Ramat Gan, Israel – Sheba Medical Center has climbed to #9 in Newsweek and Statista's prestigious 2026 World's Best Smart Hospitals rankings, advancing from #10 last year, and marking the fifth consecutive year the Israeli medical center has secured a 'World's Best' position. It establishes the medical center as the first and only Israeli institution to consistently compete alongside world-renowned healthcare leaders, including the Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, and Massachusetts General Hospital.
Sheba's ranking reflects its integration of healthcare technology through the ARC Innovation Center ecosystem, which has spawned breakthrough technologies that are being used on a global scale.
Leading the transformation of healthcare, Sheba launched Project K, the world's first AI-powered emergency department that automatically gathers patient medical histories, suggests relevant tests, and helps doctors prioritize critical cases. Meanwhile, the hospital's AI and data center advance early disease detection, precision diagnostics, and personalized medicine.
Currently, the Sheba AI Academy is training all of its medical professionals to become "AI-enabled". The hospital also extends its impact globally through the Mayo Clinic's Connect platform, collaborating with hospitals in Brazil, Canada, and the U.S., and has recently partnered with Massachusetts to tackle critical healthcare challenges using AI technologies.
ARC's portfolio companies demonstrate measurable clinical improvements leveraging AI, highlighted by AIDOC, which delivers faster stroke detection and is now in use in over 1400 hospitals worldwide and LIV/Mentaily, an AI-driven clinical decision support system, revolutionizing mental health care through personalized, accessible treatment.
Prof. Yitshak Kreiss, Director General/CEO of Sheba Medical Center, said, "Newsweek magazine's recognition emphasizes the place of the healthcare system as a creative, leading, and inspiring force. Sheba's medical innovation and the artificial intelligence revolution that we are leading in the healthcare world are not only a national asset but also powerful growth engines for Israeli society and the economy, and proof that Israel's future lies in its creativity and excellence."
Prof. Eyal Zimlichman, VP of AI and Digital Transformation and Director of ARC at Sheba, added, "We are witnessing a dramatic acceleration in the implementation of advanced technologies in medicine. The establishment of the AI and Data Center allows us to take ideas from the field, transform them into data-based and artificial intelligence solutions, and quickly implement them in treatment and the system. This is what smart, personalized, and more efficient medicine looks like."
The Newsweek/Statista Smart Hospital rankings evaluate 350 hospitals across 28 countries using a comprehensive methodology that combines peer recommendations from medical experts with detailed assessment questionnaires. These questionnaires measure the implementation of advanced technologies in artificial intelligence, robotics, telemedicine, digital imaging, and computerized medical records.
About Sheba Medical Center
Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer is the largest and most comprehensive medical center in the Middle East. Ranked among Newsweek's World's Best Hospitals, Sheba drives global impact through world-class care, pioneering research, and AI-powered healthcare transformation. Its City of Health includes acute care, rehabilitation, children's, cancer, and geriatric hospitals, as well as research hubs, a simulation center, a disaster response center, and a virtual hospital—all on one campus in central Israel. Sheba serves as a true hospital without borders, treating patients and training professionals from around the world.
For more information, visit: https://sheba-global.com