Sheba Medical Center ranked sixth in smart hospital list

Sheba Medical Center was ranked sixth in a global smart-hospital list, rising from ninth place in the previous edition, according to reports of the Newsweek and Statista ranking. The reports differ on whether the result belongs to the 2026 or 2027 edition; two identify it as 2026, while one calls it 2027. The underlying ranking was not included in the accounts reviewed. The ranking assesses how hospitals put technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, telemedicine, digital imaging and electronic medical records into clinical practice. Reports describing the 2026 edition say Sheba, based in Ramat Gan, was the only Israeli institution among the top 10. They also say the medical center has appeared on the smart-hospital list for six consecutive years. The reported methodology includes recommendations from health-care experts, questionnaires on technology implementation and Joint Commission International accreditation. The account identifying the 2027 edition says that year’s ranking also incorporates data from the Smart Hospitals Digital Maturity survey. That added detail has not been independently confirmed in the other accounts. Sheba has attributed its performance...