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With a number six ranking, Karolinska University Hospital reaches its highest result yet in Newsweek Magazine’s ranking ”World´s Best Hospitals 2023”. Karolinska is ranked highest of all European hospitals.

The magazine Newsweek has, for the third year, presented its global ranking of hospitals that are best at using advanced technology in healthcare. Karolinska University Hospital ranks in tenth place.

Once again, Karolinska University hospital delivered a world-class result. During last year, the hospital got rid of 82 of 88 waiting lists and outpatient numbers increased by 10 percent. 94 percent of patients rated their hospital visit as ’Good’ or ’Very good’.

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When Newsweek evaluates medical areas at a large number of hospitals worldwide, Karolinska University Hospital rises in seven out of ten categories. Cardiology is the department at Karolinska that achieves the highest global ranking (18), while neurosurger...
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Since the founding of Karolinska University Hospital, together with Karolinska Institutet, we have contributed to improving the health of millions of people over the years. Hear our researchers talk about their work in the new series "Innovation for life”....
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The magazine Newsweek has, for the third year, presented its global ranking of hospitals that are best at using advanced technology in healthcare. Karolinska University Hospital ranks in tenth place.
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The International IHF Awards are annually presented by the International Hospital Federation (IHF), and Karolinska University Hospital is one of the finalists in 2023.
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Coming events at Karolinska

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Welcome to Nordic Light on ECLS 2024, an ECMO conference in the north of Sweden. The conference will be held in the beautiful winter landscape of Åre, Sweden, in March, 2024. Here you will enjoy ECMO lectures, seminars and alpine nature at its best.
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We are delighted to welcome you to the 6th Karolinska Live! This year we have an exciting program focused on “early cancer in upper GI, including ERCP & EUS”.
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Welcome to the Olof Norlander Memorial Day Symposium 2023 on Frontiers in Perioperative and Intensive Care: Personalized Medicine Approaches. This year's speaker is Professor Paul Myles, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
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The REPO4EU Horizon Europe project currently building a European/Global Platform and Infrastructure for Drug Repurposing will host its 2nd International Conference on Systems Medicine, Artificial Intelligence and Drug Repurposing and you cannot miss it!
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