{"id":196664,"date":"2026-02-27T16:34:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T16:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/196664\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T16:34:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T16:34:33","slug":"memorialcare-long-beach-medical-center-named-to-newsweeks-worlds-best-hospitals-list-for-eighth-consecutive-year-brand-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/196664\/","title":{"rendered":"MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center named to Newsweek\u2019s World\u2019s Best Hospitals list for eighth consecutive year \u2022 Brand stories"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the eighth year in a row, MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center<\/a> has earned recognition on Newsweek<\/a>\u2019s 2026 list of World\u2019s Best Hospitals, reinforcing its longstanding reputation for clinical excellence and high-quality patient care. Long Beach Medical Center ranked among the top 100 hospitals nationwide, the top 20 hospitals in California, and the top five hospitals in the region. It continues to be the only hospital in the greater Long Beach region, including Lakewood and Los Alamitos, to receive this distinction.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing recognized among the world\u2019s best hospitals for eight consecutive years is a testament to our unwavering commitment to quality, safety, and continuous process and performance improvement\u2014hallmarks of high-quality clinical outcomes,\u201d said Eugene Kim, M.D.<\/a>, chief medical officer, MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center<\/a>. \u201cOur teams consistently uphold standards that go above and beyond, reflecting the level of care our community deserves.\u201d<\/p>\n

Presented by Newsweek in partnership with Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider, the World\u2019s Best Hospitals recognition honors hospitals that demonstrate excellence in adapting to evolving healthcare challenges while delivering exceptional patient-centered care. This distinction highlights the innovative treatments, advanced clinical expertise, and compassionate care provided by the care team at MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center to communities throughout Los Angeles and Orange Counties.<\/p>\n

For 2026, MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center was also named an 8-Year Champion and All-Time Winner, a distinction reserved for hospitals that have consistently earned placement on the World\u2019s Best Hospitals list over multiple consecutive years. This recognition underscores the organization\u2019s sustained performance and leadership on a global scale.<\/p>\n

Newsweek and Statista Inc. use a rigorous methodology designed to ensure the quality and validity of the rankings. For the 2026 evaluation, four primary data sources were used:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Hospital quality metrics: including indicators related to patient safety and quality of care<\/p>\n

\u2022 Recommendations from medical experts: including doctors, hospital managers, and healthcare professionals<\/p>\n

\u2022 Results from patient surveys: reflecting patient experience and satisfaction<\/p>\n

\u2022 Statista PROMs Implementation Survey: assessing the use of patient-reported outcome measures<\/p>\n

The World\u2019s Best Hospitals 2026 ranking evaluates leading hospitals across 32 countries, selected based on factors such as standard of living, life expectancy, population size, number of hospitals, and data availability. Inclusion on this list reflects MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center\u2019s position as a provider of globally benchmarked, high-quality care.<\/p>\n

The World\u2019s Best Hospitals 2026 rankings will be published on Newsweek.com<\/a> on the morning of February 25, with top-performing hospitals also featured in an upcoming print edition of Newsweek. This recognition further strengthens MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center\u2019s reputation as a trusted healthcare leader committed to excellence, innovation, and outstanding patient outcomes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For the eighth year in a row, MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center has earned recognition on Newsweek\u2019s 2026…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":196665,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132,2224],"class_list":["post-196664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news","tag-memorialcare"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196664"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196664\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/196665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}