KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — Sunway Medical Centre (SMC), Malaysia’s largest private quaternary hospital, has been ranked No. 1 in Malaysia in Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals 2026, reaffirming the hospital’s continued commitment to clinical excellence, patient safety, and patient-centred care.
In the World’s Best Hospitals 2026 ranking, SMC rose to achieve 138th position globally, improving from 193rd in 2025 and 233rd in 2024, while maintaining its No. 1 position in Malaysia as the nation’s top-ranked hospital.
Lau Beng Long, President of Sunway Healthcare Group, said, “We are honoured to be recognised in Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals 2026 and proud to be ranked No. 1 in Malaysia once again.
“This achievement is a testament to the dedication of our doctors, nurses, and colleagues across the organisation, and the trust placed in us by patients and partners locally and internationally.
“We remain committed to strengthening clinical governance, advancing patient safety and experience, and continuing to invest in capabilities that support consistent, high-quality care for the communities we serve.”
Under the programme, more than 2,500 hospitals are evaluated from a global pool of over 200,000 health care institutions, comprising public hospitals, teaching hospitals, university hospitals, and private hospitals.
Only the world’s Top 250 are featured in the published global list, which includes many of the world’s most respected healthcare institutions, such as Mayo Clinic, University Health Network, Cleveland Clinic, Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Singapore General Hospital. This recognition reflects a global benchmark that spans top academic and university hospitals as well as leading private hospitals.
The evaluation is supported by a rigorous, multi-source methodology that includes peer recommendations from a global survey of more than 100,000 medical experts, together with patient experience data, hospital quality metrics, and Statista’s Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) survey assessing how hospitals measure and improve outcomes based on patient-reported feedback.
As the flagship hospital of Sunway Healthcare Group, Sunway Medical Centre is home to more than 300 resident medical consultants and provides comprehensive care across over 80 medical specialties and 28 Centres of Excellence.
With the completion of its sixth block, Tower F (Children’s Pavilion), SMC will expand beyond 1,000 beds, supported by a multidisciplinary team focused on delivering integrated, personalised care.
SMC is also Malaysia’s first private hospital to attain three major hospital-wide accreditations: Joint Commission International (JCI) The Gold Seal of Approval from the United States of America, the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) International, and the Malaysian Society for Quality in Health (MSQH) reflecting the hospital’s commitment to internationally recognised standards of quality and patient safety.
Published annually by Newsweek in partnership with Statista, a global market research and consumer data firm as part of a long-running partnership to benchmark hospital performance and patient-centric outcomes internationally, the World’s Best Hospitals ranking benchmarks leading healthcare institutions across major healthcare systems, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan.
