MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center has earned recognition on Newsweek’s annual list of the world’s best hospitals for the eighth consecutive year. The ranking reinforces Long Beach Medical Center’s longstanding reputation for clinical excellence and high-quality patient care, they said in a public statement.
On the 2026 list, Long Beach Medical Center ranked among the top 100 hospitals in the United States, top 20 hospitals in California and top five hospitals in the region. Long Beach Medical Center continues to be the only hospital in the greater region, including Lakewood and Los Alamitos, to receive the distinction.
“Being recognized among the world’s best hospitals for eight consecutive years is a testament to our unwavering commitment to quality, safety, and continuous process and performance improvement—hallmarks of high-quality clinical outcomes,” said Eugene Kim, M.D., chief medical officer of Long Beach Medical Center, in a public statement. “Our teams consistently uphold standards that go above and beyond, reflecting the level of care our community deserves.”
The world best hospitals recognition presented by Newsweek in partnership with Statista Inc., honors hospitals that “demonstrate excellence in adapting to evolving healthcare challenges while delivering exceptional patient-centered care.” The distinction highlights the innovative treatments, advanced clinical expertise and compassionate care provided by the care team at Long Beach Medical Center to communities throughout Los Angeles and Orange Counties.
For 2026, the Long Beach Medical Center was named an 8-year champion and all-time winner, a distinction reserved for hospitals that consistently earned placement on the World’s Best Hospitals list over multiple consecutive years.
To compile their rankings, Newsweek and Statista Inc. use four primary data sources:
- Hospital quality metrics: including indicators related to patient safety and quality of care
- Recommendations from medical experts: including doctors, hospital managers and healthcare professionals
- Results from patient surveys: reflecting patient experience and satisfaction
- Statista PROMs Implementation Survey: assessing the use of patient-reported outcome measures
The World’s Best Hospitals 2026 rankings evaluates hospitals across 32 countries, selected based on factors such as standard of living, life expectancy, population size, number of hospitals and data availability.
