ORANGE COUNTY, CA — Two Orange County hospitals were ranked among the best in the world, according to a Newsweek study.
The study, titled “World’s Best Hospital’s for 2026,” was released this week and recognizes hospitals that display excellence in patient care, safety and clinical quality.
Providence Mission Hospital earned recognition for the eighth consecutive year and was named an all-time winner with a sustained performance as a leader in infection prevention.
Providence St. Jude Medical Center was also named among the world’s best hospitals for the seventh straight year.
The hospital was also recognized as one of the world’s best specialized hospitals in oncology.
“Earning this recognition year after year speaks to the strength of our teams and our shraed commitment to continuous improvement,” Chief Executive Brian Helleland said. “We are proud to provide care that is both clinically advanced and grounded in compassion.”
The World’s Best Hospitals awards are presented by Newsweek in partnership with Statista Inc., a leading global statistics and industry ranking provider. The World’s Best Hospitals 2026 rankings highlight leading hospitals across 32 countries, selected based on comparability factors such as standard of living, population size, number of hospitals and data availability.
Hospital awards are based on four primary data sources:
Recommendations from medical experts, based on surveys of doctors, health care professionals and hospital managers in 32 countriesResults from patient satisfaction surveysHospital quality metrics, including treatments, hygiene measures, patient safety and wait timesUse of patient reported outcome measures to assess health status reported outcome measures to assess health status
The full awards list can be found on Newsweek’s website.