Reading Hospital has been included on Newsweek’s list of World’s Best Hospitals 2023. This prestigious recognition is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., a statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The list of best hospitals was announced on March 1, 2023.

“I am proud of my colleagues at Reading Hospital for earning this prestigious recognition,” said Charles F. Barbera, MD, Reading Hospital president and CEO. “This year, because of our team’s ongoing hard work and dedication, Reading Hospital has been named among the top 10 hospitals in the state by US News and World Report. Healthgrades has named us among America’s 50 best for the second year in a row, and now Newsweek has ranked us among the best in the world for 2023.”

Newsweek and Statista developed a complex methodology to ensure the quality and validity of the rankings. Four data sources were utilized for the evaluation:

  • Hospital recommendations from Medical Experts: an international online survey sent to more than 80,000 doctors, hospital managers & health care professionals.
  • Patient Experience: surveys of patient satisfaction with hospitalization.
  • Patient Reported Outcome Measures: surveys measuring patient satisfaction with hospitals.
  • Hospital Quality Metrics: patient safety, hygiene measures, waiting times, and quality of treatment.

The World’s Best Hospitals 2023 recognizes the best medical institutions across 28 countries: USA, Germany, Japan, South Korea, France, Italy, United Kingdom, Spain, Brazil, Canada, India, Australia, Mexico, The Netherlands, Austria, Thailand, Switzerland, Sweden, Belgium, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Israel, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Colombia, Saudi Arabia, and Taiwan.

Reading Hospital was also recently named among America’s 50 Best Hospitals, by Healthgrades, for the second year in a row. 



About Reading Hospital

Reading Hospital is the flagship, Magnet Recognized, acute care hospital of Tower Health. Located in West Reading, Pa., Reading Hospital is a 697-bed hospital that is home to many top-tier specialty care centers, including Reading HealthPlex, McGlinn Cancer Institute, Miller Regional Heart Center, Emergency Department, Level I Trauma Center and Beginnings Maternity Center, which houses the region's only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). With more than 1,000 physicians, specialists, and advanced practice providers across 49 locations, Reading Hospital has been recognized for its quality outcomes and clinical expertise across services lines. It is listed as one of America's 100 Best Hospitals for four consecutive years (and moving up to America’s 50 Best Hospitals in 2022) and received a 5-Star Rating from CMS two years in a row. For more information, visit towerhealth.org