Cape Canaveral joins just 17 other Florida hospitals – including just three in Central Florida - on the prestigious list
With over 300 hospitals in the state of Florida, Cape Canaveral joins just 17 other Florida hospitals on the prestigious list.
BREVARD COUNTY CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – For the fourth straight year, Health First’s Cape Canaveral Hospital been named to Newsweek’s list of World’s Best Hospitals 2024.
Newsweek and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider, present this prestigious award. The award was announced on Feb. 28th, 2024, and can be viewed on Newsweek’s website.
The World’s Best Hospitals 2024 ranking lists the best hospitals in 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, 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. Major changes were made in this year’s edition. A global board of renowned experts supports the continuous development of the methodology.
The lists are based on four data sources:
■ Recommendations from Medical Experts: Online survey among tens of thousands of doctors, health care professionals, and hospital managers in 30 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.
■ PROMs Implementation Survey: Optional online survey on the implementation and use of PROMs in hospitals.
Based on the above four pillars and their respective weights, a final source was calculated for each hospital.
With over 300 hospitals in the state of Florida, Cape Canaveral joins just 17 other Florida hospitals – including just three in Central Florida – on the prestigious list.
“This Newsweek inclusion placing Cape Canaveral Hospital among the best hospitals in the nation and state of Florida is a tremendous honor for every one of our clinicians, associates and volunteers, and certainly kicks off what we are anticipating to be a very impactful year at Health First,” said Brett Esrock, Executive Vice President and CFO, Health First.
“As we are planning for and making progress toward the future of our new Cape Canaveral Hospital, this honor is reflective of Health First and Cape’s commitment to providing the best wellness and medical care for our residents and visitors today, and well into the future.
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