Wiener AKH among the best clinics worldwide: an anniversary of top medicine!

Wiener AKH among the best clinics worldwide: an anniversary of top medicine!

Good news for the healthcare industry: The University Hospital AKH Vienna has established itself as one of the best hospitals in the world in the latest global ranking! In the current assessment of the US magazine Newsweek , the AKH takes 27th place among 250 leading clinics worldwide. However, this is a small step backwards compared to the previous year when it was still 25th place. More than 2,400 clinics from 30 countries took part in the assessment.

A total of four Austrian hospitals made the leap below the top 100. In addition to the AKH Vienna, the Innsbruck university clinics were also ranked 56, the Kepler University Hospital Linz in 95th place and the University Hospital Graz in 99. At the international top are the Mayo Clinic in Rochester (1), the Cleveland Clinic (2) and the Toronto General - University Health Network in Canada (3).

Vienna as a health metropolis

Mayor Michael Ludwig emphasizes the importance of this award for Vienna and describes the city as the "international health metropolis". He emphasizes that the University Hospital AKH Vienna, in collaboration with the Medical University of Vienna, not only has excellent medical specialists, but also offers leading international research. "Generally accessible top medicine and well -trained specialist staff have to remain a matter of course in this city," emphasizes Ludwig and refers to the comprehensive 3.3 billion euro modernization program of the municipal hospitals, which was recently presented, such as ots reported .