more than 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 32 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.

A final score was calculated for each hospital based on these four pillars and their respective weights.

"We are honored to be recognized on Newsweek's World's Best Hospitals list for the third time,” said Piedmont Atlanta Hospital CEO Patrick M. Battey, MD. “This achievement is a testament to the unwavering dedication of the entire Piedmont Atlanta team to excellence in patient care.”