{"id":31380,"date":"2025-01-30T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brandfinance.com\/?post_type=press-release&#038;p=31380"},"modified":"2025-03-06T10:49:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T10:49:16","slug":"kfshrc-is-ranked-among-the-top-15-hospitals-globally-according-to-healthcare-professionals","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/brandfinance.com\/press-releases\/kfshrc-is-ranked-among-the-top-15-hospitals-globally-according-to-healthcare-professionals","title":{"rendered":"KFSH&amp;RC is ranked among the top 15 hospitals globally according to healthcare professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Twelve hospitals from the MENA region are now recognised among the world\u2019s top 100 according to new data from Brand Finance<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSH&amp;RC) is the strongest hospital brand in the MENA region for the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> year running<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Growing perception of Qatari and Moroccan hospitals bolsters the region\u2019s growing influence as a healthcare hub.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Brand Finance's annual survey of 2,500 healthcare professionals across 30 countries reveals insights into healthcare brand perceptions and factors influencing their decision to work at and recommend hospitals.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LONDON, 30<sup>th<\/sup> January 2024<\/strong> \u2013 Healthcare professionals perceive King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSH&amp;RC) to be the leading academic medical centre in the Middle East and North Africa, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/brandirectory.com\/reports\/hospitals\/2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new report from Brand Finance<\/a>, the world's leading brand evaluation consultancy. KFSH&amp;RC has risen five places in the ranking of the world\u2019s top 250 hospitals to 15<sup>th<\/sup> globally. The research showed that a large proportion of healthcare professionals recall discussing KFSH&amp;RC, which also received high scores for research recommendations. This strong reputation is likely driven by its pioneering leadership in robotic surgery innovations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Andrew Campbell, Valuation Director, Brand Finance Middle East commented:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\"The Middle East is rapidly establishing itself as a global healthcare hub, attracting both medical professionals and international patients through thriving medical tourism. Significant investments by regional governments have led to the rise of world-class academic medical centres, many now recognised among the top 250 hospitals globally. With continued focus on innovation, infrastructure, and talent development, these institutions are poised to further enhance their global presence and build productive relationships locally and outside the region.\"<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, the only UAE-based hospital in the top 100 of the ranking, placed 22<sup>nd<\/sup>, with strong regional familiarity and the highest international familiarity among MENA hospitals \u2013 benefitting from association with its US counterpart which ranks at 8<sup>th<\/sup> globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hospitals from Qatar and Morocco showed impressive gains in the 2025 ranking, with three Moroccan hospitals entering the top 100, led by Mohammed VI University Hospital Center at 28<sup>th<\/sup>. Qatar also featured four hospitals, with Hamad General Hospital leading at 44<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the first time the study also highlights what makes a hospital attractive for employment and what drives healthcare professionals to recommend a hospital for patient care, research, or education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When considering employment at hospitals:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>For employment in clinical work:<\/strong> healthcare professionals prioritise <em>\u2018a well-run organisation\u2019.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>For research roles:<\/strong> the focus shifts to hospitals with <em>\u2018a leading medical program\u2019.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>For education and training:<\/strong> <em>\u2018integrated between teaching, research, and patient care\u2019 <\/em>is most important.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When recommending hospitals:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>For patient care and for medical training:<\/strong> professionals recommend <em>\u2018organisations that medical professionals are proud to have trained or worked at\u2019<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>For medical research collaboration:<\/strong> a hospitals\u2019 ability to <em>\u2018attract top medical students\u2019<\/em> is the key factor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twelve hospitals from the MENA region are now recognised among the world\u2019s top 100 according to new data from Brand Finance LONDON, 30th January 2024 \u2013 Healthcare professionals perceive King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSH&amp;RC) to be the leading academic medical centre in the Middle East and North Africa, according to a new [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4452,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[287,272,232,400,34],"class_list":["post-31380","press-release","type-press-release","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-academic-medical-centre","tag-amc","tag-healthcare","tag-hospitals","tag-middle-east"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brandfinance.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/31380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brandfinance.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brandfinance.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press-release"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brandfinance.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31380"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/brandfinance.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/31380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31382,"href":"https:\/\/brandfinance.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/31380\/revisions\/31382"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brandfinance.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brandfinance.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brandfinance.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}