Kitano Hospital has been selected for the third consecutive year in the "World's Best Hospitals 2022" published this month by Newsweek magazine. In this ranking, Kitano Hospital was ranked in the top 1% out of approximately 8,200* hospitals in Japan, and second among private hospitals in Osaka Prefecture.

Newsweek magazine was first published in the United States in 1933 and is a long-established information magazine with many readers around the world.

This ranking covers hospitals around the world and is determined based on the following data:

• Recommended by healthcare professionals (survey of over 80,000 doctors, hospital managers, and healthcare professionals)
• User satisfaction (survey of patient satisfaction with hospitals)
• Medical KPIs (evaluation of patient safety measures, hygiene measures, quality of treatment, etc.)

Kitano Hospital is proud to receive this prestigious award and will continue to strive to provide even better medical care to the local community.

* Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare Medical Facility Trend Survey (approximate figures as of the end of January 2021)

• World's Best Hospitals 2022 List