UNMC
Omaha, Neb – Nebraska Medical Center is among impressive company in earning a spot on Newsweek’s list of the World’s Best Hospitals 2025. In addition, the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center earned a spot on Newsweek’s World’s Best Specialized Hospitals 2025, the only hospital in the region to make the list.
The lists were announced on Feb. 26th, 2025, and can be viewed on Newsweek’s website.
“This is an achievement that everyone who works at Nebraska Medicine can be proud of,” says Nebraska Medicine CEO James Linder, MD. “Having Nebraska Medical Center and the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center named to these lists reinforces what we already know—that patients will receive world-class care when they walk through our doors.”
"Being recognized on Newsweek's World's Best Specialized Hospitals list is a testament to the unwavering dedication of our team at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center,” says Joann Sweasy, PhD, director of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center. “This honor reflects our commitment to providing exceptional care and advancing cancer research for the benefit of our patients and the state of Nebraska.”
Nebraska Medical Center was the only Nebraska hospital in the top 100 of American hospitals listed. The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center is the only Nebraska cancer center on the worldwide list.
The World’s Best Hospitals 2025 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, and Singapore. Newsweek and Statista awarded the best hospitals 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.
- Statista 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 score was calculated for each hospital.