Since 2019, the US magazine Newsweek and the data portal Statista have examined 2,500 hospitals in 32 different countries for the eighth time and compiled a ranking of the best hospitals.

In 2026, LMU Klinikum moved up six places compared to the previous year to 17th place worldwide, making it one of the top 20 hospitals in the Newsweek ranking for the first time. This puts it in a top international group led by the Mayo Clinic, Toronto General Hospital, Cleveland Clinic and Massachusetts General Hospital.

Across Europe, LMU Klinikum is ranked 7th, and in Germany it is in the top group with Charité and Heidelberg University Hospital. "When you have already been rated as the best hospital in Munich and Bavaria, it is not easy to improve quality even further. But that's exactly what we strive for every day," says Prof. Markus M. Lerch, Chairman of the Board of LMU Klinikum.

Newsweek's World's Best Hospitals 2026 survey is based on four different data sources: recommendations from experts in the healthcare industry - including doctors, hospital managers and other healthcare professionals, hospital quality indicators, patient testimonials and the use of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs).