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Brand Finance Global Top 250 Hospitals 2026: John Hopkins Medicine marks two years as the world's most reputable hospital brand

Brand Finance
05 February 2026

The latest iteration of the Brand Finance Global Top 250 Hospitals report reveals the world's most reputable academic medical centres.

Key highlights include:

  • Johns Hopkins Medicine is recognised as the world’s strongest hospital brand for the second consecutive year, followed by Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Singapore General Hospital (SGH) enter the top 10
  • Leaders in key AMC pillars: University Health Network, Charité, and Groote Schuur Hospital lead globally in care, research, and teaching
  • 29 North American hospitals among world’s top 100

Hugo Hensley, Valuation Director, Brand Finance, commented,

“Brand Finance’s study of the world’s strongest hospital brands shows that reputational advantage in healthcare is earned through international recognition and accreditation, best in class patient outcomes, and specialist care. These are the foundations of trust, underpinned by the expertise and accountability of clinicians. While many leading hospitals also score strongly for their use of AI and advanced technologies, innovation is most powerful when it enhances, rather than defines, excellence in patient care. In a fiercely competitive global hospital sector, the strongest brands are those that balance world-class patient care, research, and training, building trust and driving consideration across the healthcare ecosystem.”

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