Five Qatar hospitals ranked among top medical centres

Qatar Ministry of Public Health has announced that five Qatar hospitals have been ranked among the world's top 250 academic medical centres, according to a new study undertaken by Brand Finance, a United Kingdom-based world-leading brand valuation consultancy.

With five hospitals in the top 250, Qatar has the highest number of hospitals out of all the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.

The top 250 list included the Rumailah Hospital at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), which opened in 1957, Hamad General Hospital at HMC, which opened in 1982, the National Center for Cancer Care and Research at HMC, which opened in 2004, the Heart Hospital at HMC, opened in 2011, and Sidra Medicine, which opened in 2018.

Two HMC-affiliated hospitals achieved top 100 rankings -- the National Center for Cancer Care and Research at 60th place and Hamad General Hospital at 63rd place.

Commenting on the significance of the study, Minister of Public Health HE Dr Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari said, "Having five Qatar hospitals ranked among the world's top 250 academic medical centers is an incredible achievement and highlights the commitment of Qatar's health sector to a deliver excellent care to our patients, on par with the world's very best hospitals. I congratulate the healthcare teams at all five hospitals for this remarkable accomplishment."

"In recent years, HMC and Sidra Medicine have worked hard to implement the academic medical center model into their hospitals, combining patient care, medical research, and education to achieve the best outcomes and experience for our patients," added Dr Al Kuwari.