Top Private Hospitals in LATIN AMERICA and ASIA - 2025

PRIVATE HEALTH CARE IN ASIA AND LATIN America has earned global acclaim for offering world-class services across various specialties, particularly orthopedics and ophthalmology.

- Nancy Cooper

These regions have also become premier destinations for medical tourism, with demand expected to grow significantly over the next five years—at compound annual growth rates of 18.9 percent in Latin America and 22.4 percent in Asia—as patients seek cost-effective, high-quality treatments for knee, shoulder, hip and eye surgeries.

Private hospitals in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama and Peru in Latin America, as well as India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand in Asia, are attracting patients worldwide. While there is no shortage of options, reliable information about the comparative quality of care remains limited. To address this gap, Newsweek and Statista are proud to introduce Top Private Hospitals in Latin America and Asia 2025. These inaugural rankings identify hospitals excelling in knee surgeries and knee replacements, hip surgeries and hip replacements, shoulder surgeries, refractive eye surgeries and cataract surgeries. The selection process involved rigorous criteria, including recommendations from medical professionals specializing in orthopedics and ophthalmology, accreditations, certifications and patient-reported outcomes. Among the institutions recognized are Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá in Colombia and Samsung Medical Center in South Korea along with Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein in Brazil and Bumrungrad International Hospital in Thailand. We hope these rankings are a valuable resource for individuals seeking exceptional private health care in Latin America or Asia. • Nancy Cooper, Global Editor in Chief

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