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6 NOV 2013 Alyssa Clark
What are the most reputed names in providing healthcare?
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1. Johns Hopkins Hospital, USA: Consistently ranking as the top hospital overall in almost all
surveys and year-end lists, is the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, USA. It is best known for
being the birthplace of genetic engineering, John Hopkins is also the place where the Nobel Prize
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winning discovery of restriction enzymes happened. Apart from that, it is also where the first maleTw eet
male sex reassignment surgery happened. John Hopkins alumnae can boast of identifying three
types of polio virus, discovering brain’s natural opiates and performing the first blue baby operation in the world.
John Hopkins is easily the most well known centre for medical advances, patient care and teaching. Some of the
world’s most well known doctors have been or are associated with this hospital. Most of its specialties rank
among the top five globally; such as gynecology, neurology and neurosurgery, urology, and rheumatology.
2. Asklepios Klinik Barmbek, Germany: The Asklepios Group is the biggest private operator of hospitals in the
entire European continent, but the Hamburg centre is regarded as the crown jewel. This is a general hospital, but
it ranks among the best in matters of cutting edge innovation and medical technology. Companies release drugs
and equipment in the Klinik before they are made available to the rest of the world, and the centre boasts of
excellent nursing and rehabilitation facilities. The Asklepios Klinik boasts of the world’s best known medical
laboratory, and is well known for heart surgery and oncology specialties.
3.University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA: Being one of the original three comprehensive cancer
centers in the United States established by the National Cancer Act of 1971, it remains the best and most well
known centre for cancer care. The MD Anderson Cancer Centre is also affiliated with two prestigious medical
schools, the University of Texas Medical School at Houston and the Baylor Medical College. It provides fellowship,
internship and residency opportunities to Ph.D.s and medical professionals, and its courses on immunology,,
virology and gene therapy attract the best students and teachers from all across the world.
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4. Brigham and Women's Hospital, USA: Located in Boston, it is one of the largest healthcare provider in
Massachusetts, and is the Harvard Medical School's second largest teaching affiliate. The center brings together a
cancer institute and a hospital, creating 13 specialized disease centers. It also excels in neuroscience, arthritis
and orthopedics. It is well known for its high quality research facility, and for over a decade, its Biomedical
Research Institute has been one of the two hospitals receiving the most National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding
among independent hospitals in the United States. Brigham and Women's Hospital also conducts popular
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5. Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK: The Great Ormond Street Hospital is the world’s first hospital that
was established solely for the treatment of children. It remains one of the best in its field, but it is more well known
for receiving the copyright to the children’s classic Peter Pan- all the royalties of which being channeled in
research and treatment. Great Ormond Street Hospital is closely associated with University College London and
is the largest centre for research and postgraduate teaching in children’s health in Europe. It is also the largest
centre for children's heart or brain surgery, or children with cancer, in the UK.
6. Wooridul Spine Hospital, Seoul, South Korea: It is counted among theleading spine hospitals in the world. It is
famous for developing a minimally invasive surgical treatment for those with problems in the lumbar, cervical and
thoracic areas, and often treats patients with injection therapy. The advanced spinal surgical technique developed
by Wooridul Hospital is bloodless and minimally invasive to save normal disc tissue. It is also well known for
medical tourism, and is fast becoming the go-to name for treatment of joints.
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7. Shouldice Hospital, Canada: The world’s most famous name in treatment of abdominal hernia, it is named
after Dr. Edward Earle Shouldice, who developed a uses a natural tissue, tension free, technique for treatment
during the second World War. Also known for its green initiatives, the Shouldice Hospital lists famous
personalities as Joe Clark, Jack Layton and Ralph Nader as its patients. Shouldice Hospital is was famously
made the subject of a case study by the Harvard Business School- and the same forms the part of the curricula of
numerous schools worldwide.
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8. Bumrungrad International Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand: It is probably best known for medical tourism, and is
the biggest private hospital in Southeast Asia. It treats over a million patients every year, and has its own travel
agency for extending visas and providing translators for foreigners. Internationally accredited, the
BumrungradInternational Hospitalboasts of world class luxurious facilities. It accomplished the Thailand Quality
Class Recognition Award in 2008, and has won a number of accolades internationally. The hospital represents
virtually of all the specialties and subspecialties of medicine, and is regarded as a "one-stop" centre for medical
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9. Anadolu Medical Center, Turkey: The Anadolu Hospitalis a leading institution of oncology through its Bone
Marrow Transplant Center. Opened only in 2005, it has emerged as one of the most sought after names in
providing treatment for cancer. The hospital is affiliated with the Johns Hopkins Hospital in the USA through Johns
Hopkins Medicine International. IMRT and Cyberknife are two of the latest technologies used in cancer treatment
developed at the Anadolu Medical Center. The hospital also provides multidisciplinary care, free check ups, patient
education, first aid courses, and courses related to preventive medicine.
10. Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore: The flagship hospital of the Parkway Hospital Group, the GleneaglesHospital
is a multi-disciplinary and state-of-the-art facilities; representing numerous specialties and sub specialties. It is
well known for its doctors’ expertise, quality care, user-friendly services and modern technology, and specialties
such as cardiology, oncology, obstetrics, gynecology and orthopedicsare regarded as among the best in the
world. The Gleneagles Hospital is best known for a 2005 operation, in which a medical team operated for 10
hours to separate two conjoined twins from Indonesia who were attached at the hip.
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