Some say you need to fly overseas for world-class healthcare. But what if Malaysia’s hospitals are already on par with the best?
Newsweek’s latest global ranking of the World’s Best Hospitals 2025 proves that you don’t always need a passport to get top-quality treatment.
Published in collaboration with global data firm Statista, the list aims to guide patients through one of life’s most stressful decisions: choosing a hospital.
Malaysia’s best hospitals recognised
This year’s ranking spans 30 countries, selected based on factors such as standard of living, life expectancy, population size, and available healthcare data.
Within Malaysia, a total of 50 hospitals earned spots on the list. This highlights both private and public institutions across the nation.
Here’s the full list of Malaysian hospitals featured in the World’s Best Hospitals 2025:
- Sunway Medical Centre (Subang Jaya)
- Gleneagles Hospital Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur)
- Subang Jaya Medical Centre (Subang Jaya)
- Hospital Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur)
- Prince Court Medical Centre (Kuala Lumpur)
- Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur)
- Island Hospital (George Town)
- Pantai Hospital Ampang (Kuala Lumpur)
- KPJ Ampang Puteri Specialist Hospital (Ampang)
- Ara Damansara Medical Centre (Shah Alam)
- Mahkota Medical Centre (Melaka)
- Gleneagles Hospital Penang (George Town)
- Pantai Hospital Penang (Bayan Baru)
- KPJ Penang Specialist Hospital (Bukit Mertajam)
- Pantai Hospital Ayer Keroh (Melaka)
- University Malaya Medical Centre (Kuala Lumpur)
- Penang Adventist Hospital (George Town)
- ParkCity Medical Centre (Kuala Lumpur)
- Beacon Hospital (Petaling Jaya)
- KPJ Damansara Specialist Hospital (Petaling Jaya)
- Gleneagles Hospital Medini Johor (Iskandar Puteri)
- KPJ Ipoh Specialist Hospital (Ipoh)
- Aurelius Hospital Negeri Sembilan (Nilai)
- Columbia Asia Hospital Cheras (Cheras)
- Assunta Hospital (Petaling Jaya)
- KPJ Puteri Specialist Hospital (Johor Bahru)
- Hospital Umum Sarawak (Kuching)
- Pantai Hospital Cheras (Kuala Lumpur)
- Hospital Putrajaya (Putrajaya)
- KPJ Selangor Specialist Hospital (Shah Alam)
- KPJ Kedah Medical Centre (Alor Setar)
- Hospital Lam Wah Ee (George Town)
- KPJ Sabah Specialist Hospital (Kota Kinabalu)
- Hospital Pulau Pinang (George Town)
- Hospital Sultanah Aminah (Johor Bahru)
- Hospital Queen Elizabeth (Kota Kinabalu)
- Hospital Pusrawi (Kuala Lumpur)
- KJP Sentosa Medical Centre (Kuala Lumpur)
- Normah Medical Specialist Centre (Kuching)
- KPJ Seremban Specialist Hospital (Seremban)
- Pantai Hospital Ipoh (Ipoh)
- KPJ Kajang Specialist Hospital (Kajang)
- Regency Specialist Hospital (Masai)
- Columbia Asia Hospital Puchong (Puchong)
- Tung Shin Hospital (Kuala Lumpur)
- Columbia Asia Hospital Bukit Rimau (Shah Alam)
- Pantai Hospital Sungai Petani (Sungai Petani)
- Hospital Bintulu (Bintulu)
- Loh Guan Lye Specialist Centre (George Town)
In addition to the general hospital rankings, Newsweek also released a specialised category list. Institut Jantung Negara (National Heart Institute) earned its place as one of the World’s Best Specialized Hospitals 2025 in Cardiology.
How are these rankings determined?
According to Newsweek, the evaluation process involves a mix of expert opinion and real-world outcomes. This includes:
- Online surveys from over 85,000 medical professionals, including doctors, hospital managers, and healthcare workers
- Patient experience scores, covering aspects like communication, comfort, and overall satisfaction
- Hospital quality metrics, such as safety standards and treatment outcomes
- A PROMs (Patient-Reported Outcome Measures) Implementation Survey, where patients assess their recovery and how care affected their quality of life
Altogether, more than 2,400 hospitals were analysed globally, but only 250 made it to the overall top tier.
Among these international leaders are renowned names such as Mayo Clinic – Rochester, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Cleveland Clinic, Toronto General Hospital, and Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset in Sweden.
